Pain for Fame

Commander / EDH Mono-Black

saralach

Creature (27)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Butcher Ghoul
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gravedigger
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Sightless Ghoul
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Contamination
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Shadows of the Past

Artifact (10)

• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Totem
• 1x Sol Ring

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Unearth

Commander (1)

Land (33)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Strip Mine
• 23x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Instant (7)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

---

I always enjoy the villains of the story far more than the heroes. And in my games, the villain tends to win. This deck has a few ways to close out games, most of them dealing with the graveyard. Cards like Rest in Peace and Leyline of the Void hurt dearly, especially since black doesn't deal with enchantments.

We use an Undying combo with Yawgmoth, Butcher Ghoul, Sightless Ghoul, and/or Geralf's Messenger to draw out the deck and there are several free or low CMC rocks to keep us going. Use aristocrats like Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Syr Konrad, the Grim, and Ayara, First of Locthwain to close out games.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.87
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Insect 1/1 B, Morph 2/2 C, On an Adventure, Snake 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B
Folders	Suffering, yes?