Toshiro, The Black Swordsman

Commander / EDH Attrition Bracket 3 Devotion Goodstuff Mono-Black Necropotence Ramp Reanimator Sacrifice Suicide Black Tokens

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Removal (14)

• 1x Curtains' Call
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Fell the Profane  ^Flip
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Kiku, Night's Flower
• 1x Lethal Scheme
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Nowhere to Run
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Withering Boon
• 1x Withering Torment

Reanimate (9)

• 1x Abyssal Harvester
• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Kaervek, the Punisher
• 1x Meathook Massacre 2
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed

Combo (4)

• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Tokens (4)

• 1x Crowded Crypt
• 1x Gisa, the Hellraiser
• 1x Gisa's Favorite Shovel
• 1x Grave Titan

Ramp (11)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Throne of Eldraine
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Triggers (10)

• 1x Archon of Cruelty
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Flare of Malice
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Sheoldred  ^Flip
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Lifegain (5)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Tymaret, Chosen from Death

Tutor (3)

• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC

Commander (1)

Draw (10)

• 1x Evolved Sleeper
• 1x Keen Duelist
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Massacre Girl, Known Killer
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Outrageous Robbery
• 1x Peer into the Abyss
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Word of Command

Land (29)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 24x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Blood Pact
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Hellish Rebuke
• 1x Hostile Negotiations
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Reckoner's Bargain
• 1x Sheoldred's Edict
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Thrilling Encore
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Walking Ballista

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Maybeboard

Other (35)

• 1x Barad-dur
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Forsaken Miner
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Imperial SealGC
• 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1x Lolth, Spider Queen
• 1x Lord Skitter, Sewer King
• 1x Maha, Its Feathers Night
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Nine-Lives Familiar
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Orcish Bowmasters
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Preacher of the Schism
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Rottenmouth Viper
• 1x Season of Loss
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Warren Soultrader
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

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"Take heed struggler. Struggle, endure, contend, for that alone is the sword of one who defies Death. Do not forget these words." -Skull Knight, Berserk

Freshly updated version of Toshiro; Now with Crimes! ;) All the heavy interaction you can shake a hunk of iron at! Recovery as both a mana-bomb & rez deck, with MUCH more resiliency & responsiveness than usual at doing so... You gotta be fast & hardy to last in the bleak world of Berserk {B}{ENERGY}{INFINITY}

Give it all another go if it fails the first time, via Tosh-triggered Kaervek, the Punisher or Corpse Dance / Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed.

RPG Element: Alters depict scenes/characters from the anime/manga BERSERK. If Toshiro (Guts) loses while in play, Yawgmoth (Griffith) becomes the General & the Maybeboard swaps into the deck. If Yawgmoth loses (or kills himself), Toshiro returns to lead the next game. Immortal Enemies in an Eternal Power Struggle

"DO NOT PRAY! If you pray, your hands will close together. You will not be able to fight!" -Guts

Alters: Toshiro Umezawa = Guts

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx = Casca

Umezawa's Jitte = Guts battling Nosferatu Zodd

Thought Vessel = Schierke with Ivalera

Sword of the Animist = Isidro with Salamander Dagger

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician = Griffith/Femto

Sidisi, Undead Vizier = Void

Liliana, Dreadhorde General = Slan

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger = Conrad

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed = Ubik

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed = Skull Knight

Jet Medallion = 'Egg of the King' Behelit

Word of Command = Brand of Sacrifice

SINKS: Tymaret, Chosen from Death - Tainted Adversary - Necropotence - Peer into the Abyss - Corpse Dance - Evolved Sleeper - Outrageous Robbery - Black Sun's Zenith - The Meathook Massacre - Torment of Hailfire - Agadeem's Awakening  

COMBOS:

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss

Sensei's Divining Top + Bolas's CitadelGC (Aetherflux Reservoir in SB for extra evil)

Grave Pact + Ogre Slumlord + any free-Sac (eg. Yawgmoth or Yahenni)

Nest of Scarabs + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Zulaport Cutthroat + 1 other creature to start

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + 1 other creature (Walking Ballista in SB)

Tree of Perdition + Sudden Spoiling = Set their Life to 2 (then flashback Blood Pact or Landfall Dread Presence)

Hatred + Tainted Strike / General damage / any Lifelinker

Grave Titan + Mimic Vat = Overwhelming Tokens (Nim Deathmantle & Ashnod's Altar viable)

Cabal Coffers / Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx at 6 + Deserted Temple + Rings of Brighthearth = Overflowing Coffers!

OR Corpse Dance + Magus of the Coffers + Yahenni, Undying Partisan = Deep Mana Pockets!

Once you pop, the fun = Corpse Dance 8D - its suite: Fleshbag Marauder becomes 1-sided Lethal Vapors without downside. Sidisi, Undead Vizier becomes Enter the Infinite. Gonti, Lord of Luxury becomes Villainous Wealth. Archon of Cruelty becomes their worst nightmare. And many more!

Extra credit:

Head Games + Misinformation + Word of Command = Thwart their plans, their mojo, & their livelihood!

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed reusing Ghouls' Night Out to keep the deadliest recruits, or give him his Behelit Blade Vorpal Sword for the classic: "Skull Knight banishes you to the Shadow Realm!" (also good on a Flyer + Sudden Spoiling)

"He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee." - Friedrich Nietzsche

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rQaUEr65eaI

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Date added	7 years
Last updated	1 day
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 10 Rares 10 - 2 Uncommons 5 - 3 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.18
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie Rogue 2/2 UB
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