Art by Alexander Skripnikov
Commander deckB
Yellowjacket, Heartless Marauder
Leverage Changeling creatures and type-altering effects like Maskwood Nexus and Conspiracy to consistently trigger Yellowjacket's power boost and lifelink, closing out games with aggressive evasive attacks.
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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
1Yellowjacket, Heartless Marauder
1BLegendary Creature — Human Rogue Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
Generates mana, card draw, and Changeling tokens
Card Draw
10
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards off frequent creature deaths
Species Specialist
2BBCreature — Human Warrior
Draws cards when choosing Villains or Changelings
Pact of the Serpent
1BBSorcery
Draws heavily for each Villain or shared creature type
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Allows storming through the top of the library with lifelink offset
Removal
10
Toxic Deluge
2BSorcery
Flexible board wipe paid with life easily recovered by lifelink
Withering Torment
2BInstant
Flexible black removal hitting enchantments or creatures
Threats/Wincons
23
Changeling Outcast
BCreature — Shapeshifter
Unblockable one-drop Villain that triggers Yellowjacket
Universal Automaton
1Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
One-mana colorless Villain to trigger the commander early
Graveshifter
3BCreature — Shapeshifter
Villain that recurs a dead creature upon entering
Venomous Changeling
2BCreature — Shapeshifter
Deathtouch Villain creature for defense and triggers
Ghostly Changeling
2BCreature — Shapeshifter
Evasive Villain that triggers Yellowjacket
Bloodline Pretender
3Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Villain that grows alongside creature drops
Metallic Mimic
2Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Names Villain to buff Yellowjacket and subsequent Villains
Adaptive Automaton
3Artifact Creature — Construct
Lords the chosen Villain creature type
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles all triggered abilities of Villains
Dalek Drone
3BBArtifact Creature — Dalek
Menacing Dalek Villain that triggers the commander and removes creatures
Cyberman Patrol
2Artifact Creature — Cyberman
Villain granting affliction to your attacking squad
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drains opponents as black creatures and Villains enter
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents when creatures die
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
1BBLegendary Creature — Nightmare
Sacrifice engine providing draw and punishment
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Rogue body that steals opponent resources
Rankle, Master of Pranks
2BBLegendary Creature — Faerie Rogue
Evasive Rogue Villain that creates symmetrical disruption
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Shadow attacker that exiles opposing graveyards for free spells
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
Provides an extra body or counter and drains opponents
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Massive devotion drain and burst of life
Nirkana Revenant
4BBCreature — Vampire Shade
High-end mana multiplier and pumpable threat
Utility
8
Conspiracy
3BBEnchantment
Turns every creature into a Villain to trigger Yellowjacket continuously
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and shroud to protect the commander
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
Makes Yellowjacket unblockable and untargetable
Phyrexian Reclamation
BEnchantment
Recurs Villains to trigger Yellowjacket repeatedly
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
Provides universal lifelink and reanimates key Villains
