Kalitas - Traitorous Control

Commander / EDH Rahvin2015

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Considering a strengthened stax/control package —July 25, 2016

I'd like to find room for:

Smokestack

Contamination

Bitterblossom

Reassembling Skeleton

Magus of the Abyss

Butcher of Malakir

And possibly Chainer, Dementia Master.

The creature recursion is a little weak in this deck, and the control package is almost exclusively focused on creature control. This has worked for the decks I've played against so far, but a spellslinger or fast-combo deck would eat me alive. Smokestack and Contamination can deal with non-creature threats.

Magus of the Abyss gives me a way to do an extra sacrifice per turn if I have a Grave Pact effect online, and also forces opponents to destroy a creature every turn. With multiple pieces on the board at once, I'd have a pretty decent soft lock. This is similar in effect to when I have Sheoldred, which has been devastating in every instance it happens.