Art by Javier Charro
Commander deckB
Madame Masque
Draw extra cards on every player's turn to reliably trigger Madame Masque, amassing an army of menace Villain tokens to overwhelm opponents or fuel aristocrat 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 · 59 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
1Madame Masque
4BLegendary Creature — Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
Doubles mana from Swamps and provides extort life drain.
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
Provides extra draw, mana treasures, and board presence each turn.
Card Draw
13
Phyrexian Arena
1BBEnchantment
Guarantees drawing a second card every one of your turns.
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws a card once per turn on creature death to trigger on opponents' turns.
Night's Whisper
1BSorcery
Cheap, efficient card draw that immediately hits two cards.
Read the Bones
2BSorcery
Scry two and draw two to smooth draws and guarantee triggers.
Corrupted Conviction
BInstant
Instant-speed sacrifice of a token to draw two on an opponent's turn.
Deadly Dispute
1BInstant
Sacrifice a token at instant speed to draw two cards and make a Treasure.
Fanatical Offering
1BInstant
Instant-speed draw two that also leaves a Map token behind.
Plumb the Forbidden
1BInstant
Instant-speed mass draw response to board wipes or end-step triggers.
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
1BBLegendary Creature — Nightmare
Forces opponent sacrifices or draws cards at end of turn.
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Rewards dealing combat damage with menace tokens by drawing cards.
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Turns 2/1 tokens into massive repeatable card advantage.
Removal
10
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
Flexible black removal for either creatures or problem enchantments.
Bitter Triumph
1BInstant
Two-mana removal that can discard cards to synergize with connive.
Threats/Wincons
16
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains opponents whenever black Villain tokens enter and taps to draw.
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents whenever Villain tokens or other creatures die.
Blood Artist
1BCreature — Vampire
Aristocrat drain engine to punish blocks and board wipes.
Nadier's Nightblade
2BCreature — Elf Warrior
Drains each opponent whenever tokens leave the battlefield.
Mirkwood Bats
3BCreature — Bat
Drains opponents whenever tokens are created or sacrificed.
Bastion of Remembrance
2BEnchantment
Enchantment-based drain effect resilient against creature removal.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Punishe opponents when creatures die or cards leave graveyards.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Huge life swing and game finisher in mono-black.
Species Specialist
2BBCreature — Human Warrior
Names Human or Villain to draw extra cards on opponent turns.
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
Draws cards when nontoken creatures die to maintain momentum.
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Card draw engine off nontoken creature deaths.
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Gains massive life off your draws while punishing opponent card draw.
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
3BLegendary Enchantment Creature — God
Indestructible card draw outlet and creature removal engine.
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
Heavy board presence that swarms the battlefield with tokens.
Torment of Hailfire
XBBSorcery
Late game finisher that closes out games with large mana pools.
Utility
10
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Graveyard hate that steals opponent spells and has unblockable shadow.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Provides haste and shroud to keep Madame Masque protected.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives hexproof and haste to protect key engines.
Supernatural Stamina
BInstant
Instant-speed protection that retriggers connive upon commander rebirth.
Feign Death
BInstant
Protects Madame Masque from removal and brings her back with a counter.
Undying Malice
BInstant
Resilience spell that resets enter-the-battlefield triggers.
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
Cheap reanimation for creatures discarded through connive.
Victimize
2BSorcery
Sacrifices a token to bring back two big creatures from the graveyard.
Phyrexian Reclamation
BEnchantment
Repeatable creature recursion to hand for discard or recast.
