Art by Alexander Gering
Saved commander deck
Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer
Suit up Whiplash with numerous cheap and free-to-equip Equipment to drain each opponent's life whenever he attacks while keeping him protected with black utility.
Prompt: Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer
{B}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Bontu's Monument
{3}Legendary Artifact
Reduces creature costs and drains opponents
Card Draw
12 cards
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Draws two cards and creates a treasure from excess artifacts
Costly Plunder
{1}{B}Instant
Cheap sacrifice-based draw synergistic with artifacts
Black Market Connections
{2}{B}Enchantment
Provides steady card advantage, ramp, and board presence
Morbid Curiosity
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Sacrifices an artifact or creature for burst draw
Tainted Pact
{1}{B}Instant
Cannot use, swap for Pact of the Serpent or Skullclamp
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Incredible card draw engine attached to equipment
Infiltration Lens
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Draws cards whenever the equipped attacker is blocked
Mask of Memory
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Draws two and discards one on combat damage
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Essential black removal for creatures and enchantments
Dismember
{1}{B/P}{B/P}Instant
Flexible cheap removal playable with Phyrexian mana
Soul Shatter
{2}{B}Instant
Forces all opponents to sacrifice their biggest threats
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives haste and shroud with zero equip cost
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives hexproof and haste to protect Whiplash
Commander's Plate
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Grants Whiplash protection from every non-black color
Shadowspear
{1}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Grants trample, lifelink, and removes hexproof/indestructible
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Makes Whiplash unblockable and shrouded
Blade of the Bloodchief
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Very cheap equipment that rapidly buffs power on death triggers
Bonesplitter
{1}Artifact — Equipment
One-mana equipment with cheap equip cost to boost Whiplash count
Grafted Wargear
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Equips for zero mana to immediately fuel Whiplash's trigger
Shuko
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Zero-cost equip ability allows instant reattachment to trigger conditions
Hero's Blade
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Equips automatically to legendary creatures upon entering
Blackblade Reforged
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Massive power boost based on lands with cheap equip on legends
Vorpal Sword
{B}Artifact — Equipment
Cheap black equipment that threatens instant player elimination
Loxodon Warhammer
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Grants trample, power boost, and valuable lifelink
Fireshrieker
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Gives double strike to maximize combat pressure
Goldvein Pick
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Cheap equipment that generates treasures on hit
Sword of the Animist
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Fetches basic lands whenever equipped creature attacks
Chariot of Victory
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Grants first strike, trample, and haste
Batterbone
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon that equips for vigilance and lifelink
Haunted Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Grants vigilance, trample, and haste to attack immediately
Armory Automaton
{3}Artifact Creature — Construct
Alternate threat that steals and equips all equipment on board
Nettlecyst
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Massive power scaling directly with artifact count
Cranial Plating
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Huge power buff based on artifacts and instant-speed attachment
Brass Knuckles
{4}Artifact — Equipment
Grants double strike when Whiplash is suitably equipped
Utility
3 cards
Mirror Shield
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Whiplash with hexproof and destroys deathtouch blockers
Ring of Xathrid
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Regenerates Whiplash and grows him over time
Darksteel Plate
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Grants indestructible to keep Whiplash alive through wipes
