Art by Ilse Gort
Saved commander deck
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Sacrifice creatures and tokens to generate massive amounts of Treasure, triggering aristocrats drain effects and artifact enter/leave damage to burn down opponents quickly.
Prompt: a red/black deck focused on sacrifice outlets and treasure tokens, smaug is commander
Commander
1 cards
Mahadi, Emporium Master
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Devil
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8 cards
Goldspan Dragon
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
doubles treasure value and creates treasures on attacks
Card Draw
9 cards
Corrupted Conviction
{B}Instant
additional one-mana creature sacrifice draw spell
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
turns small creatures and tokens into continuous card draw
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
draws cards whenever creatures die each turn
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
draws cards whenever creatures of chosen type die
Removal
9 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
essential black targeted creature or enchantment removal
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
flexible instant destruction for creatures, artifacts, or planeswalkers
Blasphemous Act
{8}{R}Sorcery
cheap board wipe that triggers massive death counts for Mahadi
Attrition
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
repeatable creature removal powered by sacrifice fodder
Terminate
{B}{R}Instant
unconditional instant creature removal without regeneration
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Mayhem Devil
{1}{B}{R}Creature — Devil
pings any target whenever any player sacrifices a permanent
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
drains life when treasures and artifacts are sacrificed
Nadier's Nightblade
{2}{B}Creature — Elf Warrior
drains each opponent whenever a token leaves the battlefield
Disciple of the Vault
{B}Creature — Human Cleric
drains life whenever artifacts hit the graveyard
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
creates treasures whenever creatures die
Mirkwood Bats
{3}{B}Creature — Bat
drains opponents on both token creation and token sacrifice
Kalain, Reclusive Painter
{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Elf Bard
creates a treasure and buffs creatures cast with treasures
Revel in Riches
{4}{B}Enchantment
creates treasures on creature deaths and provides an alternate win condition
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
generates treasures on combat damage and impulses cards
Grim Hireling
{3}{B}Creature — Tiefling Rogue
generates multiple treasures per combat step
Reckless Fireweaver
{1}{R}Creature — Human Artificer
damages all opponents whenever a treasure enters
Ingenious Artillerist
{2}{R}Creature — Human Artificer
deals double damage to opponents upon artifact entry
Dragonspark Reactor
{1}{R}Artifact
accumulates charges from treasures for huge burst damage
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
provides steady decay token sacrifice fodder every turn
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
death trigger yields treasure tokens or card impulse
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
drains opponents whenever creatures hit or leave graveyards
Judith, the Scourge Diva
{1}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
buffs team and deals death trigger damage
Rose, Cutthroat Raider
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot
generates red mana and impulse draw via treasures
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
free sacrifice outlet that grows into a huge threat
Falkenrath Aristocrat
{2}{B}{R}Creature — Vampire Noble
evasive free sacrifice outlet and aggressive flyer
Gut, True Soul Zealot
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman
sacrifices artifacts or creatures to create large skeletons
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
classic drain effect whenever any creature dies
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
drains all opponents when your creatures die
Bastion of Remembrance
{2}{B}Enchantment
enchantment-based drain effect resilient to board wipes
Utility
10 cards
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
zero-cost sacrifice outlet with scry utility
Goblin Bombardment
{1}{R}Enchantment
free enchantment sacrifice outlet dealing direct damage
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
converts sacrificed creatures into colored mana for combos
Agent of the Iron Throne
{2}{B}Legendary Enchantment — Background
commander background that turns sacrifices into direct damage
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
provides hexproof protection to essential creatures
