Mad Macar's Morality Tale

Commander / EDH Affinity Combo Control Mono-Black Tokens

Grimaldii

Creature (17)

• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Black Oak of Odunos
• 1x Blightsteel Colossus
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Disciple of the Vault
• 1x Helldozer
• 1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Priest of Yawgmoth
• 1x Reiver Demon
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Land (36)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scrying Sheets
• 26x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (35)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Blinkmoth Urn
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Clock of Omens
• 1x Darksteel Forge
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Ebony Horse
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Heartstone
• 1x Honor-Worn Shaku
• 1x Icy Manipulator
• 1x Jandor's Saddlebags
• 1x Kormus Bell
• 1x Krark-Clan Ironworks
• 1x Mycosynth Lattice
• 1x Nightmare Lash
• 1x Orb of Dreams
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Puppet Strings
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Silverskin Armor
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Springleaf Drum
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Static Orb
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Voltaic Key
• 1x Witches' Eye

Instant (2)

• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Tendrils of Corruption

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Consume Spirit
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Netherborn Phalanx
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Steel Hellkite

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Sorin Markov

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Eldrazi Conscription
• 1x Grave Pact

Artifact (6)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Erratic Portal
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Hair-Strung Koto
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Thornbite Staff

Instant (2)

• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Shred Memory

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Dimir Machinations
• 1x Sorin's Vengeance

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King Macar, the Gold-Cursed - Mono-Black Control

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"Give me, says he (nor thought he ask'd too much),That with my body whatsoe'er I touch,Changed from the nature which it held of old,May be converted into yellow gold.'"

Introduction

Attempting a mono-black control here, with heavy utilization of artifacts, metalcraft, affinity etc.

Basic strategy is to abuse King Macar with tapping and untapping effects, and making use of traditional mono-black ramp with assistance from the gold tokens to play a massive Exsanguinate or a bomb like Blightsteel Colossus

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"The ready slaves prepare a sumptuous board, Spread with rich dainties for their happy lord; Whose powerful hands the bread no sooner hold, But its whole substance is transformed to gold:"

Tapping/Untapping

Clock of Omens with a gold token available, can also add Silverskin Armor on Macar

Paradise Mantle + Umbral Mantle + King Macar, the Gold-Cursed

Puppet Strings + Krark-Clan Ironworks + King Macar, the Gold-Cursed

Silverskin Armor on Macar with Voltaic Key

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"O father Bacchus, I have sinn'd,' be cried, And foolishly thy gracious gift applied; Thy pity now, repeating, I implore, O may I feel the golden plague no more!'"

Other Combos / Interactions / Win Conditions

Magus of the Coffers + Umbral Mantle/Sword of the Paruns into Consume Spirit /Exsanguinate/ Drain Life

Wound Reflection + Blood Tribute

Spine of Ish Sah + Priest of Yawgmoth

Amulet of Vigor + Orb of Dreams to trigger inspired creatures

Bit too unfair, but with any of the untapping combos and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Kormus Bell out, King Macar can also exile lands.

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Musings

Any advice is welcome!

Not sure if it's worth adding transmute cards, they're in the maybeboard.

Feels like I need more focus on the control aspect too.

Top Ranked	Achieved #73 position overall 10 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	4.05
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Gold, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink
Folders	Cool decks, EDH decks, edh deck, Commander