The Endless Waltz

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Sacrifice WB (Orzhov)

JohnBTY

Ballroom Dancers (22)

• 1x Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1x Doomed Traveler
• 1x Garrison Cat
• 1x Kami of False Hope
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nested Shambler
• 1x Selfless Savior
• 1x Cathar Commando
• 1x Tidehollow Sculler
• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Vesperlark
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Faceless Butcher
• 1x Sengir Autocrat
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Evangel of Heliod
• 1x Underworld Hermit

Sac Outlets (9)

• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Bloodthrone Vampire
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Nantuko Husk
• 1x Phyrexian Ghoul
• 1x Woe Strider

Engines (18)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Ghoulish Procession
• 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat
• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Welcoming Vampire
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Dictate of Erebos

Removal (9)

• 1x Bone Shards
• 1x Eaten Alive
• 1x Damn
• 1x Fracture
• 1x Rite of Oblivion
• 1x Winds of Abandon
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Wrath of God
• 1x Slash the Ranks

Utility (2)

• 1x Rally the Ancestors
• 1x Unburial Rites

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 11x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Ramp (4)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Marble Diamond

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As soon as I pulled a foil showcase Liesa from Midnight Hunt, I knew I had to build around her. I had a variation of aristocrats together with Ayli at the helm for several years, though that deck was focused more on generating explosive lifegain swings that could be weaponized; Liesa seemed to want to have a more traditional aristocrat build. her ability to let you freely sacrifice or allow your other creatures to be destroyed gives you a powerful tool to build around.

Like any aristocrat build, you've got to have plentiful on-demand sac outlets (I'll count Skullclamp on that list given the deck's plethora of 1/1s & tokens), bodies to sac (the ballroom dancers, in this case), and the payoff - engines.

Blood Artist, Corpse Knight, Cruel Celebrant, The Meathook Massacre, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Falkenrath Noble keep the life flowing away from your opponents and towards yourself; Ghoulish Procession, Blight Mound, Pawn of Ulamog, and Sifter of Skulls all keep you freshly stocked with warm bodies when another creature dies; and Desecrated Tomb and Tormod, the Desecrator do the same in reverse when Liesa calls the dancers back to the hall at the end of the night.

Several of the ball's attendees have very useful traits on their own; Benevolent Bodyguard, Mother of Runes, and Selfless Savior serve to protect our gracious hostess. Kami of False Hope can squash any beef on the dance floor. My favorite sub-set are the dancers who bring a plus one - or, perhaps, plus-three or even more: Doomed Traveler, Garrison Cat, Nested Shambler, Elenda, the Dusk Rose, Sengir Autocrat, Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Evangel of Heliod and Underworld Hermit can all bring lots of welcome company!

One thing's for sure, if Liesa's hosting the party, the dance never ends and the fun never stops (at least, not for one of the players!)

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 31 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.68
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Companion Zone, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Goat 0/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Pest 1/1 BG, Serf 0/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Squirrel 1/1 G, Thrull 1/1 B, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed