Art by Josh Newton
Saved commander deck
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
Capitalize on creature death and counter synergies by placing -1/-1 or +1/+1 counters on opponents' creatures and stealing them or converting deaths into massive board advantages. Use targeted removal and forced sacrifice engines to trigger your commander's ability repeatedly.
Prompt: The Ghoul, Gunslinger commander deck
Commander
1 cards
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Mutant Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
fetches a land and draws a card on death
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet that converts creature tokens into colorless mana.
Charcoal Diamond
{2}Artifact
Standard two-mana ramp artifact for mono-black decks.
Worn Powerstone
{3}Artifact
Provides extra mana acceleration to reach high-cost mono-black payoffs.
Card Draw
9 cards
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
sacrifices spare artifacts or creatures for cards and treasure
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
draws cards whenever creatures die throughout the turn
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Turns small tokens and creature sacrifices into efficient card draw.
Syphon Mind
{3}{B}Sorcery
Forces opponents to discard while netting multiple cards for you.
Removal
11 cards
Black Sun's Zenith
{X}{B}{B}Sorcery
spreads -1/-1 counters on all creatures to trigger commander synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
sacrifices creatures to put -1/-1 counters on enemy targets
Carnifex Demon
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Demon
places -1/-1 counters across enemy boards
Damnation
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Classic black board wipe to reset the battlefield when behind.
Hero's Downfall
{1}{B}{B}Instant
Versatile instant-speed removal for creatures or planeswalkers.
Threats/Wincons
26 cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
drains opponents when your creatures die
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
wipes small creatures and punishes opponents on death
Blowfly Infestation
{2}{B}Enchantment
chain-reacts -1/-1 counters when creatures with counters die
Nest of Scarabs
{2}{B}Enchantment
generates insect tokens whenever -1/-1 counters are placed
Necroskitter
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Elemental
steals opponent creatures that die with -1/-1 counters on them
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
creates tokens and drains life when creatures or artifacts die
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior
exiles dying enemy creatures and turns them into zombies with +1/+1 counters
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
continual life drain whenever creatures enter or leave graveyards
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
free sacrifice outlet that grows when opponent creatures die
Retribution of the Ancients
{B}Enchantment
converts accumulated +1/+1 counters into repeatable target removal
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
forces all players to sacrifice a creature
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
forces sacrifice of creatures or planeswalkers
Demon of Dark Schemes
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
gives -2/-2 to all creatures and reanimates threats using energy on death
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
gives non-human creatures undying for combo and recursive value
Grave Betrayal
{5}{B}{B}Enchantment
steals dying enemy creatures and gives them additional +1/+1 counters
Harvester of Souls
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
large threat that draws cards whenever non-token creatures die
Orcish Bowmasters
{1}{B}Creature — Orc Archer
punishes card draw with damage and amasses Orc Army counters
Unspeakable Symbol
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
instant-speed payload to place +1/+1 counters on command
Midnight Banshee
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
spreads -1/-1 counters across nonblack creatures every turn
Skinrender
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
places three -1/-1 counters on target creature upon entering
Contagion Clasp
{2}Artifact
places a -1/-1 counter and proliferates existing counters
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Graveyard hate creature that lets you steal opponents' best spells.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Drains opponents for heavy life swings based on black devotion.
Bastion of Remembrance
{2}{B}Enchantment
Enchantment-based aristocrat payoff that drains on creature death.
Rise of the Dark Realms
{7}{B}{B}Sorcery
Mass reanimation spell to finish the game with filled graveyards.
Utility
5 cards
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and hexproof protection for the commander
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
cheap creature reanimation from any graveyard
Contagion Engine
{6}Artifact
Distributes -1/-1 counters and proliferates twice per turn.
