Gonti, Lord of ETB

Commander / EDH*

imagineercam

Etb (27)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Blood Seeker
• 1x Bloodhusk Ritualist
• 1x Bone Shredder
• 1x Brain Maggot
• 1x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Faceless Butcher
• 1x Gatekeeper of Malakir
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Kitesail Freebooter
• 1x Liliana's Shade
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Protection (3)

• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Supernatural Stamina

Sac (2)

• 1x Gatekeeper of Malakir
• 1x Merciless Executioner

Tokens (2)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Grave Titan

Ramp (12)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Heartless Summoning
• 1x Liliana's Shade
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Recursion (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Rescue from the Underworld
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One

Removal (5)

• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Bone Shredder
• 1x Faceless Butcher
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Shriekmaw

Discard (3)

• 1x Bloodhusk Ritualist
• 1x Brain Maggot
• 1x Kitesail Freebooter

Drain (2)

• 1x Blood Seeker
• 1x Geralf's Messenger

Sac outlet (2)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Ashnod's Altar

Finisher (1)

• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Commander (1)

Etb synergy (8)

• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Portcullis
• 1x Rescue from the Underworld
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Supernatural Stamina

Draw (6)

• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Kheru Mind-Eater
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Wipe (4)

• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Land (2)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Tutor (2)

• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier

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I was drawn to Gonti, Lord of Luxury because he offers you intel, card selection, and pseudo card draw (that's resistant to wheel effects!) all on one ETB trigger. I decided to build a deck around abusing ETB triggers. The easiest way to do this in black is through graveyard recursion but we will also utilize some bounce with a mono black big mana package to be able to recast anything that's bounced.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	55
Avg. CMC	3.85
Tokens	Copy Clone, Energy Reserve, Harpy 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B