The Witch's Elixer

Standard* Budget Combo Control Lifegain Mono-Black Theme/Gimmick

Quail

Instant (4)

• 4x Doom Blade

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Dark Prophecy

Artifact (10)

• 2x Bubbling Cauldron
• 4x Elixir of Immortality
• 2x Illusionist's Bracers
• 2x Vial of Poison

Creature (22)

• 4x Bogbrew Witch
• 4x Drainpipe Vermin
• 4x Festering Newt
• 2x Ogre Slumlord
• 4x Pack Rat
• 4x Thrull Parasite

Land (22)

• 22x Swamp

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Corrupt

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sanguine Bond

Artifact (1)

• 1x Trading Post

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So yeah, it's this deck.

Help the Old Hag regain her beauty in her quest to brew the perfect Elixir of Immortality.

Bread and butter combo of Bogbrew Witch , Festering Newt, and Bubbling Cauldron.

Drainpipe Vermin is cheap sacrifice fodder with an alright ability.

Ogre Slumlord produces more rats for everything thrown in the cauldron.

Pack Rats get large from Drainpipe Vermin , rat tokens, and other Pack Rats.

Dark Prophecy is a card that was pretty much just asking to be put in this deck. Just look at the flavor text, or even the art. It's essentially the unofficial fourth piece to the combo.

Thrull Parasite allows you to Extort cheap spells when you have leftover mana.

Illusionist's Bracers allow you to tutor for two cards with Bogbrew Witch or get an additional Pack Rat.

Vial of Poison is a cheap way to improve early game defense.

Doom Blade provides fairly reliable removal.

Finally Elixir of Immortality provides life gain and allows for the repeated use of Festering Newt and to a lesser extent Drainpipe Vermin . While Elixer of immortality is usually fairly lackluster, with Bogbrew Witch 's ability getting more Newts isn't a problem.

Top Ranked	Achieved #6 position overall 10 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.95
Tokens	Copy Clone, Rat 1/1 B
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