Commander: Sengir, the Dark Baron

Commander / EDH Casual Deathtouch Goad Pillow Fort UBR (Grixis) Vorthos

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Land (35)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Contaminated Aquifer
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Geothermal Bog
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Ice Tunnel
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Raucous Theater
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Sulfurous Mire
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Undercity Sewers
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Xander's Lounge

Goad (8)

• 1x Bloodthirsty Blade
• 1x Disrupt Decorum
• 1x Geode Rager
• 1x Ghoulish Impetus
• 1x Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Maestros Confluence
• 1x Red Death, Shipwrecker

Tutor (8)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Ringsight
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Vampire (20)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Bloodthirsty Conqueror
• 1x Captivating Vampire
• 1x Creeping Bloodsucker
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Duskmantle Seer
• 1x Henrika Domnathi  ^Flip
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Nightveil Predator
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Stromkirk Captain
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Vein Drinker
• 1x Veinwitch Coven
• 1x Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats

Removal (12)

• 1x Captivating Vampire
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Geyadrone Dihada
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Maestros Confluence
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Vein Drinker

Draw (9)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Duskmantle Seer
• 1x Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Stormfist Crusader
• 1x Twilight Prophet

Drain (7)

• 1x Creeping Bloodsucker
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Duskmantle Seer
• 1x Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
• 1x Geyadrone Dihada
• 1x Stormfist Crusader
• 1x Twilight Prophet

Commanders (2)

Ramp (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Red Death, Shipwrecker
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thought Vessel

Utility (11)

• 1x Bloodthirsty Conqueror
• 1x Crawlspace
• 1x Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Geyadrone Dihada
• 1x Maestros Confluence
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Veinwitch Coven
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Counter (6)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery

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Stay a while and listen. [Everything is better when read in the voice of Deckard Cain]

Baron Sengir is one of the most ruthless and disgusting creatures to ever walk the planes in MTG, using his thirst for power to guide him into manipulating everything around him to attaining all he desires.

When I first saw Sengir, the Dark Baron revealed, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, an absolute travesty to the character, PARTNER?. Mono-black? I was really hoping that he would have been in Grixis colors, just look at his Castle Sengir. While mono black isn't exactly a huge upset for me as I was expecting it, what I wasn't expecting was Partner... In what world would the Baron ever become partners with anyone? He doesn't share power! He rips it away from others. Why doesn't he give benefit to vampire tribal anymore? Atleast he doesn't cost 7 anymore...

Ever since I saw the artwork revealed on an episode of the Command Zone, I said I would build the new Sengir deck, no matter what his ability, but I have to say I was very disappointed. So after many weeks of bitching and moaning I decided I am still going to build it.

Sengir, the Dark Baron is just begging to be a voltron/ aristocrat deck, and that is boring AF, and while this is likely the best strategy for him, it just doesn't interest me. I decided I am going to build the Baron the way I think his character would be like, Grixis and manipulation.

Enter Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist *f-etch*, have you ever seen a card more representing of Dracula's Igor? Ludevic isn't a partner, he is a servant providing to his master. Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist *f-etch* also provides hints of the Dark Baron's diabolical plans, in rewarding those who hurt his enemies, and that is the strategy of the deck. The Baron's strength comes in pitting his enemies against each other, while he sits back and absorbs the power of their fallen souls. So this deck focuses on a forced combat, board control, and pillow fort.

Command Strategy: The Dark Baron is going to gain his power by forcing his enemies to kill each other, as their creatures die his strength increases, as his opponents perish, the Baron breathes new life. We facilitate this strategy by using the forced attack mechanics from cards like Disrupt Decorum, Maestros Confluence, Kardur, Doomscourge, Geode Rager, and Bloodthirsty Blade. I absolutely love the goad mechanic, and I can't wait for more of these cards to get printed! While we try to force our enemies to attack each other, we also want to incentivize them to do so on their own, with cards like Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist *f-etch*, and Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant, and of course if they don't follow our plans and attack our enemies we will turn them into vampires with Captivating Vampire, Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet, and Olivia Voldaren. We throw in a little Crawlspace and No Mercy just to make sure it's a little harder to attack us, because we don't want to disturb the Baron, he is busy entertaining and hosting other powerful nobles!

Vampire Subtheme: The original Baron Sengir was the first vampire lord, and while he isn't credited with being the first vampire in the lore of MTG, he will always be in my opinion, the first, and so the Baron will surround himself with his kind, the combination of First strike and Deathtouch vampires (Nighthawk Scavenger, Vampire Nighthawk, Nightveil Predator, and Stromkirk Captain) make for a unappealing board to attack into.

I like to consider this deck optimized jank, but honestly after playing it so many times, I am starting to realize that the strategy is extremely strong, especially in my meta, as my play group typically likes to build up their board state, but wait to make a move until they believe they can win.

I am still always on the prowl for suggestions to make the deck more fun!

Top Ranked	Achieved #53 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #42 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Pillow Fort 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Vorthos 3 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 0 Mythic Rares 54 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, City's Blessing, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure, Vampire 2/2 B, Vampire */* B
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