avacyn, Angle of horror deck test.
avacyn, Angle of horror deck test is a 100-card Commander deck led by Avacyn, Angel of Horror in the mono-black color identity, played 5 times with a 100% win rate. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.
The mainboard runs 36 creatures, 8 instants, 2 sorceries, 13 artifacts, 3 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 37 lands, averaging 3.48 mana value across non-land cards. 54% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 25% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 1 game changer (Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern), 3 fast mana (Culling the Weak, Dark Ritual, and Sacrifice), and 1 tutor (Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.
COMMANDER
CommanderPLANESWALKER(1)
CREATURE(35)
ARTIFACT(13)
ENCHANTMENT(3)
INSTANT(8)
SORCERY(2)
LAND(37)
30×
TOKENS(5)
100
Total
36
Creatures
27
Spells
37
Lands
B4
Bracket
5
Games
5
Wins
100%
Win Rate
Why bracket 4? — Optimized
1 early two-card combo: Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar
A two-card infinite combo cheap enough to assemble and win in the early game (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 3 decks are expected not to run these; any means Bracket 4.
Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.
CURVE
0
0
1
8
2
13
3
13
4
13
5
8
6
4
7+
4
COLORS
B
47100%
COMBOS
11
Combos
1
Early
2
2-Card
9
3+ Card
5
Game-Ending
Gravecrawler+Phyrexian AltarearlyInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Phyrexian AltarearlyPrerequisites
- You control an additional Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Sanguine Bond+Exquisite BloodInfinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
Sanguine Bond+Exquisite BloodPrerequisites
- You have a way to gain life.
Steps
- Gain life.
- Sanguine Bond triggers, causing an opponent to lose 1 life.
- Exquisite Blood triggers, causing you to gain 1 life.
- Repeat from step 2.
Ashnod's Altar+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless PlundererInfinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Ashnod's Altar+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless PlundererSteps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding CC.
- When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- Repeat.
Phyrexian Altar+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless PlundererInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Phyrexian Altar+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless PlundererSteps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding 1.
- When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Ashnod's Altar+Pitiless PlundererInfinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Ashnod's Altar+Pitiless PlundererPrerequisites
- You control an additional Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding CC.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Phyrexian Altar+Pawn of Ulamog+Reassembling SkeletonInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Phyrexian Altar+Pawn of Ulamog+Reassembling SkeletonSteps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding B
- Pawn of Ulamog triggers, creating a 0/1 Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this creature: add C"
- Activate the Eldrazi Spawn by sacrificing it, adding C.
- Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- Repeat.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianInfinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianPrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
- You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.
Steps
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gray Merchant, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control.
- Gray Merchant dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Gray Merchant enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose life equal to your devotion to black, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card.
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Gray Merchant.
- The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Gray Merchant and causing you to draw a card.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Pitiless Plunderer+Altar of DementiaInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-mill, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Pitiless Plunderer+Altar of DementiaPrerequisites
- You control an additional Zombie.
- You control another Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Ayara, First of Locthwain+Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianInfinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Ayara, First of Locthwain+Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianPrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
- You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.
Steps
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Ayara, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control.
- Ayara dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Ayara enters the battlefield, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card.
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Ayara.
- The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- If the creature was black, it enters the battlefield, triggering Ayara, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Ayara and causing you to draw a card.
- Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Kokusho, the Evening StarInfinite card draw, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Kokusho, the Evening StarPrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
- You control at least one additional nontoken non-Human creature with toughness two or greater.
Steps
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing Kokusho, targeting any other nontoken non-Human creature you control with toughness two or greater.
- Kokusho dies, triggering it and its undying ability.
- Resolve Kokusho's undying trigger, returning it from the graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.
- Resolve Kokusho's trigger, causing each opponent to lose 5 life, and causing you to gain life equal to the life lost this way.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability from step 1, putting a -1/-1 counter on the additional creature and causing you to draw a card.
- Activate Yawgmoth by paying 1 life and sacrificing the additional creature, targeting Kokusho.
- The creature dies, triggering its undying ability, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Yawgmoth ability, putting a -1/-1 counter on Kokusho and causing you to draw a card.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Pitiless Plunderer+The Sibsig CeremonyInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite creature tokens
Gravecrawler+Pitiless Plunderer+The Sibsig CeremonyPrerequisites
- You control a Zombie.
Steps
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- When Gravecrawler enters the battlefield, The Sibsig Ceremony triggers, destroying Gravecrawler and creating a 2/2 Zombie Druid creature token.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.
Valid
Legality
This deck currently passes the commander checks.
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