Art by Eglė Mosakaitė
Saved commander deck
Viper, Cruel Conspirator
Pump and grant lifelink or deathtouch to evasive creatures attacking alone, generating massive mana in mono-black to turn single unblockable threats into lethal strikes.
Prompt: Viper, Cruel Conspirator commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Viper, Cruel Conspirator
{1}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles mana from Swamps to fuel repeated pump activations
Nirkana Revenant
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shade
Doubles Swamp mana and serves as a solo attacker
Bubbling Muck
{B}Sorcery
High Tide effect for black mana to enable lethal combat steps
Card Draw
10 cards
Phyrexian Arena
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Reliable incremental card advantage every upkeep
Necropotence
{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
Converts life gained from lifelink attacks into raw card advantage
Morbid Curiosity
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Sacrifice utility or big artifacts for deep card draw
Bolas's Citadel
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Artifact
Play cards off the top using abundant life totals
Removal
10 cards
Dismember
{1}{B/P}{B/P}Instant
Flexible cheap removal that bypasses indestructible
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Changeling Outcast
{B}Creature — Shapeshifter
Unblockable one-drop that scales lethally with pump activations
Tormented Soul
{B}Creature — Spirit
Can't be blocked, ideal solo attacker for Viper's buffs
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
Shadow makes it virtually unblockable, plus recurring capability
Dauthi Slayer
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Soldier
Shadow evasion guarantees combat damage hits through
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Shadow evasion, graveyard hate, and free spell theft
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Deathtouch body that steals opponent value
Vampire Nighthawk
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Shaman
Flying deathtoucher that becomes monstrous with pumps
Gifted Aetherborn
{B}{B}Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Sturdy early lifelink and deathtouch attacker
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally
Evasive attacker that permanently grows the board
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Hasty, self-protecting solo attacker
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
{3}{B}Legendary Creature — Rat Warlock
Massive scaling combatant when attacking
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Punishes enemy draw and gains massive life
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Sweeps opposing small boards and chunks life totals
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
High-impact solo attacker that builds a zombie army
Archfiend of Despair
{6}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Doubles all damage dealt in combat for instant eliminations
Glistening Oil
{B}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Grants infect to turn boosted unblockable attacks into one-shot kills
Hatred
{3}{B}{B}Instant
Instant-speed lethal commander or unblockable kill coupled with lifelink
Lashwrithe
{4}Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets massive bonus power based on Swamps
Nightmare Lash
{4}Artifact — Equipment
Repeatedly pumps solo attackers proportional to Swamp count
Blackblade Reforged
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive power boost based on total land count
Commander's Plate
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Grants protection from four colors to your mono-black solo attacker
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Gives shroud and unblockable to secure solo attacks
Utility
7 cards
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Hexproof and haste protection for key attackers
Vorpal Sword
{B}Artifact — Equipment
Alternate win condition when attacking with deathtouch or unblockable
Shadowspear
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Trample and lifelink while removing opposing hexproof
The Ozolith
{1}Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters across creatures when threats are removed
Key to the City
{2}Artifact
Discards spare cards to make attackers unblockable and draws cards
