Art by Kieran Yanner
Commander deckB
Kurn, Son of Mogh
Deploy evasive, aggressive creatures to attack every opponent every turn, triggering Kurn's Battlefront ability to draw cards in bursts while using lifegain and drain engines to mitigate the self-inflicted life loss.
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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
1Kurn, Son of Mogh
2BLegendary Creature — Klingon Warrior Officer
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
colorless ramp with no maximum hand size for Kurn's card draw
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
doubles mana from Swamps and offers extort lifegain
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
provides ramp, extra bodies to attack with, and additional draw
Card Draw
8
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
draws cards consistently as combat trades happen
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
1BBLegendary Creature — Nightmare
forces opponents to sacrifice or feed you card draw
Pact of the Serpent
1BBSorcery
draws cards based on board presence or punishes token opponents
Removal
10
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
mono-black's essential answer to enchantments and creatures
Bitter Triumph
1BInstant
flexible low-mana removal for creatures or planeswalkers
Threats/Wincons
24
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
unblockable one-drop to reliably trigger Battlefront
Tormented Soul
BCreature — Spirit
guaranteed attack into any opponent without fear of blocking
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
evasive shadow attacker with massive graveyard hate utility
Nether Traitor
BBCreature — Spirit
evasive shadow attacker that recurs when creatures die
Bloodghast
BBCreature — Vampire Spirit
hasty recurring attacker that enables relentless combat
Vampire Nighthawk
1BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
flying lifelink attacker that offsets Kurn's life loss
Gifted Aetherborn
BBCreature — Aetherborn Vampire
deathtouch and lifelink creature that trades well and gains life
Nighthawk Scavenger
1BBCreature — Vampire Rogue
scalable flying lifelink threat that recovers life quickly
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
drains each opponent and pads life total whenever black creatures enter
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
massive life swing that recoups life spent on drawing cards
Blade of Selves
2Artifact — Equipment
myriad creates attacking copies hitting every opponent
Banshee of the Dread Choir
3BBCreature — Spirit
myriad automatically attacks each other opponent
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
rewards attacking multiple opponents with extra card draw
Rankle, Master of Pranks
2BBLegendary Creature — Faerie Rogue
hasty flying attacker with modal combat disruption
Spawn of Mayhem
2BBCreature — Demon
cheap high-power trampling flyer that pressure all opponents
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
2BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Warrior
lifelink creature that generates zombie attackers from dying foes
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
turns Kurn's massive card draw into net positive life gain
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
burns all opponents whenever Kurn draws cards from Battlefront
Vraan, Executioner Thane
1BLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire
reliable life drain to maintain a healthy life cushion
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
drains each opponent and gains life when attackers die
Blood Artist
1BCreature — Vampire
lifegain and targeted drain from any creature death
Creeping Bloodsucker
1BCreature — Vampire
passively drains every opponent each upkeep to gain steady life
Dread Presence
3BCreature — Nightmare
flexible drain/gain and card draw off Swamp drops
Misery's Shadow
1BCreature — Shade
early attacker that exiles opposing creatures and pumps in late game
Utility
10
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Kurn haste and shroud so he can attack immediately
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Kurn haste and hexproof for safe attacks
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
gives all attackers lifelink to turn Kurn's combat into massive lifegain
Exquisite Blood
4BEnchantment
gains life whenever opponents lose life to negate Kurn's self-damage
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
cheap trample and lifelink equipment to sustain life total
Mask of Griselbrand
1BBLegendary Artifact — Equipment
grants flying and lifelink with built-in death-trigger draw
Vorpal Sword
BArtifact — Equipment
deathtouch attacker that provides an alternate one-shot win condition
Dolmen Gate
2Artifact
prevents all combat damage to your attackers so your board survives
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
cheap reanimation aura for resilience against removal
