Braids, Cabal Minion [French/Duel Commander]

Duel Commander* Competitive Discard Land Destruction Mono-Black Stax

Darkblue92

Removal (18)

• 1x Collective Brutality
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Defile
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Fatal Push
• 1x Gatekeeper of Malakir
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Innocent Blood
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 1x Liliana's Triumph
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Plague Engineer
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Smallpox
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Loop (7)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Drownyard Temple
• 1x Ophiomancer

Landhate (5)

• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Rancid Earth
• 1x Sinkhole
• 1x Smallpox
• 1x Wasteland

Reanimator (2)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Reanimate

Gravehate (1)

• 1x Bojuka Bog

Value (1)

• 1x Desecration Demon

Value (1)

• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Land (36)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Drownyard Temple
• 1x Dunes of the Dead
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 1x Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
• 1x Peat Bog
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 22x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Wasteland

Discard (9)

• 1x Brain Maggot
• 1x Collective Brutality
• 1x Duress
• 1x Hymn to Tourach
• 1x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Mesmeric Fiend
• 1x Mind Twist
• 1x Thoughtseize

Stax (5)

• 1x Contamination
• 1x Rishadan Port
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Winter Orb

Draw (2)

• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Skullclamp

Tutor (2)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent

Commander (1)

Manarock (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Jeweled Amulet
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sphere of the Suns
• 1x Star Compass

Synergy (7)

• 1x Dunes of the Dead
• 1x Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Ichor Wellspring
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Lightning Greaves

Ritual (3)

• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Lotus Petal

Protection (1)

• 1x Cavern of Souls

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Maybeboard

Removal (10)

• 1x Chainer's Edict
• 1x Diabolic Edict
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Geth's Verdict
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Never / Return
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Spinning Darkness
• 1x To the Slaughter
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

Tutor (1)

• 1x Mausoleum Secrets

Draw (4)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Loop (3)

• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Trading Post

Discard (1)

• 1x Kitesail Freebooter

Land (1)

• 1x Tectonic Edge

Value (1)

• 1x Gurmag Angler

Landhate (4)

• 1x Choking Sands
• 1x Icequake
• 1x Rain of Tears
• 1x Tectonic Edge

Manasource (2)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Culling the Weak

Value (2)

• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Servo Schematic

Synergy (1)

• 1x Undying Evil

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This is my current Duel Commander. It's trying to keep the opponent low with removal and discard and finally lock him down with Braids, Cabal Minion.

For this purpose I run many cheap removal like Fatal Push or Diabolic Edict to keep the board clear and nearly every landhate in black so my opponent won't be able to play that many spells the first turns. I'm trying to get Braids, Cabal Minion out in turn four. With cards like Ophiomancer or Tenacious Dead I have enough stuff to sacrifice without a huge disadvantage, while the opponent has to sacrifice his lands if I managed to remove his creatures before.

This Deck is still in construction. The Maybeboard are cards I want to test in the future.

Nevertheless the deck works very good and won most of my games even if it doesn't make any new friends. I'm thankful for any suggestions.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is not Duel Commander legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.08
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Snake 1/1 B, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 WB, Thopter 1/1 C, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B
Based on	Braids, Cabal Minion ColCom Darkblue92 DCMD