Yawgmoth's Blight

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Combo Mono-Black Multiplayer

Leonantti

Creature (28)

• 1x Butcher Ghoul
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Draugr Necromancer
• 1x Dream Devourer
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Forsaken Miner
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Lord Skitter, Sewer King
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Midnight Banshee
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sengir Autocrat
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Land (34)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 20x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Cave
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Instant (9)

• 1x Baleful Mastery
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Szat's Will
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Vraska's Fall
• 1x Withering Boon
• 1x Withering Torment

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Blood on the Snow
• 1x Infectious Inquiry
• 1x Insatiable Avarice
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Phyresis Outbreak
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Yawgmoth's Vile Offering

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Relic Vial
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Funeral Room / Awakening Hall
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Oubliette

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"You know, one good thing about the Blight is how it brings people together."

• Alistair, Dragon Age: Origins

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician is no doubt one of the best sac outlets ever printed. His first ability not only gives you a card for a small price of 1 life and sacrificing another creature but you also get to throw another creature a -1/-1 counter that can weaken or kill it. His second ability, proliferate, is not used so much by this deck but under the right circumstances it can also be really strong.

Aim of this deck is to control the board by summoning Yawgmoth and deal out -1/-1 counters to creatures your opponents control by sacrificing your fodder creatures (Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder is INSANE value with Yawgmoth and Nest of Scarabs is almost broken with him). You can either keep opponents' creatures off the board and run through with your creatures, or you can drain them off their life by comboing undying creatures with Yawgmoth's -1/-1 counters and effects from Vindictive Vampire or Bastion of Remembrance. Another funny way to win is to play Ichor Rats and start proliferating the counters opponents get.

Weaknesses of this deck are that it's not high on recursion or non-creature removal. Usually I've not had need for removal when I keep sacking creatures and drawing cards, the -1/-1 counters have turned out to be quite effective way to control the board. Also my philosophy with the deck not having much recursion is based on flavor that Yawgmoth does not care for the stuff that ends up in the graveyard: he gets the use he needs and is done with it then.

Also I am on purpose not playing many tutor effects in this deck 'coss otherwise winning would feel too easy if I could always search for the combo pieces. It would also make the matches feel too same. By excluding cards like Demonic Tutor, Diabolic Tutor, Diabolic Intent, Vampiric Tutor I make room for other cards I would not normally play in my decks and it makes this deck feel different from my other decks that have black mana in them.

This deck originally was supposed to focus around the wither mechanic but much of the time that did not do anything since I ended up not attacking much with my creatures. I could return to it by rebuilding some parts of the deck differently or if it gets more support in the future.

Neat tricks you can do with this deck:

• Nest of Scarabs comboes brokenly with Yawgmoth, with both on the field you can keep on drawing cards as long as you have targets for the -1/-1 counters or you have enough life. It also comboes incredibly with Midnight Banshee or Black Sun's Zenith.
• Tainted Strike is a cool combat trick that often kills one player but you can also use it to kill all your opponents if you target Syr Konrad, the Grim or Vindictive Vampire with it and then sacrifice 10 other creatures!
• Pitiless Plunderer combined with Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder allows you to almost play all your creature spells or draw almost your whole deck when they are on the field together with Yawgmoth.

Cards have been grouped by custom order.

Suggestions for better cards and comments on the deck are welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #63 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #34 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Casual 5 years ago
Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.41
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Insect 1/1 B, Serf 0/1 B, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch, Thrull 0/1 B, Thrull 1/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
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