Heart of Darkness Challenge - The Horror

Commander / EDH Bracket 3 Casual Counters Horror Theme/Gimmick Transform

Andramalech

Creature (34)

• 1x Ancient Cellarspawn
• 1x Captain N'ghathrod
• 1x Chained Throatseeker
• 1x Cloistered Youth  ^Flip
• 1x Consuming Aberration
• 1x Crawling Chorus
• 1x Deathbonnet Sprout  ^Flip
• 1x Demolisher Spawn
• 1x Despoiler of Souls
• 1x Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
• 1x Fleshwrither
• 1x Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
• 1x Gulping Scraptrap
• 1x Gurgling Anointer
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Horrid Shadowspinner
• 1x Loam Dryad
• 1x Ludevic's Test Subject  ^Flip
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Overlord of the Balemurk
• 1x Overlord of the Floodpits
• 1x Plague Stinger
• 1x Reaper of Sheoldred
• 1x Ridged Kusite
• 1x Screaming Swarm
• 1x Silent Hallcreeper
• 1x Sludge Monster
• 1x Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
• 1x Thing in the Ice  ^Flip
• 1x Uchuulon
• 1x Ulvenwald Captive  ^Flip
• 1x Vashta Nerada
• 1x Zellix, Sanity Flayer

Artifact (3)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Visage of Dread  ^Flip

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hidden Grotto
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Dark Deal
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Infectious Inquiry
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Noxious Assault
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Phyresis Outbreak
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Thirsting Roots
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Windfall

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Demonic Vigor
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Mirri's Guile
• 1x Necrogen Communion
• 1x Norn's Decree
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Ripples of Undeath

Instant (6)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Aspirant's Ascent
• 1x Infectious Bite
• 1x Prologue to Phyresis
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Vraska's Fall

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Maybeboard

Land (1)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat

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This deck is a cited commitment to a challenge from kamarupa.

My choice of construction is a Sans-Red ({W}{U}{B}{G}) build to capitalize on the most Horror creatures as possible.

Ultimately, the best candidate for the challenge is Atraxa, Praetors' Voice.

Theme

"..Build a Horror (typal) deck. at least 25% of the deck must be creatures. Only include creatures that have the Horror type.,"

With this rule in mind, I've recently taken to creating EDH decks that follow almost these exact parameters. I'll take the challenge as literally as I can, and try to align some serious synergy.. but first, I have to align at least this first part as an EDH deck. Because how else would you reliably represent the chosen creature type?

So many decks online are using Captain N'gathrod and I would prefer to use something more peculiar and unique.

At the same time, I wonder if anyone has looked at Atraxa, Praetors' Voice as a Horror Typal Commander?

In the same vein, what about Old Stickfingers? There's a ton of possibilities. Narrowing that down will take a sincere focus. Whose gonna make the cut?

Time to get Horrible!

I feel like you have to make a crummy joke something something Ancient Cellarspawn oh I've got it! Linkin Park CRAWWWWWWLING IN NNNNN MY SKINNNNNNNN- okay now that we've gotten that out of our collective systems.

"..You may choose the format. For added fun, I think Balaam__ and I should act as 'judges' and give your brew a score on a 1-10 scale..."

Oh, I've already mentioned this part. Still worth mentioning that it seems like these two individuals have a heavy influence on the site. These deck building challenges are amazing and I love having any opportunity to participate.

Construction

The deck has to function within the confines of rules set out prior to construction began, and the challenge is more or less an opportunity to present a labor of love for the aforementioned and Balaam__ as judges to the end results.

Discussion

There's going to be so much to discuss here and I'm thrilled that I accepted the challenge. I'm going to take the chance while building this to really try and think about what I need in order to succeed.

Otherwise, I'll see at least two of you in the comments giving me my report card. Everyone else is welcome to chime in, too.

Date added	6 days
Last updated	4 days
Exclude colors	WUBGC
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Copy Clone, Horror, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C
Folders	Commander/EDH