The Price of Power

Commander / EDH Sacrifice Tokens WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (33)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Body Launderer
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Demon of Catastrophes
• 1x Doomed Dissenter
• 1x Doomed Traveler
• 1x Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
• 1x Eradicator Valkyrie
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Fleshtaker
• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hallowed Spiritkeeper
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation  ^Flip
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Fell Rites
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Seraph of the Scales
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Tithe Taker
• 1x Twilight Drover
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Fallen Ideal
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Greed
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Spirit Bonds
• 1x Worship

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Fumigate
• 1x Increasing Devotion
• 1x Lingering Souls
• 1x Martial Coup
• 1x Rite of Oblivion
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Vindicate

Artifact (4)

• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 12x Plains
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Shineshadow Snarl
• 16x Swamp
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Instant (5)

• 1x Afterlife Insurance
• 1x Despark
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Village Rites

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Creature (3)

• 1x Baron Bertram Graywater
• 1x Indebted Spirit
• 1x Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

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Hello, your presence is expected. We set this meeting up as you've expressed your interest in joining the ranks of the Orzhov Synd...I mean the Orzhov Church. We've noticed your skill is great and could be of use. You would need to be welcomed by our leader, Teysa Karlov, and of course pay a small price upfront. I'm sure once you see what we can offer, we'll be able to find a deal that is mutually beneficial to both of us.

Your Devoted Underlings

We make it no secret here that the Orzhov are hierarchical. Everyone here has a role and plays it. The role of underlings is to work for the leaders of the guild. You see, to do business with us they need to sign contracts. Those contracts do incur debt which can include both body and soul. This gives us a powerful army to deploy quickly. Take a look how we can make underlings to work for you with Grave Titan, Hallowed Spiritkeeper, Doomed Traveler, Orzhov Enforcer, Reassembling Skeleton, Seraph of the Scales, Doomed Sissenter, Tithe Taker, Twilight Drover, Increasing Devotion, Lingering Souls, Court of Grace, Field of Souls, and Spawning Pit *list*.

Aristocrats

Those higher on the payroll function as outlets. They can get the most out of the underlings through either money or, if need be, blood. Both are currency that can be exchanged for power and wealth. Indeed, the deaths of your underlings doesn't have to be an inconvenience, it can be a boon! To show you how to gain from another's loss, you need to meet our aristocrats. Carrion Feeder, Eradicator Valkyrie, Erebos, Bleak-Hearted, God-Eternal Bontu, Razaketh, the Foulblooded, Sidisi, Undead Vizier, Woe Strider, Fleshtaker, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and Westvale Abbey  .

Payday

In the Orzhov, nothing is as beautiful as seeing all your hard work pay off. Our mistress Teysa Karlov can double your payoffs if she sees them.

Besides our leader, you'll need payoffs if you're to win. Blood and money are all well and good, but you must be able to use them to increase your power. Some payoffs are also our aristocrats, such as Erebos, Bleak-Hearted to name one. Others that lean more into being payoffs themselves are Drivnod, Carnage Dominus, Athreos, God of Passage, Body Launderer, Grim Haruspex, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Liliana, Heretical Healer  , Massacre Wurm, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled, Pitiless Plunderer, Zulaport Cutthroat, Bastion of Remembrance, Dictate of Erebos, Grave Pact, and Martyr's Bond.

Profitable Tools

When you have wealth and power, others will naturally challenge you for it. To meet these challenges, we also have a toolbox of things to allow you to continue the natural, established order.

Crypt Ghast and Smothering Tithe can allow you to outspend your foes.

Village Rites, Plumb the Forbidden, and plain old Greed can give you an advantage if you're willing to pay the price.

To off individual targets, look for Despark, Fracture, Rite of Oblivion, Vindicate. For groups try Fumigate Damnation, or Martial Coup, with Damn serving as a bridge between the two.

Unburial Rites and Priest of Fell Rites can revive your underlings to continue their service. Afterlife Insurance will allow their spirits at least.

Anointed Procession and Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation   can allow you to grow your number of followers by a large amount. Use them to sacrifice for your own ends or overwhelm your opponents.

Lastly, Worship can keep you alive, even if all you have if one spirit or zombie to your name.

Kill List

A list of those Teysa has put in their place

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Thanks for reading and looking at my deck. This deck is an aristocrat deck that uses creature deaths to generate big effects. Feel free to comment or look at my other decks!

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Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.46
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Goat 0/1 W, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Monarch Emblem, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B