The Blightmare Before Christmas

Commander / EDH* Infect Mono-Black Voltron

Joshuawesome

Creature (11)

• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Flesh-Eater Imp
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Reiver Demon
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Whispering Specter

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Land (40)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 30x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Eldrazi Conscription
• 1x Endless Scream
• 1x Mark of the Vampire
• 1x Necromantic Thirst
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Pretender's Claim
• 1x Rime Transfusion
• 1x Shade's Form
• 1x Snake Cult Initiation
• 1x Strength of Lunacy
• 1x Vampiric Embrace
• 1x Vampiric Link
• 1x Vow of Malice

Artifact (18)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Nightmare Lash
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strata Scythe
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Umbral Mantle
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (5)

• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Howl from Beyond
• 1x Murder
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Chainer's Edict
• 1x Consuming Vapors
• 1x Cruel Tutor
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Sign in Blood

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Animate Dead

Artifact (1)

• 1x Lotus Petal

Instant (4)

• 1x Betrayal of Flesh
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Makeshift Mannequin

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Reanimate

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This deck marks my 2nd excursion into making a Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon Voltron deck. The main difference between this one and my last attempt is auras over equipment. Equipment is done all the time in the mono-colored Voltrons, and I wanted to try something against the grain. I did include some equipment cards mostly to cover abilities left out by black auras, such as unblockable and hexproof.

If it isn't apparent by the deck list, our mission here is to use tutors and fetch the most integral parts of our Voltron machine first - the ones granting indestructible, hexproof, and unblockability - then repeatedly throwing Skittles against our opponent(s) while continuing to dress him up in pretty little auras.

My goal with this deck is to make it as competitive as possible in both single and multiplayer games without breaking my initial budget of $500. To achieve this I could really use some help/advice. , I am more interested in auras than equipment as my Voltron pieces. If you want to recommend a card, please tell me what to take out for it, and as always, +1 if you like. Thanks!

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Darksteel Plate- Eldrazi Conscription- Endless Scream- Lashwrithe- Lightning Greaves- Mark of the Vampire- Necromantic Thirst- Nightmare Lash- Shade's Form- Snake Cult Initiation- Strata Scythe- Strength of Lunacy- Swiftfoot Boots- Vampiric Embrace- Vampiric Link- Vow of Malice- Whispersilk Cloak


Bloodgift Demon- Cruel Tutor- Demonic Tutor- Diabolic Tutor- Increasing Ambition- Night's Whisper- Phyrexian Arena- Rune-Scarred Demon- Sensei's Divining Top- Sign in Blood- Vampiric Tutor


Ashes to Ashes- Big Game Hunter- Chainer's Edict- Consuming Vapors- Damnation- Eldrazi Conscription- Fleshbag Marauder- Go for the Throat- Life's Finale- Murder- Oblivion Stone- Reiver Demon


Caged Sun- Crypt Ghast- Darksteel Ingot- Expedition Map- Extraplanar Lens- Gauntlet of Power- Liliana of the Dark Realms- Magus of the Coffers- Mana Vault- Nirkana Revenant- Sol Ring- Wayfarer's Bauble

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.34
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B