Vishgraz does Vishgraz things

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk) Phyrexian Toxic

CMSnowman

Land (34)

• 1x Black Dragon Gate
• 1x Branchloft Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Citadel Gate
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 3x Forest
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Manor Gate
• 1x Mirrex
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 3x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x The Dross Pits
• 1x The Fair Basilica
• 1x The Hunter Maze
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x The Seedcore
• 1x Thriving Grove
• 1x Thriving Heath
• 1x Thriving Moor

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Necrogen Communion
• 1x Norn's Decree
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Skrelv's Hive

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

Creature (25)

• 1x Bloated Contaminator
• 1x Bloated Processor
• 1x Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos
• 1x Cankerbloom
• 1x Contaminant Grafter
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Elesh Norn  ^Flip
• 1x Glissa Sunslayer
• 1x Glissa, Herald of Predation
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Mite Overseer
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1x Myr Convert
• 1x Necrogen Rotpriest
• 1x Norn's Choirmaster
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Phyrexian Swarmlord
• 1x Phyrexian Vindicator
• 1x Reaper of Sheoldred
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Skrelv, Defector Mite
• 1x Slaughter Singer
• 1x Tyrranax Rex
• 1x Venomous Brutalizer
• 1x Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus

Instant (9)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Flawless Maneuver *f-etch*
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Infectious Bite
• 1x Noxious Revival
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vraska's Fall
• 1x Whisper of the Dross

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Glistening Sphere
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Monument to Perfection
• 1x Nim Deathmantle *f-etch*
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Norn's Wellspring
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Compleation
• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Vat of Rebirth

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Feed the Infection
• 1x Infectious Inquiry
• 1x Noxious Assault
• 1x Phyresis Outbreak
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Thirsting Roots
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Unnatural Restoration
• 1x Vat Emergence
• 1x White Sun's Twilight

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Maybeboard

Artifact (3)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Contagion Engine

Creature (2)

• 1x Hand of the Praetors
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nissa, Ascended Animist

Instant (2)

• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip

Land (2)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Breach the Multiverse
• 1x Drown in Ichor

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Doubling Season

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This is, as expected, a Vishgraz, the Doomhive commander deck. Phyrexian tribal, win with poison counters.

Ichor Rats, Infectious Inquiry, and Infectious Bite are the poison starters. There's a fair number of proliferation cards in here both to boost up Vishgraz and to turn on the corrupted mechanic a little bit easier.

Phyresis Outbreak and White Sun's Twilight are the only board wipes. Phyresis being more one sided than Twilight.

Beastmaster Ascension, Noxious Assault and Triumph of the Hordes are the sudden "I win" cards.

Bloated Processor can be used to get a little board state back from a board wipe by sacrificing everything to it and getting a big incubation token. Additionally, it can be used to proc Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos during everyone's turn to throw out more poison counters.

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim is just a low mana "don't hit me" card. Additionally, can be used as fodder for Birthing Pod to pull for Glissa Sunslayer and then she can be used to pull for Mondrak, Glory Dominus or the myriad of other useful 4 drops.

Norn's Decree and Norn's Annex are for combat deterrence.

A game mechanic note, Vat of Rebirth's gains oil counters for tokens entering the graveyard as well. This plus Nim Deathmantle help immensely against board wipes.

Phyrexian Vindicator, Phyrexian Obliterator and Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus are more pet cards than anything. They're definitely not bad, but can be go to's for what you swap out for something more tuned to the poison win-con. (Examples being Arcane Signet, Contagion Clasp or Drown in Ichor)

That being said, I see both Vindicator and Obliterator as great options to put Grafted Exoskeleton, Phyresis, Necrogen Communion or Glistening Oil on to. Why not put an even bigger target on their back?

The maybe list is cards I'd go towards for upgrades, like Ephemerate to blink Vishgraz. Both for more mites and as a safety net from targeted removal. Hand of the Praetors could be strong, but there's not enough Infect out right for it. Could be a nice lord when paired with a Phyrexian Swarmlord, but ultimately doesn't feel worth it to auto include for a few things to get +1/+1.

Ultimately, I enjoy this build. It could suffer to gain from some more ramp cards, but it's also a pretty low mana cost deck with a few ways to cheat something from the graveyard so I think it balances out. The land options can definitely take an upgrade, gaining shock lands and such.

Date added	2 months
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.15
Tokens	Incubator, Phyrexian 0/0 C, Phyrexian Insect 1/1 G, Phyrexian Mite 1/1 C, Treasure