Art by Kai Carpenter
Commander deckB
Sahir, Visitor in Darkness
Leverage Sahir's eminence upkeep ping and controllable 1-damage and 1-life loss triggers to steadily grow Sahir into a massive threat while drawing extra cards every turn. Reclaim lost life with potent drain effects and convert the card advantage into overwhelming board presence.
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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 · 62 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
1Sahir, Visitor in Darkness
1BBLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
doubles swamp mana and offers extort life cushion
Blood Celebrant
BCreature — Human Cleric
activates for 1 life, granting mana and instantly triggering Sahir
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
creates treasures and cards while letting you lose exact amounts of life
Card Draw
10
Phyrexian Arena
1BBEnchantment
causes 1 life loss on upkeep to draw and trigger Sahir a second time
Underworld Connections
1BBEnchantment — Aura
tap enchanted land and pay 1 life to draw and trigger Sahir on demand
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
reliable card draw whenever creatures die
Species Specialist
2BBCreature — Human Warrior
draws cards whenever your creatures perish
Necropotence
BBBEnchantment
pay 1 life per activation to stock your hand and trigger Sahir repeatedly
Removal
11
Pestilence
2BBEnchantment
deals 1 damage increments to sweep boards and effortlessly trigger Sahir
Font of Agonies
BEnchantment
gains counters whenever you pay life to repeatedly remove enemy threats
Toxic Deluge
2BSorcery
flexible board wipe that lets you tune exact life payments
Bitter Triumph
1BInstant
cheap instant speed removal for creatures and planeswalkers
The Meathook Massacre
XBBLegendary Enchantment
board wipe that continually drains opponents and stabilizes life
Threats/Wincons
23
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
loses 1 life on upkeep to create flying chump blockers and trigger Sahir
Dreadhorde Invasion
1BEnchantment
loses 1 life on upkeep to grow an army token and trigger Sahir
Wall of Blood
2BCreature — Wall
pay 1 life at will to trigger Sahir and swing as a giant blocker or attacker
Mischievous Poltergeist
2BCreature — Spirit
pay 1 life at instant speed anytime you need a Sahir trigger
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
massive threat that converts all self-harm into massive card draw
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
4BPBPBPLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror Minion
enables explosive turns and gives lifelink
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
1BBBCreature — Vampire Demon
doubles all life loss suffered by opponents
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
massive life swing that drains opponents and restores self-inflicted damage
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
steadily drains opponents and gains life on black creature entries
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
converts all lifegain into direct damage against opponents
Marauding Blight-Priest
2BCreature — Vampire Cleric
secondary drain engine when you gain life
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
plays spells off the library using life and closes games with its tap ability
Torment of Hailfire
XBBSorcery
primary mana sink finisher that devastates opposing boards and hands
Exsanguinate
XBBSorcery
potent mana sink win condition that refills your life total
Bloodchief Ascension
BEnchantment
cheap enchantment that drains opponents heavily once active
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
punishes opponent draws while converting your extra draws into massive lifegain
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
aristocrats drain piece that cushions life total on creature deaths
Blood Artist
1BCreature — Vampire
targets opponents for life loss whenever any creature dies
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
flexible creature that drains opponents whenever artifacts or creatures die
Nadier's Nightblade
2BCreature — Elf Warrior
drains each opponent whenever tokens leave the battlefield
Twilight Prophet
2BBCreature — Vampire Cleric
ascend engine that generates card advantage while draining the table
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
punishes go-wide opponents and wipes small creatures upon entry
Aetherflux Reservoir
4Artifact
generates massive life pools from storming spells and can eliminate players
Utility
8
Imperial Seal
BSorcery
top-deck tutor that costs exactly 1 life to trigger Sahir
Phyrexian Reclamation
BEnchantment
repeatable creature recursion for a small mana and life investment
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
gives Sahir haste and essential protection
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
gives trample and lifelink to buffer against self-inflicted damage
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
grants entire board lifelink and recurs dead creatures
