The Wail of Ruin Incarnate

Commander / EDH* Control Mono-Black Multiplayer Suicide Black

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Creature (25)

• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Darksteel Colossus
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sorceress Queen
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Sorin Markov
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

Land (37)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Desert
• 1x Eye of Ugin
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 23x Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate
• 1x Urborg
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dauthi Embrace
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (18)

• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind's Eye
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (2)

• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Touch of Darkness

Sorcery (8)

• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

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Creature (2)

• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni

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Quite some time ago, I saw Virlym's Horobi, Death's Wail deck and I knew I wanted to build my own.

Horobi, Death's Wail appealed to me for two main reasons:

Shutting down equipment and being underplayed.

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Building around Horobi, Death's Wail

I've been told a lot that I need to build around my general more and that I need to focus the deck around my general more, and by not playing him every game i'm "not worthy of the glory that is Horobi". But the reality of the situation is that he is rarely going to stay on the board for more than a turn, and if my opponent plays a Staff of Nin or something that makes Horobi a liability to me, I will simply not play him.

"Because of how much Horobi, Death's Wail changes the game, most people will want to get him off the field asap (unless it is hindering one of the op players in a multiplayer game, then others will leave him alone). So you throw him out what you need to change up the gameplay, stall for a turn or two, or you really need to get rid of something and don't have another way to deal with it.

To me, a Horobi, Death's Wail deck isn't a deck where you focus on your general all game. It's a deck where you can feel like a little kid again and change the rules of the game in the middle of the game when it favors you. It's not a focus, it's a luxury.

Knowing that you will be able to change the rules, and knowing how they change, you can build around it. Things like Staff of Nin or Oblivion Stone are very common in a lot of decks and have high value, but they get extra value when Horobi, Death's Wail is out (which let's a lot of people benefit if they start thinking differently than they are used to). Then things like Icy Manipulator and Tower of the Magistrate aren't played as much because they aren't spectacular on their own (they still function and help, but aren't game-breaking), but with Horobi, Death's Wail out, they have a much higher value". -Virlym

Knowing this, I've approached the deck differently than when I originally built the deck. I've added cards that can trigger Horobi, but also have use outside of him, so that I can play with or without him. Most of the time you won't need Horobi to win but he's powerful enough to demand an immediate reaction. Most people won't try to kill me off right away because the deck is foreign to them, they don't know what it'll do.

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Combos

Cauldron of Souls + Horobi, Death's Wail : Reusable plaque wind

Horobi, Death's Wail + Touch of Darkness : plaque wind for

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion : infinite damage

Basalt Monolith + Rings of Brighthearth + Exsanguinate

Horobi, Death's Wail, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth and Eye of Ugin: reusable 4 card draw.

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Any upvotes or suggestions are very appreciated.

Top Ranked	Achieved #22 position overall 9 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	9 years
Key combos	Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion Basalt Monolith + Exsanguinate + Rings of Brighthearth Cauldron of Souls + Horobi, Death's Wail Horobi, Death's Wail + Touch of Darkness
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.41
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
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