Art by Anna Steinbauer
Saved commander deck
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Embrace the witch archetype by deploying curses, cauldrons, and warlock familiars to slowly drain opponents while recurring powerful hexes from the graveyard.
Prompt: a grixis witch tribal deck
Commander
1 cards
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
{1}{U}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
Card filtering that untaps lands and fills the graveyard
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Instant-speed pile selection tailored for recursion
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Warlock that draws cards off creature deaths
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Draws whenever your Warlocks or familiars perish
Sygg, River Cutthroat
{U/B}{U/B}Legendary Creature — Merfolk Rogue
Triggers off curse and drain damage during end steps
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Nightmare
Warlock that sacrifices enchantments or tokens for cards and drain
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Essential black removal for creatures and enchantments
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
Flexible Grixis spot removal for artifacts, creatures, or planeswalkers
Drown in the Loch
{U}{B}Instant
Versatile counter or kill spell scaling with opposing graveyards
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Sedgemoor Witch
{2}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Generates Pests whenever spells are cast and punishes targeting
Bogbrew Witch
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Iconic witch that tutors and triggers her cauldron and newt
Tempting Witch
{2}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Creates food and drains opponents for life loss
Cauldron Familiar
{B}Creature — Cat
Recurring cat familiar that continually drains life
Festering Newt
{B}Creature — Salamander
Combo ingredient that weakens and kills opposing creatures
Vindictive Vampire
{3}{B}Creature — Vampire
Aristocrats drain engine for creature sacrifices
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Warlock creature that drains opponents whenever your creatures die
Bastion of Remembrance
{2}{B}Enchantment
Enchantment drain engine resilient to creature wipes
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Drains opponents whenever any creature on the field dies
Curse of Opulence
{R}Enchantment — Aura Curse
Incentivizes attacks on cursed player and ramps with Gold
Curse of Misfortunes
{4}{B}Enchantment — Aura Curse
Fetches a new curse each upkeep directly to the battlefield
Curse of Thirst
{4}{B}Enchantment — Aura Curse
Punishes cursed opponents based on the number of attached curses
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
{4}{B}{B}Enchantment — Aura Curse
Punishes card draw with damage and heals your life total
Curse of Unbinding
{6}{U}Enchantment — Aura Curse
Steals high-impact creatures from an opponent's library each upkeep
Curse of Leeches // Leeching Lurker
{2}{B}Enchantment — Aura Curse // Creature — Leech Horror
Persistent upkeep drain that transforms into a lifelink threat
Maddening Hex
{1}{R}{R}Enchantment — Aura Curse
Randomly damages opponents whenever noncreature spells are cast
Torment of Hailfire
{X}{B}{B}Sorcery
Devastating late-game finisher that forces sacrifices and life loss
Cruel Reality
{5}{B}{B}Enchantment — Aura Curse
Hefty curse that forces an opponent to sacrifice a creature or lose five life
Grim Guardian
{2}{B}Enchantment Creature — Zombie
Drains the entire table whenever curses or enchantments enter
Florian, Voldaren Scion
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Warlock that digs through your deck based on life lost by opponents
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains on black creature entry and converts creatures to cards
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Warlock token producer that drains on artifact or creature death
Mayhem Devil
{1}{B}{R}Creature — Devil
Pings any target whenever any player sacrifices a permanent
Utility
8 cards
Bubbling Cauldron
{2}Artifact
Synergizes with the witch combo to gain life and drain the table
Claws of Gix
{0}Artifact
Free sacrifice outlet to reset curses and trigger Lynde
Strionic Resonator
{2}Artifact
Duplicates powerful curse and commander triggered abilities
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Cheap reanimation that fits the necromantic witch theme
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects your commander and key witches with shroud
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives hexproof and haste to keep your witch engines safe
Phyrexian Reclamation
{B}Enchantment
Easily recurs fallen witches and familiars back to your hand
