Art by Karl Kopinski
Saved commander deck
Malfegor
Force all players to discard their hands and punish them for being empty-handed using continuous damage effects and discard triggers.
Prompt: I want to build a Malfegor deck that can hellbent everyone at the table. I want the deck win with burn damage from either discard punish or empty hand punish. The deck has a limit of 3 game changer.
Commander
1 cards
Malfegor
{2}{B}{B}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8 cards
Card Draw
8 cards
Removal
8 cards
Threats/Wincons
18 cards
Fell Specter
{3}{B}Creature — Specter
Creature that causes discard and punishes it.
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
{2}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Davriel
Planeswalker that forces discard and punishes empty hands.
Painful Quandary
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Taxing effect that forces discard or life loss.
Misery's Shadow
{1}{B}Creature — Shade
Provides graveyard hate and a scaling threat.
Bone Miser
{4}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Turns your own discards into mana, cards, or tokens.
Bloodchief Ascension
{B}Enchantment
Game changer that drains based on cards hitting the graveyard.
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Game changer that punishes draws and heals you.
Sire of Insanity
{4}{B}{R}Creature — Demon
Forces everyone to be Hellbent every turn.
Sangromancer
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Keeps your life total high when others discard.
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Giant
Repeatable discard and burn on a stick.
Utility
15 cards
Containment Construct
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
Allows you to play cards discarded to Malfegor.
Squee, Goblin Nabob
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Infinite discard fodder for Malfegor.
Shadow of the Grave
{1}{B}Instant
Returns all cards discarded this turn to your hand.
Noetic Scales
{4}Artifact
Bounces creatures based on hand size (punishes discard).
