Art by Dmitry Burmak
Saved commander deck
Juri, Master of the Revue
This Rakdos control deck uses Juri's growing power not for simple fling aggro, but as a control weapon and massive resource engine. By abusing sacrifice loops with unexpected power-matters bite spells, asymmetric board wipes like Chandra's Ignition, and cheap reanimation spells, you dominate the battlefield while threatening instant-speed punishment.
Prompt: I want the control to not involve throwing an inflated Juri at someone but instead cleverly using a high power or toughness Juri with cards people don't expect. Have it be a Bracket 3 or lower bracket 4. The deck is a Black and Red Juri control deck
Commander
1 cards
Juri, Master of the Revue
{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Commander's Sphere
{3}Artifact
Mana fixer that sacrifices for free to trigger Juri and draw.
Liquimetal Torque
{2}Artifact
Ramp that turns permanents into artifacts for destruction synergy.
Card Draw
10 cards
Village Rites
{B}Instant
Sacrifices a creature to draw two cards at instant speed for one mana.
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Sacrifices a creature or artifact to draw cards and create a Treasure.
Fanatical Offering
{1}{B}Instant
Sacrifice outlet draw spell that generates a Map token for more sac triggers.
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Uses Juri's high power to gain massive life and draw a massive hand.
Read the Bones
{2}{B}Sorcery
Digs four cards deep into the deck for control answers.
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Draws a card on almost every turn when creatures die.
Body Count
{2}{B}Instant
Instant draw spell that turns a large board wipe into massive card draw.
Removal
12 cards
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
Versatile removal targeting artifacts, creatures, or planeswalkers.
Chaos Warp
{2}{R}Instant
Red staple for tucked or problematic nonland permanents.
Chandra's Ignition
{3}{R}{R}Sorcery
Uses Juri's inflated power to wipe the entire board and burn opponent faces.
Soul's Fire
{2}{R}Instant
Instant-speed bite spell letting Juri remove a target or finish a player without sacrificing Juri.
Essence Harvest
{2}{B}Sorcery
Drains an opponent for damage equal to Juri's power and gains you life.
Blasphemous Act
{8}{R}Sorcery
Super cheap sweeper that resets troublesome wide boards.
Tragic Slip
{B}Instant
Easily triggered Morbid effect to kill indestructible threats.
Make an Example
{3}{B}Sorcery
Bypasses targeting and hexproof to force opponents to sacrifice threats.
Vandalblast
{R}Sorcery
One-sided artifact wipe that destroys opponent mana and engine pieces.
Threats/Wincons
20 cards
Mayhem Devil
{1}{B}{R}Creature — Devil
Turns every sacrificed permanent on the table into pinging control damage.
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Drains opponents severely whenever Treasure or artifact tokens are sacrificed.
Nadier's Nightblade
{2}{B}Creature — Elf Warrior
Drains all opponents whenever a token is sacrificed.
Mirkwood Bats
{3}{B}Creature — Bat
Punishes opponents twice whenever tokens enter or are sacrificed.
Mahadi, Emporium Master
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Devil
Creates Treasures at end step for every dying creature to fuel future turns.
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Generates disposable sacrifice fodder every turn and tutors key control pieces.
Oni-Cult Anvil
{B}{R}Artifact
Consistent sacrifice engine that triggers Juri every turn.
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Classic aristocrats drain engine whenever creatures die.
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Drains opponents whenever ANY creature on the field dies.
Bastion of Remembrance
{2}{B}Enchantment
Enchantment-based drain effect that survives creature wipes.
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
{1}{B}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Berserker
Draws cards or pings opponents whenever your creatures die in combat or sacrifice.
Pawn of Ulamog
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Generates Eldrazi Spawn tokens whenever nontoken creatures die, fueling sacrifice chains.
Sifter of Skulls
{3}{B}Creature — Eldrazi
Creates Eldrazi Scion tokens that sac for mana and put counters on Juri.
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
Creates a Treasure token every time a creature you control dies.
Spiteful Prankster
{2}{R}Creature — Devil
Pings targets when creatures die, controlling low-toughness engines.
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
Generates Treasures on combat damage and converts Treasures into impulsive draw.
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
{2}{B}Creature — Aetherborn Artificer
Enters with two Servo tokens to provide instant sacrifice fodder.
Judith, the Scourge Diva
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Buffs team power and pings targets when non-token creatures die.
Woe Strider
{2}{B}Creature — Horror
Free repeatable sacrifice outlet that provides scry control and recurrable body.
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
One-mana instant instant-speed sacrifice outlet to grow Juri or trigger death effects.
Utility
10 cards
Feign Death
{B}Instant
Saves Juri from death, triggering Juri's death damage and bringing it back stronger.
Undying Malice
{B}Instant
Cheap instant protection spell that loops Juri's death trigger.
Supernatural Stamina
{B}Instant
Buffs Juri's power before death for extra damage, then returns Juri to the battlefield.
Not Dead After All
{B}Instant
Protects Juri while creating a Wicked Role for extra chip damage and sac value.
Kaya's Ghostform
{B}Enchantment — Aura
One-mana aura protection against both death and exile removal.
Victimize
{2}{B}Sorcery
Sacrifices a creature to trigger Juri and returns two key creatures from the graveyard.
Unearth
{B}Sorcery
Returns Juri or key two-mana aristocrat engines directly to the field.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives hexproof and haste to protect Juri from targeted removal.
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Zero-cost haste and shroud protection for Juri.
Reanimate
{B}Sorcery
Top-tier budget reanimation spell to buy back high-value threats or Juri.
