We're Coming Out Swinging [Proliferate/Control]

Commander / EDH Control Infect Mono-Black Ramp Voltron

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Creature (8)

• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Hand of the Praetors
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Phyrexian Crusader
• 1x Plague Myr
• 1x Plague Stinger
• 1x Whispering Specter

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Land (37)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 35x Swamp

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Dark Tutelage
• 1x Endless Scream
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Artifact (20)

• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Decimator Web
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gauntlet of Power
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Nightmare Lash
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of Vengeance
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Throne of Geth
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (11)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Geth's Verdict
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Howl from Beyond
• 1x Murder
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Terror
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Virulent Wound

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Ancient Craving
• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Caress of Phyrexia
• 1x Chainer's Edict
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Death Cloud
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Hex
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Sadistic Sacrament
• 1x Sign in Blood

Commander (1)

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"This is what I imagined mythics to be like when they were announced; Threatening, elegant, intuitive, but mostly beautiful." -InfernoX10

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Skithiryx was the first Commander I fell in love with. I've made plenty of builds and I think this one will be his final build. Most of my original builds revolved around heavy spot removal and hand manipulation spells to deal with opponents. It was a monster in 1v1 but fell short in multiplayer due to lack of mass removal and slower wind-up time than most EDH decks in my playgroup. So after some tinkering I retooled it into a Grave Pact kind of mass removal deck.

It was incredible in multiplayer but Skithiryx wasn't doing much for the deck on his own. Eventually I swapped him out for Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and things went smooth. Months went by and I grew to miss Skithiryx and all of the fun I had playing him. So I decided to take him back to the workshop once more, combining him and Mikaeus into one board-policing, friend-ruining, combo deck that eventually fell apart because it was just so clunky. Disappointed, I moved on to newer pastures and made decks for Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord and Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge.

It wasn't long before I grew to miss all the fun I had playing Mono-Black and my two favorite Generals so I threw Mikaeus back together. But that just wasn't cutting it for me. So I went back to the workshop with Skithiryx once more, taking a new spin on him than my usual builds and hopefully doing something incredible. Here's my list and the reasoning behind most of it.

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This deck functions very well in each phase of the game. Early on it gets great card draw from things like Night's Whisper, Sign in Blood, and Ancient Craving while tutoring up important things for the lategame with Diabolic Tutor, Beseech the Queen, and Increasing Ambition. And with the mana doubling and ramp of Crypt Ghast, Nirkana Revenant, Caged Sun, and Cabal Coffers as well as some mana rocks you shouldn't have any troubling resolving a strong Diabolic Revelation or a huge Exsanguinate to put you in a better position.

Late game is about Poision, and spreading the love. Ichor Rats, Hand of the Praetors, Plague Stinger, and other Infect dudes get everyone going and then you drop a Contagion Engine to start putting the pressure on.

There are various one-time pumps like Hatred to put someone over the edge if they're becoming too much of a threat. But politics are important to EDH and you don't want everyone suddenly deciding that you're the biggest threat so use sparingly.

Of course we have our arsenal of Batterskull and our swords to buff up Skithiryx and his companions and make sure the job gets done.

A few cards like Sadistic Sacrament and Geth's Verdict are just meta calls and tailored for my playgroup.

Please don't hesitate to comment below , I appreciate all comments and criticisms. Feel free to check out my other EDH decks as well. Thanks for reading! :D

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 22 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Human 2/2 G, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	infect