Art by Eglė Mosakaitė
Commander deckB
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.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Viper, Cruel Conspirator
1BLegendary Creature — Human Assassin Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
Doubles mana from Swamps to fuel repeated pump activations
Nirkana Revenant
4BBCreature — Vampire Shade
Doubles Swamp mana and serves as a solo attacker
Bubbling Muck
BSorcery
High Tide effect for black mana to enable lethal combat steps
Card Draw
10
Necropotence
BBBEnchantment
Converts life gained from lifelink attacks into raw card advantage
Morbid Curiosity
1BBSorcery
Sacrifice utility or big artifacts for deep card draw
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Play cards off the top using abundant life totals
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
Unblockable one-drop that scales lethally with pump activations
Tormented Soul
BCreature — Spirit
Can't be blocked, ideal solo attacker for Viper's buffs
Nether Traitor
BBCreature — Spirit
Shadow makes it virtually unblockable, plus recurring capability
Dauthi Slayer
BBCreature — Dauthi Soldier
Shadow evasion guarantees combat damage hits through
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Shadow evasion, graveyard hate, and free spell theft
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Deathtouch body that steals opponent value
Vampire Nighthawk
1BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
Flying deathtoucher that becomes monstrous with pumps
Gifted Aetherborn
BBCreature — Aetherborn Vampire
Sturdy early lifelink and deathtouch attacker
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
1BBLegendary Creature — Vampire Ally
Evasive attacker that permanently grows the board
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
2BLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
Hasty, self-protecting solo attacker
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
3BLegendary Creature — Rat Warlock
Massive scaling combatant when attacking
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Punishes enemy draw and gains massive life
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Sweeps opposing small boards and chunks life totals
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
High-impact solo attacker that builds a zombie army
Archfiend of Despair
6BBCreature — Demon
Doubles all damage dealt in combat for instant eliminations
Glistening Oil
BBEnchantment — Aura
Grants infect to turn boosted unblockable attacks into one-shot kills
Hatred
3BBInstant
Instant-speed lethal commander or unblockable kill coupled with lifelink
Lashwrithe
4Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets massive bonus power based on Swamps
Nightmare Lash
4Artifact — Equipment
Repeatedly pumps solo attackers proportional to Swamp count
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive power boost based on total land count
Commander's Plate
1Artifact — Equipment
Grants protection from four colors to your mono-black solo attacker
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
Gives shroud and unblockable to secure solo attacks
Utility
7
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Hexproof and haste protection for key attackers
Vorpal Sword
BArtifact — Equipment
Alternate win condition when attacking with deathtouch or unblockable
Shadowspear
1Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Trample and lifelink while removing opposing hexproof
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters across creatures when threats are removed
Key to the City
2Artifact
Discards spare cards to make attackers unblockable and draws cards
