Art by Mark Winters
Commander deckB
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
High-power Bracket 4 Mono-Black combo deck that leverages fast mana, efficient tutors, and aristocrat drain engines. Achieves game-ending loops through undying creature combos, Professor Onyx with Chain of Smog, or Bolas's Citadel storm lines.
Asked for“A bracket 4 Mono black commander, using sephiroth fabled soldier as the commander”
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 · 62 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
1Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
2BBLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
plays spells off the top of the deck directly
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
turns life payment into massive card draw
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
triggers draw on creature deaths every turn
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
3BBBLegendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
key combo piece granting undying to non-humans
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
drains all opponents on creature deaths
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
drains opponents whenever artifacts or creatures die
Geralf's Messenger
BBBCreature — Zombie
undying creature that infinite combos with Yawgmoth
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
2BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
drains opponents while keeping life total high
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
massive life drain finisher in mono-black
Ogre Slumlord
3BBCreature — Ogre Rogue
generates rat tokens on non-token creature deaths
Pawn of Ulamog
1BBCreature — Vampire Shaman
creates Eldrazi Spawn tokens for extra mana and sacrifice fodder
Pitiless Plunderer
3BCreature — Human Pirate
creates Treasure tokens whenever creatures die
Nest of Scarabs
2BEnchantment
creates Insect tokens whenever -1/-1 counters are placed
Butcher of Malakir
5BBCreature — Vampire Warrior
forces opponents to sacrifice creatures continuously
Dictate of Erebos
3BBEnchantment
flash grave pact effect to lock down creature boards
Grave Pact
1BBBEnchantment
forces sacrifices across the table whenever your creatures die
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
repeatable tutor on a massive reanimatable threat
Professor Onyx
4BBLegendary Planeswalker — Liliana
infinite Magecraft win condition with Chain of Smog
