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