Vish Kal, Bloody Menace

Commander / EDH

loopgru

Creature (22)

• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Gold Myr
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Phyrexian Devourer
• 1x Preacher
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Skeletal Vampire
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Twilight Drover

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 3x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 14x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Spirit Bonds

Artifact (13)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Instant (8)

• 1x Allay
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Essence Harvest
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Rite of Consumption
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Vindicate

Commander (1)

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Orzhov EDH

This has shifted around a lot- originally a Teysa OS combo deck, I found that too durdly- you basically sit there trying not to die until you hit Darkest Hour or a tutor for it and then announce "I win". Not terribly satisfying.

Vish is a whole different beast. He still has all of the nasty B/W utility and bombs, but he is a game-ending threat in his own right. This version is a bit goodstuff, but really just focuses on ramping him out before the game gets too old and leveraging his strengths.

Notable strategies and synergies:

• Phyrexian Devourer + unblocked Vish = Dead
• Phyrexian Devourer + Rite of Consumption + Vish = Dead
• Thornbite Staff + Hell's Caretaker = Infinite ETB / ETG triggers
• Thornbite Staff + Preacher = All You Can Eat Buffet for Vish
• Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood = infinite drain

Ramp- This deck relies very heavily on quickly ramping rocks and artifact dorks into Black mid-game ramp. Vish is an expensive commander and the curve is pretty aggressive here, but this also lets us play with silly expensive curve toppers.

Heavy reanimation- having an effective sac outlet in the command zone has its advantages. Lots of ETB/ETG shenanigans, lots of graveyard games, lots of sac outlets and shenanigans.

Shenanigans- Kozilek is here specifically as a protection against GY hate. Entomb for Kozilek in response to Bojuka Bog is among the most amusing things ever.

I tried swapping this out for a Karlov build for a while, but in the end came back home to Vish. Karlov is great and probably more spiky, but Vish holds his own in non-competitive circles already and is just frankly more fun.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.82
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Orzhov, BW, EDH