Death's Playground

Commander / EDH Mono-Black

Virlym

Utility (26)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Gift of Doom
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Profane Memento
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Tenacious Underdog
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tribute to Horobi  ^Flip
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x War Room

Op (4)

• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Upgraded (17)

• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Grim Hireling
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Sacred Armory
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Sorceress Queen
• 1x Tetzimoc, Primal Death
• 1x Touch of Darkness
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol
• 1x Urborg

Control (8)

• 1x Baleful Mastery
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Praetor's Grasp
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Tutor (4)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Grim Tutor

Commander (1)

Ramp (12)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liquimetal Torque
• 1x Skyclave Relic
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Beats (5)

• 1x Filth
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Land (23)

• 19x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 4x Snow-Covered Swamp

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Maybeboard

Utility (22)

• 1x Arch of Orazca
• 1x Chaos Wand
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Fated Return
• 1x Forcefield
• 1x Ghastly Conscription
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Gravestorm
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Hedonist's Trove
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Lim-Dul the Necromancer
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nephalia Academy
• 1x Netherborn Altar
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Revenge of Ravens
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Trading Post
• 1x Wretched Confluence

Ramp (7)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Empowered Autogenerator
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Mind Stone

Control (21)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Consume the Meek
• 1x Dead Man's Chest
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Midnight Banshee
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Ritual of Soot
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament
• 1x Silence the Believers
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Withering Boon

Op (5)

• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Sorin Markov
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Land (1)

• 1x Drownyard Temple

Upgraded (16)

• 1x Barl's Cage
• 1x Distorting Lens
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Edifice of Authority
• 1x Endbringer
• 1x Guul Draz Assassin
• 1x Icy Manipulator
• 1x Karn, Silver Golem
• 1x Liquimetal Coating
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Predator, Flagship
• 1x Spinning Wheel
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Tooth of Chiss-Goria
• 1x Trip Noose

Beats (10)

• 1x Archfiend of Despair
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Erebos's Titan
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Mardu Strike Leader
• 1x Myojin of Night's Reach
• 1x Phylactery Lich
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator

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Fun and slightly competitive Horobi, Death's Wail EDH deck.

I find being able to change the game at will pretty fun. It's like being back on the playground and changing the rules of the game mid-way through to make it more enjoyable. That's what Horobi, Death's Wail provides; A way to change the rules of the game while playing.

The deck typically plays like a control deck. Control the board until you are comfortable enough to just take out your opponent(s) in a conventional manner. In group games, it becomes a political match where you are like a mercenary for hire. You don't want to get rid of everything, you just want to keep someone from spiraling out of control with power.

The deck refuses to use infinite combos. It used to follow the Duel Commander (French Commander) banned list, but it's not as popular anymore so I don't keep up with it. However, you could just make simple swaps like Sol Ring for Mind Stone if it matters to you. Some notable cards on the list are:

• ☥ Necropotence (legal as of 11/8/2016)
• ☥ Sensei's Divining Top
• ☥ Sol Ring
• ☥ Strip Mine
• ☥ Vampiric Tutor

Benefits from death:

• ☢ Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• ☢ Revel in Riches
• ☢ Profane Memento
• ☢ Mimic Vat
• ☢ Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• ☢ Necromancy
• ☢ Geth, Lord of the Vault

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Neat interactions:

With Horobi, Death's Wail, things that kill:

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1) Cauldron of Souls and Touch of Darkness become instant speed Plague Wind for a lot cheaper.
2) Sacred Armory and Mirage Mirror become a Murder for one less mana (and not color specific).
3) Dauthi Embrace and Tetzimoc, Primal Death become a Murder for less mana.
4) Liquimetal Torque, Liquimetal Coating, Sorceress Queen, Maze of Ith, and Urborg now have {T}: Destroy target creature.
5) other cards that can now spot kill: Hex Parasite, Profane Command, Shizo, Death's Storehouse, Sorin Markov, Liliana, the Last Hope, Unspeakable Symbol, and Tower of the Magistrate.
6) Grim Hireling becomes a Bone Splinters without having to sac a creature (X = 0 still targets), and it can generate some mana for you on occasion.

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Gift of Doom helps Horobi, Death's Wail get around their own ability as the morphing will allow you to attach the aura to Horobi, Death's Wail without targeting.

Possible fuel for it can come from Black Market Connections, Springjack Pasture, Mimic Vat, Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni, a recurring Tenacious Underdog, Liliana, the Last Hope, and the rat tokens from a flipped Tribute to Horobi  .

The Maybeboard consists of cards that were considered for the deck or have been removed for one reason or another. They're not necessarily worse cards, but just ones that aren't in the physical build of the deck. I've had the deck for a long time, and it's slowly been changed over the years based on new releases and the shifting meta. There's plenty of ways Horobi, Death's Wail can be built, so do what's fun for you. That's the real reason I've kept this deck for so long. It's not because it wins more often than not, it's because it's fun and reminds me of the playground days.

Thoughts? Suggestions? (If it's a suggestion for a card addition, please say what you would take out for it and why.)

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Top Ranked	Achieved #34 position overall 9 years ago
Date added	11 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.98
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Goat 0/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Rat Rogue 1/1 B, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
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