And then there were none

Commander / EDH Control Mono-Black

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Removal (20)

• 1x Slaughter Pact
• 1x Defile
• 1x Erebos's Intervention
• 1x Ghastly Demise
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Bile Blight
• 1x Bitter Triumph
• 1x Consuming Corruption
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Liliana's Triumph
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Sheoldred's Edict
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Sudden Death
• 1x Vona's Hunger
• 1x Withering Torment
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Scour from Existence

Utility (10)

• 1x Darkness
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Battle-Rage Blessing
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Nowhere to Run
• 1x Shred Memory
• 1x Crypt Incursion
• 1x Hellish Rebuke
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Draw (13)

• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Cremate
• 1x Skeletal Scrying
• 1x You Are Already Dead
• 1x Damnable Pact
• 1x Outrageous Robbery
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rowan's Grim Search
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Hostile Negotiations
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Professor Onyx

Ramp (12)

• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Seance Board
• 1x Spoils of Evil
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Revel in Riches

Win-con (5)

• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Chain of Smog
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Hatred

Commander (1)

Land (34)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Demolition Field
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Fell Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Spymaster's Vault
• 1x Strip Mine
• 22x Swamp
• 1x Talon Gates of Madara
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Cave

Reanimator (5)

• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms

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Utility (9)

• 1x Duress
• 1x Mire's Toll
• 1x Undying Evil
• 1x Bladebrand
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Withering Boon
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star

Removal (7)

• 1x Font of Agonies
• 1x Ulcerate
• 1x You Are Already Dead
• 1x Cast Down
• 1x Grasp of Darkness
• 1x Sudden Edict
• 1x Ultimate Price

Land (2)

• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Terrain Generator

Interesting (1)

• 1x No Mercy

Ramp (1)

• 1x Rain of Filth

Reanimate (1)

• 1x Makeshift Mannequin

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Toshiro control deck: very simple in form, but a bit tricky to pull off. In broad strokes, here's what a game looks like:

Early: Ramp and let the game come to you. Everyone knows you're heavy on kill spells, but don't tick anyone off. Use your removal as a deterrent for attackers, and don't be too proactive unless an absolute problem creature hits the field or a known combo piece.

Mid: Break out Toshiro and utilize kill spells for card advantage (i.e., re-use what you've tossed into the graveyard during the early game), keep up on those land drops.

Late: Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor twice!, Shred Memory or draw into one of the 2CMC game-ending spells Exsanguinate or Torment of Hailfire

Tricky bonuses: Hatred could knock someone out with and unblocked Toshiro and some life to trade. False Cure is a delicious move, as is Tainted Strike on a 4/4 then using it again on another 4/4 with Toshiro to knock someone out.

As per the title: I generally go for spy novels, but it's unfair to not include Agatha Christie so long as we decide to collectively ignore the original--and then second pass at--titling this truly great book.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.53
Tokens	City's Blessing, Treasure
Folders	One color, one tribe, one color-specific strategy