Art by Maaz Ali Khan
Commander deckBW
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Leverage the commander's ability to boost smaller creatures and generate value upon their death, focusing on an aristocrats-style board state with powerful white and black utility.
Asked for“A white/black deck for Ketramose, the New Dawn”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Ketramose, the New Dawn
1WBLegendary Creature — God
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
Catch-up ramp on a creature body.
Card Draw
11
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Combos perfectly with small creatures and tokens.
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
Provides card draw whenever your non-token creatures die.
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Card draw engine tied to creature deaths.
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Triggers off the small creatures standard in this deck.
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Repeatable draw when small creatures enter.
Removal
12
Threats/Wincons
21
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents when your creatures die.
Bastion of Remembrance
2BEnchantment
Aristocrat drain effect on a harder-to-remove enchantment.
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
WBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric
Life gain and life drain on a low-cost body.
Blood Artist
1BCreature — Vampire
Targeted drain that triggers on any creature death.
Teysa Karlov
2WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Doubles all death triggers for massive value.
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
3WBLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Doubles token production capacity.
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Aggressive token generator that scales with players.
Luminarch Ascension
1WEnchantment
Cheap enchantment that can take over the long game.
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
Free sacrifice outlet for the aristocrat strategy.
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
One-drop sacrifice outlet that grows into a threat.
Woe Strider
2BCreature — Horror
Sacrifice outlet that provides a body and scry value.
Corpse Knight
WBCreature — Zombie Knight
Drains opponents as your creatures enter the battlefield.
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
WWLegendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
Substantial life gain to survive the late game.
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
3BLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Indestructible draw engine and removal.
Dictate of Erebos
3BBEnchantment
Forces opponents to sacrifice creatures when yours die.
Utility
7
Luminous Broodmoth
2WWCreature — Insect
Returns your non-flying creatures to the board with flying.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Essential hexproof protection for key pieces.
