Wyll, Harbinger of the Absolute End

Commander / EDH* BR (Rakdos) Budget Combo Cycling Horror Nightmare Theme/Gimmick

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Creature (37)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Bloodbraid Marauder
• 1x Boggart Trawler  ^Flip
• 1x Brallin, Skyshark Rider  ^Flip
• 1x Cragsmasher Yeti
• 1x Dark Apostle
• 1x Drannith Stinger
• 1x Eldrazi Ravager
• 1x Enterprising Scallywag
• 1x Flamekin Herald
• 1x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Gloomfang Mauler
• 1x Hollow One
• 1x Igneous Pouncer
• 1x Irencrag Pyromancer
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Lava Serpent
• 1x Mad Ratter
• 1x Oliphaunt
• 1x Pinnacle Monk  ^Flip
• 1x Quakefoot Cyclops
• 1x Rampaging Spiketail
• 1x Rampaging War Mammoth
• 1x Rooting Moloch
• 1x Ruin Grinder
• 1x Sanctuary Smasher
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x The Balrog of Moria
• 1x Troll of Khazad-dum
• 1x Trumpeting Carnosaur
• 1x Twinshot Sniper
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Viconia, Drow Apostate
• 1x Vile Manifestation
• 1x Void Beckoner
• 1x Wasteland Scorpion
• 1x Yidaro, Wandering Monster

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Go for Blood
• 1x Grave Upheaval
• 1x Lay Waste
• 1x Living End
• 1x Razaketh's Rite
• 1x Slice and Dice
• 1x Sundering Eruption  ^Flip
• 1x Sweltering Suns
• 1x Wander in Death

Instant (9)

• 1x Easy Prey
• 1x Expunge
• 1x Fell the Profane  ^Flip
• 1x Molten Frame
• 1x Poison the Cup
• 1x Shredded Sails
• 1x Starstorm
• 1x Suspended Sentence
• 1x Swat

Land (32)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the Glorified
• 13x Mountain
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice

Artifact (3)

• 1x Brass's Tunnel-Grinder  ^Flip
• 1x Cryptcaller Chariot
• 1x Fluctuator

Commanders (2)

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Dying to Serve
• 1x Lightning Rift
• 1x Tectonic Reformation
• 1x The Creation of Avacyn
• 1x The Cruelty of Gix
• 1x Unpredictable Cyclone

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Creature (3)

• 1x Dark Apostle
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Gurgling Anointer

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This is the first draft of a deck built around Living End.

The idea is to tutor or draw into one of my cascade enablers. The options that we have include Flamekin Herald, Bloodbraid Marauder, Dark Apostle. By opting to not include any other spell with less than 2 mana besides Living End, each of these cascade enablers guarantee that I'll be able to cascade into Living End should I cast my commanders, Wyll, Blade of Frontiers or Cultist of the Absolute, or Bloodblade Marauder on the off chance I meet his delirium requirement.

In the meantime, this deck intends to set itself up for a big Living End play by cycling through most of its big creature lineup, either for lands or for extra card draw. Admittedly, cycling is a very passive ability that doesn't add to the board, so I opted to shore up my defenses with various discard and draw payoffs.

Dying to Serve, Mad Ratter, and Cryptcaller Chariot can clog the field with various chump blockers, while Archfiend of Ifnir, Irencrag Pyromancer, and Lightning Rift can function as consistent sources of creature removal as the deck spins its wheels.

Drannith Stinger, Glint-Horn Buccaneer, and Brallin, Skyshark Rider   can all chip in for incremental damage, while Brallin and Vile Manifestation can turn into large threats that need to be answered.

The cool thing about this deck is that it can still function without having to cast Living End. Not popping off with it isn't the end of the world, ironically enough.

Note: I will definitely touch up the mana base, but right now I just want to get the concept of the deck out there and see what people think.

Also this deck was inspired by a deck-building challenge hosted by a YouTuber named Subcutaneous Snail. One of the winning decks was a Viconia, Drow Apostate/Tavern Brawler deck that also centered around cycling. I essentially took that idea and changed up the commanders for the Living End payoff to work.

Date added	5 days
Last updated	4 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.16
Tokens	Foretell, Ogre 3/3 R, Rat 1/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B