How bout Makeshift Mannequin and Necromancy to the mix? I would also add Gray Merchant of Asphodel in this build.

Classic_JP I like all of the suggestions, I may have to get rid of Goryo's Vengeance for one of them, but I am still trying to figure out what is lacking in value for the deck. What do you think I should replace?

I would cut:Descent into Madness , Forsaken Wastes (it counters your kokusho), Gloom , Tourach's Chant , Dark Betrayal , Goryo's Vengeance , Rain of Filth , Black Vise , Smokestack for now.

I think the 3 major things missing to your deck right now are:

• Utility creatures and creatures that have good synergy with your commander.
• Mana ramp/rocks
• More graveyard recursion, to interact with Kokusho.

First things coming to mind are: Abyssal Gatekeeper , Fleshbag Marauder , Solemn Simulacrum , Burnished Hart , Vampire Nighthawk , Sol Ring , Expedition Map , Animate Dead , Dance of the Dead , Profane Command .

With more research There are many more to add, but maybe that's not the way you wanted to play the deck.

Good luck with building your deck, that's a really mean commander! :P

Rocking some pretty pricey cards here. How much use do you get out of Tainted AEther ? Been thinking about using it in my I will kill you till you die.

Maybe Chainer, Dementia Master for reanimation? Sac Kuko or Grey, bring them back, sac them again. Whole table can be killed.

freezerboy it almost never affects me in the fact I almost never see it activate on me, in your deck it may not be as good just based on your creature count. I do really like the control it provides though.

I'd debated on putting it in my Marchesa, the Black Rose control deck Under My Thumb, but I figured that her ability would be a poor interaction with Tainted AEther . The deck has minimal creatures, but a ton of control spells so as long as I didn't have any +1/+1 counters on them it would be useful to keep opponents from playing creatures while I can take control of the ones one the battlefield.