Art by Karl Kopinski
Saved commander deck
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Aggressively mill your entire library through dredge and self-mill engines, then win the game on the spot by casting or reanimating Thassa's Oracle, Laboratory Maniac, or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries.
Prompt: win by not having any cards in library
Commander
1 cards
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
{1}{B}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Snake Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Birds of Paradise
{G}Creature — Bird
one-mana dork fixing all three Sultai colors
Llanowar Elves
{G}Creature — Elf Druid
cheap green ramp to accelerate early self-mill setup
Elves of Deep Shadow
{G}Creature — Elf Druid
mana dork producing black for tutors and self-mill spells
Card Draw
10 cards
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
draws cards, untaps lands, and discards dredge pieces
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
digs five deep and sends unwanted cards straight to the grave
Deep Analysis
{3}{U}Sorcery
draw spell that can be cast directly from the graveyard to win
Mulldrifter
{4}{U}Creature — Elemental
creature-based draw that triggers Sidisi when milled and reanimated
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
continuous card draw engine off opponents' spells
Shamanic Revelation
{3}{G}{G}Sorcery
refuels hand based on zombie army generated by Sidisi
Removal
10 cards
Assassin's Trophy
{B}{G}Instant
unconditional cheap removal for any troublesome permanent
Abrupt Decay
{B}{G}Instant
uncounterable removal for hate pieces and fast threats
Beast Within
{2}{G}Instant
flexible instant-speed answer to any problematic permanent
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
premier low-cost board wipe that ignores indestructible
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
one-sided board bounce protecting your game-winning turn
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
free counterspell to protect game-winning empty library triggers
Threats/Wincons
20 cards
Thassa's Oracle
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
primary win condition when library is empty or near empty
Laboratory Maniac
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
wins the game if you would draw a card with no library
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
{1}{U}{U}{U}Legendary Planeswalker — Jace
planeswalker alternate win condition for an empty library
Leveler
{5}Artifact Creature — Juggernaut
immediately exiles your entire library to enable win conditions
Hermit Druid
{1}{G}Creature — Human Druid
mills massive chunks of the library in a single activation
Golgari Grave-Troll
{4}{G}Creature — Troll Skeleton
largest dredge engine to aggressively tear through the deck
Stinkweed Imp
{2}{B}Creature — Imp
repeatable dredge 5 that also serves as a deathtouch blocker
Underrealm Lich
{3}{B}{G}Creature — Zombie Elf Shaman
replaces draws with massive card selection and mills three cards per draw
Doom Whisperer
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Nightmare Demon
surveil engine that can empty your entire library with enough life
Lord of Extinction
{3}{B}{G}Creature — Elemental
massive beater fueled by extensive self-mill graveyard count
Splinterfright
{2}{G}Creature — Elemental
continual self-mill creature that scales with creatures in graveyard
Boneyard Wurm
{1}{G}Creature — Wurm
cheap threat scaling off the huge graveyard Sidisi creates
Mortivore
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Lhurgoyf
creature that turns high self-mill count into a game-ending threat
Kessig Cagebreakers
{4}{G}Creature — Human Rogue
produces an army of wolf tokens off creatures in the graveyard
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
{5}{B/G}{B/G}Legendary Creature — Avatar
free recursive threat powered by delve and zombie tokens
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
{B}{B}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf
flings huge creatures to drain the table as a backup plan
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
{2}{B}{B}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman
floods the board with insect tokens and draws cards
Wonder
{3}{U}Creature — Incarnation
gives all your creatures flying once milled into the graveyard
Genesis
{4}{G}Creature — Incarnation
graveyard recursion engine to retrieve key combo creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
burns opponents every time creatures hit or leave the graveyard
Utility
12 cards
Demonic Consultation
{B}Instant
instantly exiles entire library to enable Thassa's Oracle win
Dread Return
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
flashback reanimation sacrificed using zombie tokens for free win condition
Reanimate
{B}Sorcery
cheap one-mana spell to bring back Thassa's Oracle or Hermit Druid
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
low-cost aura to reanimate game-winning creatures from grave
Mesmeric Orb
{2}Artifact
ruthless mill artifact that quickly shreds your own library
Perpetual Timepiece
{2}Artifact
self-mills every turn and provides protection against graveyard exile
Altar of Dementia
{2}Artifact
free sacrifice outlet that self-mills or empties the library
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
board wipe and massive mass reanimation in one spell
Demonic Tutor
{1}{B}Sorcery
fetches any required piece including Oracle or self-mill spells
