Art by Rhonda Libbey
Saved commander deck
Songbird, Sonic Screamer
Leverage Songbird's free discard outlet to fill the graveyard and trigger madness, then reanimate massive threats while keeping life totals high with lifelink.
Prompt: Songbird, Sonic Screamer commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Songbird, Sonic Screamer
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles swamp mana and provides extort drain
Card Draw
9 cards
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Card draw, ramp, and board presence buffered by lifelink
Morbid Curiosity
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Draws cards equal to the converted mana cost of a sacrificed creature
Asylum Visitor
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
Madness card draw when players are empty-handed
Grave Scrabbler
{3}{B}Creature — Zombie
Recovers creatures to hand when cast for madness
Bone Miser
{4}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Generates mana, tokens, and cards whenever cards are discarded
Removal
11 cards
Archfiend of Ifnir
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Wipes opposing boards when cards are discarded to Songbird
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Essential black removal for creatures or enchantments
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient board wipe utilizing extra life from lifelink
Big Game Hunter
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Human Rebel Assassin
Madness removal creature cast off Songbird's discard
Threats/Wincons
26 cards
Gorgon Recluse
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Gorgon
Inexpensive creature castable via madness discard
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Aura reanimator to bring back discarded threats
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Massive board swing swapping graveyards and battlefields
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
Massive card draw engine and reanimation target
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
Demonic tutor on a stick and giant flying threat
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
Devastating ETB and attack trigger to cheat out
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Punishes token decks and drains opposing life totals
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Continuous reanimation and forced opponent sacrifice
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Huge life drain and recovery scaled to black devotion
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Graveyard hate and evasive threat that steals spells
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings opponents as creatures enter the graveyard or are discarded
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains opponents and provides creature sacrifice draw
Bloodghast
{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Spirit
Free recurring body discardable to Songbird
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
Hasty recurring creature to discard and retrieve
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Game-winning engine fueled by Songbird's lifelink
Sanguine Bond
{3}{B}{B}Enchantment
Turns Songbird's lifelink into direct damage to opponents
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
Weaponizes lifelink gains against opponents
Chainer, Dementia Master
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Minion
Repeatable instant-speed reanimator
Utility
6 cards
Waste Not
{1}{B}Enchantment
Benefits from opposing discards in a discard-heavy shell
Shadow of the Grave
{1}{B}Instant
Returns all cards discarded this turn back to hand
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Haste and protection for Songbird or reanimated threats
Loxodon Warhammer
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Grants trample and extra power to maximize lifelink damage
Tortured Existence
{B}Enchantment
Reusable creature recursion and instant discard utility
