Art by Jason Rainville
Saved commander deck
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Lock down opponents with hyper-efficient hand disruption and recurring Skeleton threats, generating card advantage through Tinybones and closing out the game with discard-punishment engines.
Prompt: can you make a dirt nasty compettitive skeleton deck CEDH level but make it brawl legal for MTG arena
Commander
1 cards
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
8 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Versatile card draw, ramp, and token generator
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Rewards creature combat with card draw
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Draws cards when non-token creatures die
Removal
10 cards
Invoke Despair
{1}{B}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Heavy disruption spell hitting multiple permanent types
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Punishes opposing draw and heals life
Orcish Bowmasters
{1}{B}Creature — Orc Archer
Punishes extra card draw with ping damage
Reassembling Skeleton
{1}{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Resilient recurring Skeleton body
Tenacious Underdog
{1}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Aggressive recurring threat from graveyard
Cult Conscript
{B}Creature — Skeleton Warrior
Aggressive 1-drop Skeleton that returns easily
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
{B}Legendary Creature — Skeleton Rogue
Cheap Skeleton that steals creatures from opposing graveyards
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
{1}{B}Enchantment — Case
Creates a Skeleton and tutors upon solving
Skeleton Crew
{3}{B}Creature — Skeleton Pirate
Generates extra Skeletons whenever cards leave graveyards
Liliana of the Veil
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Symmetrical discard and sacrifice engine
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Continuous hand disruption and removal planeswalker
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
Steals all discarded and sacrificed permanents
Liliana's Caress
{1}{B}Enchantment
Deals direct life loss whenever opponents discard
Archfiend of Despair
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Doubles life lost and prevents healing
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Massive devotion life drain finisher
Ashnod's Harvester
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
Skeleton creature that hates on graveyards
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Edict creature that synergy with recurring skeletons
