Art by Cristi Balanescu
Saved commander deck
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
Generate a large board of tokens and high-power creatures, then sacrifice them to Shadowheart for massive card draw to find finishers that buff the entire team for combat victory.
Prompt: "I want to build a deck with Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar as my commander. I enjoy card draw and creature beatdown, aiming to win by going wide with a large board of creatures in combat."
Commander
1 cards
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
{3}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Elf Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Leaden Myr
{2}Artifact Creature — Myr
Provides mana and can be sacrificed to Shadowheart if needed
Ornithopter of Paradise
{2}Artifact Creature — Thopter
Mana fixing on a body for sacrifice or blocking
Caged Sun
{6}Artifact
Doubles black mana and buffs the power of the team for combat
Card Draw
10 cards
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Massive card advantage to flood the board
Morbid Curiosity
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Synergizes with high power creatures similar to the commander
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Life gain and draw based on creature power
Harvester of Souls
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Rewards the deck for its frequent sacrifice effects
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Turns board wipes or sacrifices into more cards
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Low cost engine for card advantage through deaths
Bloodgift Demon
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Steady card flow on a high-power evasive body
Removal
12 cards
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Removal on a body to enable go-wide strategies
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
High power creature that removes a threat and gains life
Dictate of Erebos
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Controls opponents boards as you sacrifice your own
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Forces group sacrifice and provides a body
Threats/Wincons
14 cards
Abhorrent Overlord
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Creates a massive flying army based on devotion
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
Top tier token generator and individual threat
Army of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Instant army of thirteen zombies for going wide
Endless Ranks of the Dead
{2}{B}{B}Enchantment
Snowballs a zombie board state over time
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Knight
Creates an immediate army of menace zombies if kicked
Chittering Witch
{3}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Provides multiple bodies and utility removal
Sengir, the Dark Baron
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble
Becomes massive as things die, perfect for Shadowheart sacrifice
Dreadhorde Invasion
{1}{B}Enchantment
Creates a scaling creature for combat or sacrifice
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
High power and creates tokens; punishes artifact deaths
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Standard black finisher that wins through life drain
Ophiomancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Consistent token generation for defense or sacrifice
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains opponents and provides a sacrifice outlet/draw
Abyssal Persecutor
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Massive stats for Shadowheart to draw cards after combat
Clackbridge Troll
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Troll
High power body that gives tokens to sacrifice/draw from
Utility
14 cards
Whip of Erebos
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Provides lifelink for the team and temporary recursion
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Drain engine for when the wide board is sacrificed
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
High utility sacrifice outlet and scry engine
Bastion of Remembrance
{2}{B}Enchantment
Passive drain that stays on board after wipes
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects key creatures and grants haste
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Guarantees combat damage for big threats
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Best equipment for a deck that produces tokens
Supernatural Stamina
{B}Instant
Protects a card and allows for double sacrifice value
