Art by Sean Vo
Saved commander deck
Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda
Leverage sacrificial fodder to repeatedly trigger Killmonger's enter-the-battlefield removal ability, while stocking the graveyard to buff Killmonger and draining opponents with classic Golgari aristocrats payoffs.
Prompt: Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda
{2}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Mercenary Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Birds of Paradise
{G}Creature — Bird
Turn-one ramp that can later serve as sacrifice fodder
Sakura-Tribe Elder
{1}{G}Creature — Snake Shaman
Ramps a basic land and dies to fuel the graveyard
Nature's Lore
{1}{G}Sorcery
Two-mana ramp that brings a Forest into play untapped
Three Visits
{1}{G}Sorcery
Functional duplicate of Nature's Lore for efficient ramp
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Draws two cards repeatedly off disposable sacrifice fodder
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Sacrifices a creature or artifact to draw cards and make a Treasure
Village Rites
{B}Instant
One-mana instant card draw sacrificing expendable creatures
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Draws a card each turn whenever creatures die
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever nontoken creatures die
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Card draw engine tied to creature deaths
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws cards for casting our numerous creature spells
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
Sacrifice outlet that draws cards and stocks the graveyard
Grisly Salvage
{B}{G}Instant
Digs five cards deep for a creature/land and fills the graveyard
Removal
10 cards
Assassin's Trophy
{B}{G}Instant
Unconditional instant-speed removal for any target permanent
Abrupt Decay
{B}{G}Instant
Uncounterable removal for cheap threats and problem permanents
Beast Within
{2}{G}Instant
Versatile answer for any noncreature or creature permanent
Tear Asunder
{1}{G}Instant
Flexible exile removal for artifacts, enchantments, or any permanent
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient mass creature removal that gets around indestructible
Culling Ritual
{2}{B}{G}Sorcery
Clears cheap tokens and rocks while fueling explosive turns
Tragic Slip
{B}Instant
Easily provides -13/-13 given how often creatures die in this deck
Casualties of War
{2}{B}{B}{G}{G}Sorcery
Multifaceted board destruction across several permanent types
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Drains opponents whenever any creature on the battlefield dies
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Life drain win condition when your own creatures die
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Provides a token for Killmonger to sacrifice and drains on deaths
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Massive life drain as creatures die and enter the graveyard
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
{2}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Recurs sacrifice fodder or Killmonger repeatedly from the graveyard
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
Turns every creature death into mana acceleration
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Sacrifice engine, creature removal, and card draw on a stick
Reassembling Skeleton
{1}{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Endlessly repeatable sacrifice fodder for Killmonger's ETB
Bloodghast
{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Spirit
Free recurring sacrifice fodder enabled by land drops
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
Recurs from the graveyard whenever another creature dies
Stitcher's Supplier
{B}Creature — Zombie
Cheap fodder that mills six cards total to turn on Killmonger
Satyr Wayfinder
{1}{G}Creature — Satyr
Finds lands, stocks the graveyard, and leaves a body to sacrifice
Eternal Witness
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
Regrows any key card from the graveyard to hand
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Massive life swing finisher scalable with black devotion
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
{3}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
Buffs your entire board with +1/+1 counters whenever a sacrifice occurs
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
{2}{B}{B}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman
Explosive token army generator scaling with graveyard creature count
Nemata, Primeval Warden
{2}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Treefolk
Exiles opposing creatures, makes Saprolings, and draws cards
Ophiomancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Produces a 1/1 deathtouch Snake on every player's upkeep for sacrifices
Bitterblossom
{1}{B}Kindred Enchantment — Faerie
Steady supply of evasive Faerie tokens to feed Killmonger
Awakening Zone
{2}{G}Enchantment
Creates Eldrazi Spawn tokens that provide ramp and sacrifice fodder
Scavenging Ooze
{1}{G}Creature — Ooze
Targeted graveyard hate that grows into a substantial threat
Birthing Pod
{3}{G/P}Artifact
Sacrifices creatures to chain through the deck for higher-value threats
Utility
10 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and protection to Killmonger
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Killmonger with hexproof and enables immediate attacks
Phyrexian Reclamation
{B}Enchantment
Cheap repeatable creature recursion back to hand
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Low-cost aura reanimation for high-value targets
Victimize
{2}{B}Sorcery
Sacrifices a token or fodder to reanimate two creatures at once
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Symmetrical board wipe and mass reanimation game-ender
Kaya's Ghostform
{B}Enchantment — Aura
Brings Killmonger right back to re-trigger his ETB removal when he dies
Supernatural Stamina
{B}Instant
Instantly revives Killmonger when sacrificed or destroyed to reuse his ETB
Undying Malice
{B}Instant
Saves Killmonger from removal and re-triggers his destroy ability
