Bad Medicine

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Competitive Infect Mono-Black

TheGodofNight

Creature (21)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Sengir Autocrat
• 1x The Haunt of Hightower
• 1x Weaponcraft Enthusiast
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Contamination
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rite of Belzenlok

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Petrified Field
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 17x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Wasteland

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (3)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Gate to Phyrexia
• 1x Oppression

Creature (1)

• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Artifact (1)

• 1x Charcoal Diamond

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable

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Inspiration for this list comes from tribal-kai, here's the link to his deck Yawgmoth, Thran Physician. So be sure to pop over there and +1 his deck if you like these lists. Also, be sure to check him out on YouTube and give his videos a like or maybe even subscribe if you enjoy the content.

The Lord of the Wastes according to Dominaria mythology, The Ineffable to his servants, the Founder of Phyrexia, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician is an amazing mono-black commander with amazing synergy with so many different mechanics and decks.

There is a myriad of cool interactions with Yawgmoth and many of the cards in this deck. I will try to cover many of them here, but there are just so many!

(More interactions coming soon)

Ramp

Like most commander decks, we need mana and lots of it to get off the ground. This deck has a lot of mana ramp and tricks to generate an obscene amounts of mana.

Cabal Coffers - Since we are running a ton of swamps, this will generate a fair of mana on its own. But when we pair it with Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, even our non-basics are now swamps, increasing Cabal's mana generation. But what is better than one Cabal Coffers, how about two of them? Thespian's Stage and Deserted Temple basically give us double duty on Cabal Coffers by either being a copy of it or by untapping it.

Cabal Stronghold - is a like a mini Cabal Coffers with the 18 basics we run, we can generate a fair amount of mana as well as its classic counterpart.

Infect

Since the infect interactions are the small amount of the deck, I will start here. Mind you, the infect kills are not common, but effective for taking out difficult opponents when the games run a little too long due to stalled board states.

Glistening Oil - Is the first option for infect. We slap this on a creature and swing in, over time, the creature will die, but the oil returns to our hand, ready to enchant another creature. This is the Rancor of the infect world.

Ichor Rats - This is your infect win for multi-player games. When this enters the battlefield, everyone get's a poison counter. Then with Yawgmoth's third ability, we can proliferate their poison counters until everyone dies from a nasty infection. Next patient please, the doctor will see you now!

Artistocrat Interactions

Artistocrat pieces are plentiful here, the base components of many other artistocrat decks that run black can be found in the board.

Zulaport Cutthroat/Blood Artist - These two will drain our opponent's out as we continually sac tokens and creatures to Yawgmoth's second ability, keeping us alive and well while slowly whittling down our opponent's creatures and keeping our hand stocked with gas.

Necroskitter - While not a traditional aristocrat piece, with Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, killing creatures with -1/-1 counters, ensures that we are able to get those creatures back on the field under our control, making more fodder for Yawgmoth, or beating the faces of our opponents with their own creatures. When paired with Archfiend of Ifnir, getting whole hordes of our opponent's creatures is a breeze.

Bitterblossom, Dreadhorde Invasion, Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Rite of Belzenlok, Nest of Scarabs, and others help create a swarm of disposable tokens to sacrifice to Yawgmoth's second ability, making sure that the doctor can help spread the infection and keep us answers. All of these death triggers paired with Deathgreeter will make sure that we don't bleed out during surgery.

Big Beats

There are a fair number of large creatures that either get bigger or make swarms of tokens that help reduce our opponent's life total to zero.

Kokusho, the Evening Star - Not only is he a 5/5 flyer, but he also has a fantastic death trigger, draining each opponent for 5 life a piece and giving all of that life to his controller.

Grave Titan - A beefy 6/6 that creates two 2/2 zombies upon entry to the battlefield or upon attacking. If left unchecked, this creature alone can take out an opponent with the army he creates.

The Haunt of Hightower - A 3/3 flyer that makes opponents discard cards and then by discarding or putting cards in the graveyard, grows himself to ridiculous proportions. If left unchecked, this creature can get huge and evasive.

Top Ranked	Achieved #18 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #11 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.08
Tokens	Cleric 0/1 B, Demon 6/6 B, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Insect 1/1 B, Myr 1/1 C, Rat 1/1 B, Serf 0/1 B, Servo 1/1 C, Snake 1/1 B, Thrull 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B
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