Toshiro, The Black Swordsman

Commander / EDH* Goodstuff Mill Mono-Black Morbid Necropotence Ramp Reanimator Sacrifice Suicide Black Tokens

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Draw (12)

• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Evolved Sleeper
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Keen Duelist
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Massacre Girl, Known Killer
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Nasty End
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Outrageous Robbery
• 1x Peer into the Abyss
• 1x Word of Command

Triggers (9)

• 1x Archon of Cruelty
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Kiku, Night's Flower
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Sheoldred  ^Flip
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Vona's Hunger

Lifegain (6)

• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Tymaret, Chosen from Death

Tutor (3)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Ramp (12)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Reanimate (7)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Kaervek, the Punisher
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed

Land (29)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 24x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Tokens (4)

• 1x Crowded Crypt
• 1x Gisa, the Hellraiser
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest

Commander (1)

Removal (12)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Curtains' Call
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Lethal Scheme
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Withering Boon

Combo (5)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Hellish Rebuke
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Thrilling Encore
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Urborg Justice
• 1x Vorpal Sword
• 1x Walking Ballista

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Maybeboard

Other (35)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Ghouls' Night Out
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Headless Rider
• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Stronghold Assassin
• 1x Tainted Adversary
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Wand of Orcus
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Zombie Master

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"Take heed struggler. Struggle, endure, contend, for that alone is the sword of one who defies Death. Do not forget these words." -Skull Knight, Berserk

Freshly updated version of Toshiro; Now with Crimes! ;) All the heavy interaction you can shake a hunk of iron at! Recovery as both a mana-bomb & rez deck, with MUCH more resiliency & responsiveness than usual at doing so... You gotta be fast & hardy to last in the bleak world of Berserk {B}{ENERGY}{INFINITY}

Give it all another go if it fails the first time, via Tosh-triggered Kaervek, the Punisher or Corpse Dance / Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed.

RPG Element: Alters depict scenes/characters from the anime/manga BERSERK. If Toshiro (Guts) loses while in play, Geth (Griffith) becomes the General & the Maybeboard swaps into the deck. If Geth loses (or gives another player a graveyard win via mill), Toshiro returns to lead the next game. Immortal Enemies in an Eternal Power Struggle

"DO NOT PRAY! If you pray, your hands will close together. You will not be able to fight!" -Guts

Alters: Toshiro Umezawa = Guts

Sol Ring = Griffith

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx = Casca

Umezawa's Jitte = Guts battling Nosferatu Zodd

Thought Vessel = Schierke with Ivalera

Sword of the Animist = Isidro with Salamander Dagger

Geth, Lord of the Vault = Femto

Sidisi, Undead Vizier = Void

Liliana, Dreadhorde General = Slan

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger = Conrad

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed = Ubik

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed = Skull Knight

Jet Medallion = 'Egg of the King' Behelit

Word of Command = Brand of Sacrifice

SINKS: Tymaret, Chosen from Death - Tainted Adversary - Necropotence - Peer into the Abyss - Corpse Dance - Evolved Sleeper - Outrageous Robbery - Dread Summons - Torment of Hailfire - Agadeem's Awakening  

COMBOS:

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss

Sensei's Divining Top + Bolas's Citadel (Aetherflux Reservoir in SB for extra evil)

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Plague Belcher + Carrion Feeder (Walking Ballista in SB, other Tutors present)

Tree of Perdition + Sudden Spoiling = Set their Life to 2 (then flashback Blood Pact or Landfall Dread Presence)

Mindcrank + Bloodchief Ascension = Milled to Death

Hatred + Tainted Strike / General damage / any Lifelinker (Zombie Master + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth ftw)

Grave Titan + MImic Vat + Wand of Orcus = Overwhelming Tokens (Nim Deathmantle & Ashnod's Altar viable)

Cabal Coffers / Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx at 6 + Deserted Temple + Rings of Brighthearth = Overflowing Coffers!

OR Corpse Dance + Magus of the Coffers + Yahenni, Undying Partisan = Deep Mana Pockets!

Once you pop, the fun = Corpse Dance 8D - its suite: Fleshbag Marauder becomes 1-sided Lethal Vapors without downside. Sidisi, Undead Vizier becomes Enter the Infinite. Gonti, Lord of Luxury becomes Villainous Wealth. Archon of Cruelty becomes their worst nightmare. And many more!

Extra credit:

Chainer, Dementia Master + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Altar of Dementia = Prepare the Eclipse.

Head Games + Misinformation + Word of Command = Thwart their plans, their mojo, & their livelihood!

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed reusing Ghouls' Night Out to keep the deadliest recruits, or give him his Behelit Blade Vorpal Sword for the classic: "Skull Knight banishes you to the Shadow Realm!" (also good on a Flyer + Sudden Spoiling)

"He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee." - Friedrich Nietzsche

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rQaUEr65eaI

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Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 1 Mythic Rares 47 - 12 Rares 7 - 1 Uncommons 8 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.21
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie Rogue 2/2 UB
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