White Widow, Yelena Belova

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White Widow, Yelena Belova

Deploy low-cost deathtouch creatures and grant them evasion or trample, guaranteeing combat damage to players to rapidly accumulate +1/+1 counters and overwhelm opponents.

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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

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RampCard drawInteractionThreats & synergy

The working parts

Ramp11
Card draw14
Interaction11
↳ board wipes3
Tutors2

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

B 67
38lands · rule of thumb 35–38
2.46average mana value (nonland)
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The list

Commander

1
White Widow, Yelena Belova

White Widow, Yelena Belova

1B

Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Villain

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

10
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

1

Artifact

Essential mana acceleration staple

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

2

Artifact

Efficient two-mana rock

Thought Vessel

Thought Vessel

2

Artifact

Mana rock with hand size uncapped

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

2

Artifact

Mana rock that can cycle into card draw later

Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond

2

Artifact

Reliable mono-black mana rock

Jet Medallion

Jet Medallion

2

Artifact

Discounts all black spells in the deck

Dark Ritual

Dark Ritual

B

Instant

Fast mana burst to deploy threats early

Black Market Connections

Black Market Connections

2B

Enchantment

Provides steady treasure mana, card advantage, and bodies

Crypt Ghast

Crypt Ghast

3B

Creature — Spirit

Doubles swamp mana and provides extort reach

Wayfarer's Bauble

Wayfarer's Bauble

1

Artifact

Fetches a basic Swamp directly onto the battlefield

Card Draw

10
Phyrexian Arena

Phyrexian Arena

1BB

Enchantment

Consistent extra card draw every upkeep

Necropotence

Necropotence

BBB

Enchantment

Premier burst card advantage engine for mono-black

Sign in Blood

Sign in Blood

BB

Sorcery

Low-cost burst draw

Night's Whisper

Night's Whisper

1B

Sorcery

Efficient two-mana burst draw

Read the Bones

Read the Bones

2B

Sorcery

Digs deep with scry before drawing

Morbid Opportunist

Morbid Opportunist

2B

Creature — Human Rogue

Draws cards when deathtouch trades eliminate creatures

Deadly Dispute

Deadly Dispute

1B

Instant

Instant-speed card draw that generates treasure

Skullclamp

Skullclamp

1

Artifact — Equipment

Turns small deathtouch creatures into raw card advantage

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor

1BB

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Draws cards whenever your evasive deathtouchers hit players

Mask of Memory

Mask of Memory

2

Artifact — Equipment

Triggers on combat damage to sift through cards

Removal

10
Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

1B

Sorcery

Flexible black removal for creatures or problem enchantments

Infernal Grasp

Infernal Grasp

1B

Instant

Unconditional cheap instant-speed creature removal

Bitter Triumph

Bitter Triumph

1B

Instant

Low-cost answer to creatures and planeswalkers

Hero's Downfall

Hero's Downfall

1BB

Instant

Reliable instant-speed creature and planeswalker removal

Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

2B

Sorcery

Premier black board wipe that bypasses indestructible

Damnation

Damnation

2BB

Sorcery

Unconditional creature board wipe

Defile

Defile

B

Instant

Scalable one-mana removal in mono-black

Deadly Rollick

Deadly Rollick

3B

Instant

Free exile removal while your commander is out

Snuff Out

Snuff Out

3B

Instant

Free instant-speed spot removal

Virulent Swipe

Virulent Swipe

B

Instant

Combat trick granting deathtouch and rebound for favorable trades

Threats/Wincons

23
Vampire of the Dire Moon

Vampire of the Dire Moon

B

Creature — Vampire

One-drop deathtouch creature with lifelink

Gifted Aetherborn

Gifted Aetherborn

BB

Creature — Aetherborn Vampire

Efficient two-drop deathtouch lifelinker

Vampire Nighthawk

Vampire Nighthawk

1BB

Creature — Vampire Shaman

Evasive flying deathtoucher that easily connects with players

Nighthawk Scavenger

Nighthawk Scavenger

1BB

Creature — Vampire Rogue

Growing flyer with deathtouch and lifelink

Hooded Blightfang

Hooded Blightfang

2B

Creature — Snake

Direct synergy lord for all attacking deathtouch creatures

Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight

Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight

B // 2B

Creature — Zombie Knight // Instant — Adventure

Early deathtouch attacker that doubles as adventure card draw

Mire Triton

Mire Triton

1B

Creature — Zombie Merfolk

Cheap deathtouch creature that fuels the graveyard

Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire

Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire

2B

Legendary Creature — Demon Rogue

Deathtouch attacker that repeatedly tutors cards

Drana, Liberator of Malakir

Drana, Liberator of Malakir

1BB

Legendary Creature — Vampire Ally

First-striking flyer that places +1/+1 counters on the team

Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Yahenni, Undying Partisan

2B

Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire

Hasty, resilient threat that accumulates +1/+1 counters

Mari, the Killing Quill

Mari, the Killing Quill

1BB

Legendary Creature — Vampire Assassin

Deathtouch synergy payoff providing card draw and treasures

Gonti, Lord of Luxury

Gonti, Lord of Luxury

2BB

Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue

Deathtouch creature that steals opposing cards

Ogre Slumlord

Ogre Slumlord

3BB

Creature — Ogre Rogue

Creates deathtouch rat tokens on creature deaths

Archetype of Finality

Archetype of Finality

4BB

Enchantment Creature — Gorgon

Grants your team deathtouch and strips it from opponents

Dauthi Voidwalker

Dauthi Voidwalker

BB

Creature — Dauthi Rogue

Nearly unblockable shadow attacker that steals exiled spells

Gurmag Swiftwing

Gurmag Swiftwing

1B

Creature — Bat

Hasty flyer that pairs well with combat counter triggers

Walking Ballista

Walking Ballista

XX

Artifact Creature — Construct

Flexible mana sink that converts +1/+1 counters into direct damage

Hangarback Walker

Hangarback Walker

XX

Artifact Creature — Construct

Scalable creature that generates flying thopters upon death

Grave Titan

Grave Titan

4BB

Creature — Giant

Deathtouch top-end threat that produces an army of zombies

Massacre Wurm

Massacre Wurm

3BBB

Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

Wipes opposing boards and punishes token strategies

Ayara, First of Locthwain

Ayara, First of Locthwain

BBB

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

Drains opponents as black creatures enter and offers card draw

Nether Traitor

Nether Traitor

BB

Creature — Spirit

Unblockable shadow attacker that recurs from the graveyard

Changeling Outcast

Changeling Outcast

B

Creature — Shapeshifter

Unblockable one-drop that triggers damage consistently

Utility

8
Shadowspear

Shadowspear

1

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Trample allows deathtouch creatures to assign only 1 lethal damage to blockers and trample the rest to players

Vorpal Sword

Vorpal Sword

B

Artifact — Equipment

Equipment granting deathtouch with an alternate win condition

The Ozolith

The Ozolith

1

Legendary Artifact

Saves +1/+1 counters when your modified creatures die

Whispersilk Cloak

Whispersilk Cloak

3

Artifact — Equipment

Guarantees unblockable attacks and protects your key creature

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

2

Artifact — Equipment

Provides haste and protection to start stacking counters immediately

Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

2

Artifact — Equipment

Grants hexproof and haste for safe combat

Loxodon Warhammer

Loxodon Warhammer

3

Artifact — Equipment

Gives trample so deathtouch attackers easily pierce through blockers to damage players

Dauthi Embrace

Dauthi Embrace

2B

Enchantment

Repeatedly grants shadow to push attackers through for player combat damage

Lands

38
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog

Land

Free graveyard hate on ETB.

Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Swamp

Swamp 32x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.