John Wick, Baba Yaga

Commander / EDH Budget Control Mono-Black Spellslinger Voltron

Asgeren

Instant (38)

• 1x Aphotic Wisps
• 1x Bile Blight
• 1x Black Sun's Twilight
• 1x Blood Pact
• 1x Cling to Dust
• 1x Consume the Meek
• 1x Cremate
• 1x Dark Bargain
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Defile
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Drag to the Underworld
• 1x Feign Death
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Heartless Act
• 1x Hostile Negotiations
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Liliana's Triumph
• 1x Moonlight Bargain
• 1x Necrologia
• 1x Not Dead After All
• 1x Price of Fame
• 1x Rowan's Grim Search
• 1x Shred Memory
• 1x Slaughter Pact
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Succumb to Temptation
• 1x Supernatural Stamina
• 1x Szat's Will
• 1x Thrilling Encore
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Ultimate Price
• 1x Undying Malice
• 1x Vendetta
• 1x Victim of Night
• 1x Vraska's Fall
• 1x Wretched Confluence

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strata Scythe
• 1x Victory Chimes
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Creature (9)

• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Gravebreaker Lamia
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Lorcan, Warlock Collector
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Oriq Loremage
• 1x Sangromancer

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Null Profusion

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blighted Fen
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 29x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Read the Bones

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Maybeboard

Instant (8)

• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Hellish Rebuke
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Terror
• 1x Vona's Hunger
• 1x You Are Already Dead

Creature (5)

• 1x Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
• 1x Kamber, the Plunderer
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Sedgemoor Witch
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator

Artifact (3)

• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Sphinx-Bone Wand
• 1x Vorpal Sword

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Sign in Blood

Land (1)

• 1x Detection Tower

Enchantment (1)

• 1x The Eldest Reborn

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Budget Challenge: Black Spellslinger Deck

This deck is part of a budget challenge to build an optimised deck for around 30€ - I saw another deck Baba Yaga, the Boogyman comparing Toshiro to John Wick, which I thought was spot on! - and wanted to build that theme on a budget, but with more of a spellslinger vibe having John Wick kill anything that gets in his way and stabbing opponents with Strata Scythe or ramming them with Lashwrithe!

{B} STRATEGY {B}

Even though this is unusual for mono-black, this is indeed a spellslinger deck.

The sky is blue, water is wet and John Wick will kill anyone who stands in his way. - These are facts of life that everyone knows.

And as such our opponents will be hesitant in attacking us when they see we have mana up, since they know that at least one kill spell is waiting.

Mr. Wick's strength lies not in his skill at killing, but his skill at knowing when to kill - by making an example out of anyone attacking us or killing blockers before Mr. Wick swings in with lethal commander damage. {B}

{B} NOTABLE CARDS {B}

• Thrilling Encore This card can win you games, especially if you cast a Mutilate or set off a Nevinyrral's Disk beforehand. <3

• Victory Chimes is a special card in this deck as it gives us mana each turn to cast all these wonderful instant spells.

• Shred Memory Great budget tutor! Finds many important cards like Exsanguinate.

{B} WINNING THE GAME {B}

This deck is mostly defensive until we see our opening and then we let Mr. Wick do his thing Strata Scythe or let him get into his Lashwrithe - to stab and ram down our enemies. Or we could cast a Bubbling Muck into a huge Exsanguinate to finish everyone off.

WHY PLAY THIS DECK?

“Tell them all. Whoever comes, Whoever it is, I'll kill them. I'll kill them all.” - John Wick

Top Ranked	Achieved #35 position overall 6 months ago Achieved #33 position in Commander / EDH 6 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Voltron 6 months ago
Date added	8 months
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	25 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.88
Tokens	Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Thrull 0/1 B, Wicked
Folders	My decks