Obbie the Planeswalker

Commander / EDH Demons Flying Lifegain Mono-Black Multiplayer Vampires

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Creature (27)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord
• 1x Demon of Wailing Agonies
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Instant (3)

• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (17)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Temporal Extortion
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Artifact (9)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited

Commander (1)

Land (38)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Strip Mine
• 27x Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

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Sideboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sanguine Bond

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Creature (12)

• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Blood Speaker
• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Dread
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Lim-Dul the Necromancer
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Spawn of Mayhem

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Contamination
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Painful Quandary

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms

Instant (1)

• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Sorin Markov

Artifact (2)

• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Nihil Spellbomb

Land (1)

• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Summary

This is based on the preconstructed Sworn to Darkness Commander 2014. I'm working to identify cards to trim and replace with the pricier cards that synergize with this deck. The driving themes for this deck are flying, life gain, and a ton of mana. The commander is capable of 2 of these, supported by strong creatures to provide unblockable damage (flying/intimidate) and utility (like life gain). This is meant for and usually played in larger games, making things like Gray Merchant of Asphodel , Kokusho, the Evening Star , and Massacre Wurm worth it.

Mana Gain

This deck leverages some high mana cost and X cost cards, requiring ways to get a lot of mana. There are multiple ways of achieving this:

1. Lands: Cabal Coffers , Cabal Stronghold , and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (and Thespian's Stage ).

2. Land tutor: Expedition Map to tutor for the above, almost always Cabal Coffers if it's not already out.

3. Ramp: Caged Sun and Black Market (and Jet Medallion ).

4. Creatures: Crypt Ghast , Nirkana Revenant , and Magus of the Coffers .

5. Mana rocks: Sol Ring , Charcoal Diamond , Thought Vessel , and Thran Dynamo .

6. A lot of tutors and draw power for any key piece.

Win Conditions

While I typically try to avoid infinite combos, sometimes I can't resist (there's only 1). The following are the primary win conditions:

1. Exquisite Blood + Defiant Bloodlord and any life gain or life loss instantly wins the game. Even without Defiant Bloodlord out, Exquisite Blood is powerful.

2. In the late game where you likely have a lot of mana and some life loss has occurred, dump mana into Profane Command or Exsanguinate .

3. Any recursion with Gray Merchant of Asphodel . If Defiant Bloodlord is out when Gray Merchant hits, someone might be dying.

4. Hitting people in the face in the air as majority of the creatures have flying or intimidate.

5. A playgroup where tokens are prevalent makes Massacre Wurm with something like Blood Artist very powerful.

Other

The rest of the deck contains card draw and answers. There are a good amount of board wipes, as much varied removal as mono black can have, and a few cards too fun not to include (like Temporal Extortion ).

Next Steps

I don't get to play this deck a ton as it's toward the top of my play group's power level, but when the time comes, I'll make some upgrades.

1. Change a Swamp to Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth , this buffs cards like Cobal Coffers, Cabal Stronghold , Caged Sun , etc.

2. Change a Swamp to Extraplanar Lens .

3. Swap out something for Dread or No Mercy , maybe one of the weaker sorceries like Promise of Power .

Thoughts?

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 1 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.53
Tokens	Demon 5/5 B, Demon X/X B, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Emblem Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath, Zombie 2/2 B
Based on	Sworn to Darkness EDH vinegarymink EDH