Master of Breeding

Commander / EDH Mono-Black Stax

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Creature (26)

• 1x Abyssal Persecutor
• 1x Ascendant Evincar
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Champion of Stray Souls
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Fallen Angel
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Kuon, Ogre Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Nantuko Husk
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Phyrexian Plaguelord
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Stronghold Assassin
• 1x Tar Fiend
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Viscera Seer

Land (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x High Market
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 26x Swamp
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Call to the Grave
• 1x Conspiracy
• 1x Contamination
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Fallen Ideal
• 1x Gate to Phyrexia
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Mind Slash
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (8)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (6)

• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Silence the Believers
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Urborg Justice

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Bitter Ordeal
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Chainer's Edict
• 1x Curse of the Cabal
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Ritual of the Machine
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Soul Exchange

Unknown (1)

• 1x Smokestacks

Commander (1)

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After an attempt at a sac effects deck with the Shattergang Brothers, I found this guy and immediately decided that built-in token production is really good in the kind of stax that I wanted to play with. This is kind of a prototype list, but as I play it more I will tune and update it it a bit.

This deck's goal is to keep the board clear with stax effects fueled by constant token production.

This deck focuses on first of all ramping into the man himself, preferably on turn 3 or 4. Getting an early Sol Ring or Thran Dynamo really helps this, as does a Cabal Coffers. I considered Lake of the Dead, which would certainly be powerful early game, but I feel like it would cripple the late game, where this deck really shines.

Casting big creatures is pretty important, because they'll be your main win condition while you keep the board clear with your Smokestacks, Call to the Grave, etc. They also provide a near-unending source of fodder for your sac outlets like Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar, and Fallen Angel.

The ultimate game plan is to completely destroy your opponent's board with Smokestacks, It That Betrays, Stronghold Assassin, and Grave Pact, among others. You can keep them hand-less with Sadistic Hypnotist, ensuring your dominant position's stability.

Conspiracy is absolutely fantastic in this deck; name Zombie and your Call to the Grave is a one-sided Smokestacks. Name Brushwagg and, well, I dunno, do stuff. The most important thing this card does is to prevent your tokens from killing your commander.

If the stax doesn't work out, you can always sac 5-6 thrulls to Ashnod's Altar and drop an eldrazi.

Also, fun fact about Tar Fiend; because Endrek's thrull trigger resolves first, you can devour all those thrulls and get a little bit of hand discard going, plus a huge beater.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.00
Tokens	Demon 5/5 B, Thrull 1/1 B