Braids, My Beloved

Commander / EDH Mono-Black

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Creature (21)

• 1x Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal  ^Flip
• 1x Archon of Cruelty
• 1x Bloodletter of Aclazotz
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
• 1x Magus of the Will
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Marionette Apprentice
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Opposition Agent
• 1x Orcish Bowmasters
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Ravenloft Adventurer
• 1x Rottenmouth Viper
• 1x Scourge of the Skyclaves
• 1x Sedgemoor Witch
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Unstoppable Slasher
• 1x Viscera Seer

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Beseech the Mirror
• 1x Breach the Multiverse
• 1x Chain of Smog
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Fraying Omnipotence
• 1x Insatiable Avarice
• 1x Persist
• 1x Rush of Dread
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Unearth

Land (36)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Ebon Stronghold
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 3x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Spymaster's Vault
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 14x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Instant (8)

• 1x Baleful Mastery
• 1x Body Count
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Fatal Push
• 1x Feed the Serpent
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Songs of the Damned

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Professor Onyx
• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Coveted Jewel
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 1x Helm of Obedience
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The One Ring
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Carnival of Souls
• 1x Chthonian Nightmare
• 1x Heartless Summoning
• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Warlock Class

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Creature (2)

• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Glint-Sleeve Siphoner

Artifact (2)

• 1x Conversion Apparatus
• 1x Stone Idol Generator

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Current obsession.

Mono-B deck lead by Braids, Arisen Nightmare. Fell in love with this card at the onset, managed to 7-2 a draft on Arena with her on Arena. I was able to buy a physical copy off my roommate when we prereleased Dominaria United cause it was his promo; I got Aether Channeler

Anyhoo, drawing 3 and dealing 6 a turn as a floor feels pretty good; cause who doesn't like drawing cards? Definitely feels like on of my stronger decks being built with just what I had on hand. Think I want to bling it out/make it more competitive eventually.

Features alot of cards from the Baldur's Gate set 'cause we drafted a box.

edits 9/23/24

I'm wanting to take the deck in a more "competitive"? direction? I feel it checks that mark of drawing cards off Braids but doesn't have any great ways of finishing the game or finishing off opponents. I want the deck to be more belchery in that it has explosive plays to take out a/all player(s). My thinking is fine tuning life loss combos Bloodletter of Aclazotz + any "lose half life rouned up" effect and one-shot combos like Duathi Voidwalker + Helm of Obedience.

Date added	11 months
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.22
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Copy Clone, Dungeon: Undercity, Energy Reserve, Myr 1/1 C, Orc Army, Pest 1/1 BG, Servo 1/1 C, Skeleton 4/1 B, The Initiative, Treasure