MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel

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MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel

Trigger MACH-1's surveil ability on multiple turns through consistent lifegain increments, filtering cards and filling the graveyard to power reanimation and aristocratic drain effects.

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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 · 61 nonland cards

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RampCard drawInteractionThreats & synergy

The working parts

Ramp9
Card draw11
Interaction14
↳ board wipes6
Tutors3

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

B 74
38lands · rule of thumb 35–38
2.97average mana value (nonland)
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The list

Commander

1
MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel

MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel

1B

Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Villain

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

9
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

1

Artifact

Fast generic mana staple.

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

2

Artifact

Reliable colored mana acceleration.

Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond

2

Artifact

Early mono-black ramp.

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

2

Artifact

Mana rock that can cantrip in the late game.

Wayfarer's Bauble

Wayfarer's Bauble

1

Artifact

Fetches a basic swamp directly onto the battlefield.

Crypt Ghast

Crypt Ghast

3B

Creature — Spirit

Doubles Swamp mana and extort grants lifegain triggers.

Bontu's Monument

Bontu's Monument

3

Legendary Artifact

Reduces black creature costs while draining opponents to trigger surveil.

Jet Medallion

Jet Medallion

2

Artifact

Reduces cost of all black spells.

Pristine Talisman

Pristine Talisman

3

Artifact

Taps for mana while gaining life on demand.

Card Draw

10
Black Market Connections

Black Market Connections

2B

Enchantment

Generates mana, card advantage, and bodies while interacting with lifetotals.

Phyrexian Arena

Phyrexian Arena

1BB

Enchantment

Consistent extra draw every upkeep.

Night's Whisper

Night's Whisper

1B

Sorcery

Efficient two-mana burst draw.

Sign in Blood

Sign in Blood

BB

Sorcery

Low-cost card draw spell.

Morbid Opportunist

Morbid Opportunist

2B

Creature — Human Rogue

Draws cards once each turn when creatures die.

Ayara, First of Locthwain

Ayara, First of Locthwain

BBB

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Gains life when black creatures enter and sacrifices creatures for card draw.

Erebos, God of the Dead

Erebos, God of the Dead

3B

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

Repeatable mana sink card draw that prevents opponents from gaining life.

Well of Lost Dreams

Well of Lost Dreams

4

Artifact

Translates frequent lifegain into massive card draw.

Bolas's Citadel

Bolas's Citadel

3BBB

Legendary Artifact

Play cards directly from library using life total.

Deadly Dispute

Deadly Dispute

1B

Instant

Cheap sacrifice draw spell that creates a Treasure.

Removal

10
Infernal Grasp

Infernal Grasp

1B

Instant

Unconditional low-cost creature removal.

Snuff Out

Snuff Out

3B

Instant

Free creature removal spell.

Hero's Downfall

Hero's Downfall

1BB

Instant

Flexible creature or planeswalker removal.

Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

2B

Sorcery

Premier scalable board wipe.

Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

1B

Sorcery

Crucial black enchantment and creature removal.

Damnation

Damnation

2BB

Sorcery

Classic black board sweeper.

Defile

Defile

B

Instant

Cheap removal scaling with Swamp count.

Dismember

Dismember

1BPBP

Instant

High-efficiency removal payable with life.

Tragic Slip

Tragic Slip

B

Instant

Takes down indestructible threats after a death.

The Meathook Massacre

The Meathook Massacre

XBB

Legendary Enchantment

Board clear that stays to provide lifegain triggers on deaths.

Threats/Wincons

17
Blood Artist

Blood Artist

1B

Creature — Vampire

Drains opponents and gains life whenever any creature dies.

Zulaport Cutthroat

Zulaport Cutthroat

1B

Creature — Human Rogue Ally

Drains opponents and triggers lifegain when your creatures die.

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

2B

Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric

Weaponizes each lifegain instance into direct damage.

Marauding Blight-Priest

Marauding Blight-Priest

2B

Creature — Vampire Cleric

Damages opponents whenever life is gained.

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

3BB

Creature — Zombie

Massive life drain and lifegain swing based on devotion.

Bloodthirsty Aerialist

Bloodthirsty Aerialist

1BB

Creature — Vampire Rogue

Grows rapidly into a lethal flying threat from lifegain.

Sanguine Bond

Sanguine Bond

3BB

Enchantment

Enchantment that turns lifegain into direct target player damage.

Creeping Bloodsucker

Creeping Bloodsucker

1B

Creature — Vampire

Guarantees a lifegain trigger on your upkeep to surveil.

Dogged Pursuit

Dogged Pursuit

3B

Enchantment

Drains each opponent and gains life on end step.

Ill-Gotten Inheritance

Ill-Gotten Inheritance

3B

Enchantment

Passive upkeep drain that guarantees surveil triggers.

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

2BB

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Drains opponents on draw and provides consistent lifegain triggers on your draws.

Archfiend of Ifnir

Archfiend of Ifnir

3BB

Creature — Demon

Discards and surveil dumping cards synergize to shrink opponent boards.

Chupacabra Echo

Chupacabra Echo

2BB

Creature — Beast Horror Spirit

Capitalizes on surveiled graveyard size to eliminate creatures.

Syr Konrad, the Grim

Syr Konrad, the Grim

3BB

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Pings opponents as surveil mills creatures into the graveyard.

Grave Titan

Grave Titan

4BB

Creature — Giant

Top-end token producer and reanimation target.

Massacre Wurm

Massacre Wurm

3BBB

Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

Punishes opposing boards and drains life.

Sepulchral Primordial

Sepulchral Primordial

5BB

Creature — Avatar

High-impact reanimation target stealing opposing graveyard creatures.

Utility

15
Reanimate

Reanimate

B

Sorcery

Premier low-cost reanimation for surveiled creatures.

Animate Dead

Animate Dead

1B

Enchantment — Aura

Classic efficient reanimation aura.

Necromancy

Necromancy

2B

Enchantment

Instant-speed reanimation flexibility.

Victimize

Victimize

2B

Sorcery

Sacrifices a small creature to return two surveiled threats.

Dread Return

Dread Return

2BB

Sorcery

Reanimates and can be flashed back directly from the surveiled graveyard.

Living Death

Living Death

3BB

Sorcery

Game-winning mass reanimation and board clear.

Whip of Erebos

Whip of Erebos

2BB

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

Grants team lifelink and reanimates creatures with haste.

Shadowspear

Shadowspear

1

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Provides trample, lifelink triggers, and removes hexproof/indestructible.

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

2

Artifact — Equipment

Haste and shroud protection for key creatures.

Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

2

Artifact — Equipment

Hexproof protection and haste enabler.

Tortured Existence

Tortured Existence

B

Enchantment

Cheap recursion engine utilizing cards binned via surveil.

Phyrexian Reclamation

Phyrexian Reclamation

B

Enchantment

Repeatable creature retrieval from the graveyard to hand.

Vampiric Tutor

Vampiric Tutor

B

Instant

Instant tutor that works with surveil to immediately bin or draw the card.

Demonic Tutor

Demonic Tutor

1B

Sorcery

Unconditional search for any piece required.

Exsanguinate

Exsanguinate

XBB

Sorcery

Finisher that drains all opponents and produces huge lifegain.

Lands

38
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog

Land

Free graveyard hate on ETB.

Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Swamp

Swamp 32x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.