Contamination

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Legality

Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Highlander Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Premodern Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Contamination

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Contamination unless you sacrifice a creature.

If a land is tapped for mana, it produces (Black) instead of any other type and amount.

Profet93 on Yahenni, The One Punch Partisan

6 days ago

sonalexander +1

The Ozolith - Save counters

Ancient Tomb - Ramp

Contamination - Synergy with reassembling skeleton and bitterblossom. It does shut down coffers and Nykthos but also shuts off opposing cradles and other large mana producing lands. Do note it's cousin, Infernal Darkness which does not. Both are counterspell bait.

Imp's Mischief - Counter counterspells and redirect targeted removal, draw and extra turns.

How do you deal with artifacts and enchantments?

Profet93 on Inflicting Pain and Everlasting Bloodshed

1 week ago

Cabal Coffers or budget version Cabal Stronghold are great for ramp. Deserted Temple to untap it and Thespian's Stage to copy it (or another utility land). Cut Mortuary Mire and Grasping Dunes as they are not impactful. Maybe add a fetchland or 2 simply for witches cottage should you wish.

Maybe an Erebos's Intervention for removal/flexibility?

Depending on how rude you want to be, an Infernal Darkness is solid to stall for a turn or 2, not to mention counter bait. Dealing with mana dorks to circumvent is easy, although their mana rocks can still get around this. A Contamination could also work as it is synergetic with your reassembling skeleton. Adding a Bitterblossom for redundancy as well as token production which can help you draw cards from your -1/-1 effects.

Jet Medallion is solid for ramp. Mind Stone is ramp that brings your commander out a turn sooner or draw when you don't need it. Dino DNA and maybe Nightmare Lash can be cut.

What is your wincon?

Case42 on

3 weeks ago

Profet93 I prefer Martyr's Bond as it's another gravepact effect with an additional bonus: it makes opponents sacrifice artifacts when I sacrifice treasures. It always instantly makes me feel like a villain when I use it in my mardu token deck, so I tossed it in here since I have more treasure production cards.

I was considering Cabal Coffers and a few other of the black ramp cards for it, but I don't own any so it would be a purchase I have to consider.

Not sure on Contamination but it's worth a test. I only worry that it might lock me out of my white token production/doublers at a bad time. But it's worth a test, I'll try it out as I begin to playtest this deck and see how it works.

Profet93 on

3 weeks ago

Case42 +1 - Orzhov is outside my area of knowledge but here's my thoughts....

Karmic Justice > Martyr bond?

You got a relatively low avg cmc and your commander costs 5, have you considered adding more ramp?

Given all your token production, perhaps a Contamination? Goes well with Ophiomancer.

Profet93 on Immortal Black Art

1 month ago

S1ayerMonkey +1

Rings of Brighthearth - Double commander ability. Adding fetchlands = ramp

You dont run enough basics for cabal stronghold. Swap it out for Deserted Temple - Ramp with coffers, politics and in conjunction with coffers + rings + lots of swamps (urborg to make it less) =

Bitterblossom - Token fodder for commander ability

Contamination - Synergy with blossom and reassembling skeleton

Infernal Darkness - Contamination's cousin

Amyas on Teysa, Orzhov Scion: Life and Death

1 month ago

Contamination if you want to go hard and really slow down game until you are ready.

Necramus on Killing with (Konrad)

1 month ago

Profet93 Thanks for the love, and great suggestions! Glad you've enjoyed my take on Konrad. I agree on Priest of Forgotten Gods, as it seems to always prove to be a card that just kinda ends up sitting there. I'm thinking I'll sub in Contamination or Imp's Mischief per your suggestion. I don't love Nirkana Revenant as, for me, at 6 mana it really just feels like a win more card. Like I should already be winning if I'm in a position to cast this, unlike something like Grave Titan that can be part of a combo or actually comes down as a legitimate threat. Several of these cards you suggested I've never seen before, like Contamination. I don't love Infernal Darkness, especially sitting right next to Contamination, as I think it's strictly worse. The only worry I have with Contamination is it shutting off my own Coffers, but that's a pretty niche scenario and will likely still put me in a better position. I've had Lightning Greaves in the main before. I may add them back in, at some point. At worst, they say "pay 2 mana and make your opponent waste removal on this card or in response to playing this card." Nim Deathmantle I had not even considered, but I definitely am now. You've given me some great stuff to think about. I genuinely appreciate you! Definitely going to be looking at my list and seeing what I can squeeze in. Just ordered Contamination and Imp's Mischief. So, thanks again!

Profet93 on Killing with (Konrad)

1 month ago

Given that you already run bitterblossom, Ophiomancer and reassembling skeleton, have you considered adding Contamination or even Infernal Darkness to your denial package?

Given you already run Grave titan and ashnod's altar, have you considered adding Nim Deathmantle for the combo?

Moreover, since you deck is fairly contingent upon having your commander out, would you consider some protection in the form of Lightning Greaves or my personal favorite, Imp's Mischief (which "counters" counterspells and redirects targeted removal, draw and extra turns?)

Deserted Temple - Untap coffers and political tool

Lastly, I would swap out Priest of Forgotten Gods, potentially for Nirkana Revenant for additional redundancy of crypt ghast. Priest just isn't impactful enough and it has too many requirements.

I love your low avg cmc, great work! Looking forward to hearing your thought process.

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