Art by Justin Gerard
Commander deckBW
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Leverage a swarm of Bat creatures to trigger life drain and gain effects, using Zoraline to recur key pieces and flying synergy to pressure opponents.
Asked for“Bat deck. Life drain, life gain.”
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 · 58 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
1Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
1WBLegendary Creature — Bat Cleric
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9
Card Draw
12
Dusk Legion Duelist
1WCreature — Vampire Soldier
Draws on counters which bats receive.
Lunar Convocation
WBEnchantment
Generates tokens and provides card draw based on life gain/loss triggers.
Removal
12
Threats/Wincons
14
Regal Bloodlord
3WBCreature — Vampire Soldier
Generates Bat tokens with lifegain.
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
Massive life drain synergy.
Cliffhaven Vampire
2WBCreature — Vampire Warrior Ally
Incremental drain through lifegain.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Huge drain/gain potential in black.
Hallowed Spiritkeeper
1WWCreature — Avatar
Provides board presence and tokens upon death that Zoraline can recur.
