Madness, At Any Cost.

Commander / EDH Control Mono-Black Multiplayer Reanimator Stax Suicide Black

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Creature (28)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dire Fleet Ravager
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sangromancer
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Contamination
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Gate to Phyrexia
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Nether Void
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x The Abyss
• 1x Wound Reflection

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Instant (4)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind

Land (30)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Diamond Valley
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x High Market
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 21x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

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Sideboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Kuon, Ogre Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Mogis's Marauder
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact (4)

• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Gauntlet of Power

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x Sadistic Glee
• 1x Strands of Night

Land (2)

• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Wasteland

Instant (4)

• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Plunge into Darkness
• 1x Withering Boon

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Entreat the Dead
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Phyrexian Tribute

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The goal of this deck? The objective? The win con? To become one with madness. To embrace the whisper in your mind, the laughter, the screams, the pure darkness that resides within us all... and drag everyone with you.

Sacrifice outlets:

Altar of Dementia || Diamond Valley || Phyrexian Altar || Ashnod's Altar || Disciple of Griselbrand || High Market || Ghoulcaller Gisa || Spawning Pit

Sacrificial offerings:

Bloodghast || Gray Merchant of Asphodel || Solemn Simulacrum || Kokusho, the Evening Star || Reassembling Skeleton || Wurmcoil Engine || Bitterblossom || Massacre Wurm || Bitterblossom || Dreadhorde Invasion

How to fill up the graveyards:

Entomb || Buried Alive || Sword of Body and Mind || Altar of Dementia || Mindcrank

Tutors:

Diabolic Intent || Demonic Tutor || Vampiric Tutor || Rune-Scarred Demon || Grim Tutor || Entomb || Buried Alive || Imperial Seal

Draw engines:

Dark Prophecy || Disciple of Bolas || Bloodgift Demon || Phyrexian Arena

Mana acceleration:

Crypt Ghast || Black Market || Cabal Coffers || Extraplanar Lens || Nirkana Revenant

Life gaining:

Exquisite Blood || Sangromancer || Blood Artist || Falkenrath Noble || Disciple of Bolas || Disciple of Griselbrand || Exsanguinate || Gray Merchant of Asphodel || Kokusho, the Evening Star

Stax effects:

The Abyss || Nether Void || Contamination || Grave Pact

Stax resources:

Bitterblossom || Gate to Phyrexia || Bloodghast || Bloodsoaked Champion || Ghoulcaller Gisa || Reassembling Skeleton || Wurmcoil Engine || Soldevi Adnate

Known Combos

Chainer, Dementia Master + Massacre Wurm + Sacrifice outlet.

Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Sacrifice outlet

Chainer, Dementia Master + Rings of Brighthearth or Illusionist's Bracers

Massacre Wurm + Sudden Spoiling

Chainer, Dementia Master + Sudden Spoiling Use on your own creatures in case Chainer becomes the target of a kill spell. This way you keep whatever creatures you've brought back since he loses all abilities.

Crypt Ghast + Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief

Contamination + Bitterblossom Or Bloodsoaked Champion ~ Bloodghast

Bitterblossom + Dark Prophecy + sacrifice outlet. Even better with Grave Pact or Black Market

Sangromancer + Grave Pact + sacrifice outlet

Buried Alive + Victimize

Strionic Resonator Perfect with Grey Merchant of Asphodel || Massacre Wurm || Wurmcoil Engine || Grave Titan and a lot of other creatures in this build.

Madness is in us all.. you've just got to let it out.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 1 Mythic Rares 43 - 17 Rares 17 - 6 Uncommons 3 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.39
Tokens	City's Blessing, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Harpy 1/1 B, Human 2/2 G, Morph 2/2 C, Wolf 2/2 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B
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