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Vish Kal, Bloody Menace

Commander / EDH

loopgru


Orzhov EDH

This has shifted around a lot- originally a Teysa OS combo deck, I found that too durdly- you basically sit there trying not to die until you hit Darkest Hour or a tutor for it and then announce "I win". Not terribly satisfying.

Vish is a whole different beast. He still has all of the nasty B/W utility and bombs, but he is a game-ending threat in his own right. This version is a bit goodstuff, but really just focuses on ramping him out before the game gets too old and leveraging his strengths.

Notable strategies and synergies:

  • Phyrexian Devourer + unblocked Vish = Dead
  • Phyrexian Devourer + Rite of Consumption + Vish = Dead
  • Thornbite Staff + Hell's Caretaker = Infinite ETB / ETG triggers
  • Thornbite Staff + Preacher = All You Can Eat Buffet for Vish
  • Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood = infinite drain

Ramp- This deck relies very heavily on quickly ramping rocks and artifact dorks into Black mid-game ramp. Vish is an expensive commander and the curve is pretty aggressive here, but this also lets us play with silly expensive curve toppers.

Heavy reanimation- having an effective sac outlet in the command zone has its advantages. Lots of ETB/ETG shenanigans, lots of graveyard games, lots of sac outlets and shenanigans.

Shenanigans- Kozilek is here specifically as a protection against GY hate. Entomb for Kozilek in response to Bojuka Bog is among the most amusing things ever.

I tried swapping this out for a Karlov build for a while, but in the end came back home to Vish. Karlov is great and probably more spiky, but Vish holds his own in non-competitive circles already and is just frankly more fun.

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Date added 10 years
Last updated 8 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

16 - 0 Mythic Rares

32 - 0 Rares

21 - 0 Uncommons

13 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.82
Tokens Bat 1/1 B, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders Orzhov, BW, EDH
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