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