Art by Anna Steinbauer
Saved commander deck
Teyo, Diamondblade Mage
Leverage Teyo's flash ETB ability to grant surprise deathtouch to mass-damage pingers like Crypt Rats to wipe boards, while bolstering black planeswalkers and +1/+1 counter synergies.
Prompt: Teyo, Diamondblade Mage commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Teyo, Diamondblade Mage
{3}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Unconditional two-mana rock that grants maximum hand size
Cabal Ritual
{1}{B}Instant
Burst mana acceleration to power out high-cost threats
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles swamp mana and provides extort triggers
Nyx Lotus
{4}Legendary Artifact
Taps for immense mana in a devotion-heavy mono-black deck
Card Draw
10 cards
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Flexible draw, ramp, and board presence
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Draws cards as creatures inevitably die across turns
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Refills hand whenever creatures die
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Powers through the deck using life total as mana
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Crucial mono-black answer to problem enchantments and creatures
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
Reliable instant-speed creature or planeswalker destruction
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Crypt Rats
{2}{B}Creature — Rat
Wipes the entire board for cheap when given deathtouch by Teyo
Thrashing Wumpus
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Beast
Repeatable board clearing pinger with Teyo's deathtouch
Pestilence Demon
{5}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Large flier that acts as a repeatable deathtouch board sweeper
Liliana of the Dark Realms
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Planeswalker that benefits from Teyo's loyalty counter and ramps lands
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Powerful planeswalker that gains loyalty from Teyo, draws cards, and creates tokens
Professor Onyx
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Deadly planeswalker ultimate threat that accelerates with extra loyalty
Sorin the Mirthless
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
Card advantage and lifelink threat planeswalker bolstered by Teyo
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
Planeswalker that produces demons and drains life, buffed by Teyo
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric // Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Flippable planeswalker that can be reinforced by loyalty counters
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
Massive standalone token producer and combat threat
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Devastating ETB that wipes small boards and burns opponents
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Continual reanimation engine and opponent creature suppression
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Puts immense clock on opponents while buffering life total
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Graveyard hate on an unblockable body that steals opposing threats
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Potent flying threat that drains the table upon death
Archon of Cruelty
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Archon
Huge value engine that attacks, drains, draws, and forces sacrifice
Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire // Creature — Vampire
Token producer that transforms into an anthem lord
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Draws cards on combat damage and acts as a late-game spell stealer
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior
Exiles opposing creatures, grows with +1/+1 counters, and creates zombies
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally
First-striker that synergizes with deathtouch and spreads +1/+1 counters
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Sacrifice outlet that grows +1/+1 counters and gains indestructible
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Creates artifact fodder and drains opponents as permanents leave the battlefield
The Meathook Massacre
{X}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment
Sweeper that lingers to drain opponents when creatures die
Utility
8 cards
Conjurer's Closet
{5}Artifact
Repeatedly flickers Teyo to distribute counters and deathtouch every turn
Erratic Portal
{4}Artifact
Bounces Teyo back to hand to recast with flash at instant speed
Cloudstone Curio
{3}Artifact
Returns Teyo to hand whenever another creature is cast
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet to send Teyo to graveyard for reanimation or command zone
Phyrexian Reclamation
{B}Enchantment
Recurs Teyo and pingers directly back to hand repeatedly
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides haste and protection for key pingers and threats
