LTG Special.
LTG Special is a 100-card Commander deck led by Braids, Arisen Nightmare in the mono-black color identity. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.
The mainboard runs 29 creatures, 9 instants, 5 sorceries, 13 artifacts, 8 enchantments, and 36 lands, averaging 2.61 mana value across non-land cards. 75% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 8% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 5 game changers (e.g. Vampiric Tutor, Orcish Bowmasters, and Imperial Seal) and 2 fast mana (Dark Ritual and Cabal Ritual). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.
COMMANDER
CommanderCREATURE(28)
ARTIFACT(13)
ENCHANTMENT(8)
INSTANT(9)
SORCERY(5)
LAND(36)
29×
TOKENS(10)
100
Total
29
Creatures
35
Spells
36
Lands
B4
Bracket
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Why bracket 4? — Optimized
5 Game Changers
Cards on WotC's official Game Changers list. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above; more than three means Bracket 4.
Bolas's CitadelChrome MoxImperial SealOrcish BowmastersVampiric Tutor
Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.
CURVE
0
1
1
10
2
25
3
12
4
11
5
3
6
2
7+
0
COLORS
B
52100%
COMBOS
5
Combos
0
Early
0
2-Card
5
3+ Card
0
Game-Ending
Chthonian Nightmare+Greedy Freebooter+Priest of GixInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count, Infinite energy counters
Chthonian Nightmare+Greedy Freebooter+Priest of GixPrerequisites
- You have at least three energy counters.
Steps
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying EEE, sacrificing Greedy Freebooter and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Greedy Freebooter dies, it triggers, creating a Treasure token and causing you to scry 1.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding BBB.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding 1.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying E, sacrificing Priest of Gix and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Greedy Freebooter from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Repeat.
Pitiless Plunderer+Chthonian Nightmare+Priest of GixInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite energy counters
Pitiless Plunderer+Chthonian Nightmare+Priest of GixPrerequisites
- You have at least EEE.
- You control a nontoken creature with mana value 3 or less.
Steps
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying EEE, sacrificing a creature with mana value 3 or less and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When the creature dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding BBB.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding 1.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying at most EEE, sacrificing Priest of Gix and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Priest of Gix dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning another creature with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Repeat.
Chthonian Nightmare+Priest of Gix+Shambling GhastInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite energy counters
Chthonian Nightmare+Priest of Gix+Shambling GhastPrerequisites
- You have at least three energy counters.
Steps
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying EEE, sacrificing Shambling Ghast and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Shambling Ghast dies, it triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Priest of Gix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, it triggers, adding BBB.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding 1.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying E, sacrificing Priest of Gix and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Shambling Ghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Repeat.
Pitiless Plunderer+Chthonian Nightmare+Greedy Freebooter+Shambling GhastInfinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite energy counters, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Pitiless Plunderer+Chthonian Nightmare+Greedy Freebooter+Shambling GhastPrerequisites
- One of Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast must be on the battlefield with the other in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying 1B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying an amount of E, sacrificing Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast dies, it and Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating two Treasure tokens.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning either Greedy Freebooter or Shambling Ghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1B.
- Repeat.
Jet Medallion+Chthonian Nightmare+Greedy Freebooter+Shambling GhastInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count, Infinite energy counters
Jet Medallion+Chthonian Nightmare+Greedy Freebooter+Shambling GhastSteps
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying E, sacrificing Greedy Freebooter and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Greedy Freebooter dies, it triggers, causing you to scry 1 and create a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Shambling Ghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying B.
- When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get EEE.
- Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying E, sacrificing Shambling Ghast and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand.
- When Shambling Ghast dies, it triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Chthonian Nightmare ability, returning Greedy Freebooter from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Activate the Treasure 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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