Blackstar (Yo pumpkin head)

Commander / EDH* Aggro Casual Changeling Control Sliver Tokens Vorthos

DreadKhan

Land (38)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plains
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x The World Tree
• 1x Watery Grave

Creature (24)

• 1x Amoeboid Changeling
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Bringer of the Black Dawn
• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Cloudshredder Sliver
• 1x Dreamscape Artist
• 1x Faerie Noble
• 1x Gemhide Sliver
• 1x Jegantha, the Wellspring
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Manaweft Sliver
• 1x Masked Vandal
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Mistwalker
• 1x Realmwalker
• 1x Sliver Legion
• 1x Sliver Overlord
• 1x Taurean Mauler
• 1x Universal Automaton
• 1x Unsettled Mariner
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow *f-etch*

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dragon Throne of Tarkir
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Maskwood Nexus

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Favor of the Mighty
• 1x Liliana's Contract
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Spirit of Resistance

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Commander (1)

Sorcery (19)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Bring to Light
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Hour of Promise
• 1x Imposing Grandeur
• 1x Mythos of Brokkos
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x One with the Machine
• 1x Pir's Whim
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Rush of Knowledge
• 1x Vanquish the Horde
• 1x Wargate
• 1x Wrath of God

Instant (6)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Dispersal Shield
• 1x Stinging Study
• 1x Stubborn Denial

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Sorcery (5)

• 1x Cabal Conditioning
• 1x Cultural Exchange
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Drafna's Restoration
• 1x Fabricate

Creature (3)

• 1x Heart Sliver
• 1x Littjara Glade-Warden
• 1x Marrow-Gnawer

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Scriptures

Instant (2)

• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Inkshield

Land (1)

• 1x Exotic Orchard

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Reaper King deck with a small Vorthos element here and there, though it's less Vorthos now and more functional I'd argue. The deck operates by getting Pumpkinhead out early as possible, so there a ton of ramp, including non-basic ramp, to speed things up. This deck's main win con is Maskwood Nexus, which I'm working on as a 'win on the spot' combo with The World Tree. Once the King is out, there is a decent protection package in here for him, giving him Hexproof, Protection from All Colors, and making me immune to damage are all great perks that can make the deck feel more rugged.

Thus, the deck has a reasonable number of ways to get Maskwood Nexus into play, ranging from huge draw spells like Ugin's Insight that can dig 13 cards, or One with the Machine which just straight up draws 10 with no drawback, even having mana open to play another spell. I liked Muzzio, Visionary Architect more when I had a few more scarecrows for him to hit, and he only works if you've got Reaper King out, so I switched to Wargate instead. Still curious if I should be using Marrow-Gnawer in here, as a much worse Krenko? I'm not sure if I need this specific effect badly enough to want to run a 5 mana version that is generally worse. He does give my Changelings Fear, which is very nearly unblockable vs some decks.

The deck has a few ways to wipe out tons of permanents at once, including both numerous wipes and of course The King himself. Rite of Replication is pretty funny if The King is out, and is one sided. Since you are almost always fetching The World Tree asap, it is also key to get Maskwood out. While the deck doesn't run a very high creature count for what is (in theory) a creature-based deck, it can probably count on having a shot at setting up it's 'big synergy' (...can we call that much synergy a combo, just because it should almost always win the game?), which is a World Tree with Maskwood out, allowing us to put out things like Avenger of Zendikar alongside Krenko, Mob Boss and Brago, King Eternal because even more tokens is also good, and Urabrask the Hidden helps enable this with Haste. The low creature count is somewhat offset by the decent number of big draw effects, as they often lead to another draw spell for when I'm low on cards again.

Well, managed to fit in the Tokyo lands, which are pretty showy, hooray!

Is this deck too anti-fun? Are there too many payoffs for The Reaper King and Maskwood Nexus? Does Faerie Noble really look like David Bowie? How did it take me this long to add Bringer of the Black Dawn for Vorthos alone? Was pulling Muzzio, Visionary Architect the right choice, since maybe we need him for Vorthos? Now an even bigger question, is adding 2 actual serious tutors too much for this deck?

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 week
Splash colors	WUBRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 52 - 0 Rares 7 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.65
Tokens	Copy Clone, Goblin 1/1 R, Plant 0/1 G, Shapeshifter 2/2 U, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Reaper King Ideas