Psychopomp Volition

Commander / EDH Angels Control Demons Lifegain Reanimator

Opifex

Creature (36)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Captain of the Watch
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Crow of Dark Tidings
• 1x Entomber Exarch
• 1x Extractor Demon
• 1x Faceless Butcher
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Geist-Honored Monk
• 1x Glimmerpoint Stag
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Magister of Worth
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Mindwrack Demon
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Plague Witch
• 1x Putrid Imp
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sublime Archangel
• 1x Wall of Omens

Land (33)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Drownyard Temple
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 12x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Diabolic Servitude
• 1x Gift of Immortality

Artifact (7)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sorcerous Spyglass
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (7)

• 1x Acrobatic Maneuver
• 1x Cloudshift
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Graceful Reprieve
• 1x Wake the Dead

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Breath of Life
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Last Rites
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Unburial Rites

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (10)

• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Glory
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Kindly Stranger  ^Flip
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Stern Constable
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Nihilistic Glee
• 1x Parallax Wave

Artifact (1)

• 1x Conqueror's Galleon  ^Flip

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Cabal Therapy

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Ayli's deathtouch does great for staving off early aggro, the deck synergy is balanced out with her perfect tempo abilities.

The tempo of Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim's ability allows any spell to have a remaining 1 or 2 mana and be able to use it to protect creatures from exile. That synergizes with the grave etb strategy and alows for short bridges between field wipes.

The deck relies on using the sacrifice and flicker to avoid stack based exile, as well as the graveyard to avoid phase based effects. Lots of ETB based creatures allows synergy within that defensive strategy.

The main combo is to tutor into Living Death by using various combos to get Rune-Scarred Demon on the battlefield. Every card plays differently depending on what is in hand, the library, the grave, and on the battlefield.

Instead of what would normally be ramp I use discard/reanimate. It allows you to get ahead of the curve the same way mana sources do, but allowing for more utility.

Whip of Erebos and Conjurer's Closet:"If a creature returned to the battlefield with Whip of Erebos would leave the battlefield for any reason, its exiled instead. However, if that creature is already being exiled, then the replacement effect wont apply. If the spell or ability that exiles it later returns it to the battlefield (as Chained to the Rocks might, for example), the creature card will return to the battlefield as a new object with no relation to its previous existence. The effects from Whip of Erebos will no longer apply to it."

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.93
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Harpy 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Maybes, Orzhov Inspiration