Art by Denman Rooke
Saved commander deck
The Sackville-Bagginses
Generate a steady stream of artifact and creature tokens to sacrifice, triggering repeated life-drain effects from The Sackville-Bagginses, Mirkwood Bats, and artifact-aristocrat payoffs.
Prompt: The Sackville-Bagginses commander deck
Commander
1 cards
The Sackville-Bagginses
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Halfling Citizen
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
{1}Artifact
Searches up a basic Swamp straight to the battlefield.
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles mana from Swamps and has extort for extra drain.
Warren Soultrader
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Goblin Wizard
Converts creature tokens into Treasures and triggers token sacrifice.
Pitiless Plunderer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Pirate
Creates Treasure tokens whenever creatures die to fuel your engine.
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet that converts creature tokens into substantial mana.
Card Draw
10 cards
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Sacrifices a token or creature to draw cards and replace itself with a Treasure.
Reckoner's Bargain
{1}{B}Instant
Low-cost sacrifice draw spell that grants life based on mana value.
Fanatical Offering
{1}{B}Instant
Draws two cards and leaves behind a Map token for sacrifice fodder.
Costly Plunder
{1}{B}Instant
Instant-speed card draw at the cost of sacrificing an artifact or creature.
Corrupted Conviction
{B}Instant
One-mana sacrifice draw to keep card advantage flowing.
Village Rites
{B}Instant
Premier one-mana draw spell when sacrificing redundant tokens.
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Draws a card each turn a creature dies, including token fodder.
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Turns 1/1 tokens directly into massive bursts of card draw.
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Provides extra cards, Shapeshifter tokens, and Treasures each upkeep.
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Nightmare
Forces opponents to sacrifice tokens or surrender card draw and life.
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Crucial mono-black removal spell that hits problem enchantments.
Infernal Grasp
{1}{B}Instant
Unconditional creature destruction at instant speed for two mana.
Bitter Triumph
{1}{B}Instant
Cheap instant removal for creatures and planeswalkers with discard/life cost.
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient board wipe that bypasses indestructible creatures.
Withering Torment
{2}{B}Instant
Instant-speed enchantment and creature removal in mono-black.
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Sweeps opposing boards while returning your graveyard to the battlefield.
Accursed Marauder
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Forces all players to sacrifice nontoken creatures, bypassing token shields.
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Edict creature that triggers death payoffs while clearing opposing threats.
Damnation
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Classic unconditional mono-black creature board wipe.
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Marionette Master
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Deals massive burst damage whenever artifact tokens are sacrificed.
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Drains opponents whenever your creatures or artifacts are put into graveyards.
Disciple of the Vault
{B}Creature — Human Cleric
Drains opponents whenever any artifact, including a Treasure, hits a graveyard.
Mirkwood Bats
{3}{B}Creature — Bat
Double-drains opponents when creating and when sacrificing any token.
Nadier's Nightblade
{2}{B}Creature — Elf Warrior
Drains opponents and gains life whenever you sacrifice any token.
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Classic aristocrats drain trigger when creature tokens die.
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Hits all opponents with life loss whenever your creatures perish.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Punishes creature death, milling, and creature card movement.
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains on black creature ETB and provides on-demand token sacrifice.
Revel in Riches
{4}{B}Enchantment
Alternate win condition and steady generator of Treasure tokens.
Bitterblossom
{1}{B}Kindred Enchantment — Faerie
Produces a flying Faerie Rogue token every upkeep for sacrifice.
Dreadhorde Invasion
{1}{B}Enchantment
Reliable turn-by-turn Zombie token generator for aristocrats engines.
Ophiomancer
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Creates a 1/1 deathtouch Snake on every upkeep if you control no Snakes.
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Noble
Creates Rat tokens each combat while providing incidental graveyard hate.
Chittering Witch
{3}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Enters with multiple Rat tokens and can sacrifice them to eliminate threats.
Sengir Autocrat
{3}{B}Creature — Human
Brings three Serf creature tokens into play at once for instant sac fodder.
Ruthless Technomancer
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Creates a mass of Treasures and can recur key creatures by sacrificing them.
Grim Hireling
{3}{B}Creature — Tiefling Rogue
Generates multiple Treasures on combat damage and converts them into removal.
Academy Manufactor
{3}Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker
Triples token generation by creating Clues and Foods alongside Treasures.
Forsaken Miner
{B}Creature — Skeleton Rogue
Recurrable one-drop creature that triggers off committing crimes.
Reassembling Skeleton
{1}{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Repeatable sacrifice engine that returns directly to the board.
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
Hasty recurring creature that jumps back whenever another creature dies.
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
{2}{B}Creature — Aetherborn Artificer
Fabricates two 1/1 Servo artifact tokens for quick sacrifice fodder.
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Generates a decayed Zombie token every end step for free sacrifice.
Utility
8 cards
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
Free sacrifice outlet that produces colored black mana.
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
Zero-mana sacrifice outlet that scrys to smooth out your draws.
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
One-mana sacrifice outlet that grows into a formidable attacker.
Woe Strider
{2}{B}Creature — Horror
Provides a free sacrifice outlet, a Goat token, and escape potential.
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects key creatures like your commander and grants haste.
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides essential hexproof protection against single-target removal.
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Allows playing cards from your library top and has a ten-permanent drain tap.
Nihil Spellbomb
{1}Artifact
Exiles an opponent's entire graveyard and cantrips when sacrificed.
