Exsanguinate

Sorcery

Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Combos

• Cabal Coffers + Exsanguinate + Swamp

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (46)

Leathable on Inalla - A New Foe Has appeared

2 weeks ago

Hi NV_1980,

thanks for the feedback. Yes, you are correct, I built the deck with solely those win conditions in mind - getting them somewhat low with Impact Tremors, Terror of the Peaks, Anathemancer and so on, and then finish them with Exsanguinate or Torment of Hailfire. I'd like to Note, that these spells are not strictly one-use, since i can get them back with Archaeomancer and Kess, Dissident Mage / copy them using Dualcaster Mage (perhaps in combination with Harmonic Prodigy and Naban, Dean of Iteration.

I've actually had Marchesa, the Black Rose (and Havengul Lich ) in a previous version of the Deck, but removed her, since i didn't actually want to build the deck around attacking, but using her effect to actively re-trigger ETBs is something I've not thought of. I've only used her as a means of "protecting" my creatures, not "sac" them for additional triggers. I'll add her back into the Deck, this idea synergises well with the theme of the Deck. Havengul Lich might also be worth re-adding.

As for "more powerful spells": I've thought about adding some more, but not necessarily token creations. More like in the Spirit of ToH and EX (preferably with CMC 2 or less so i can tutor them as well with Spellseeker)

NV_1980 on Inalla - A New Foe Has appeared

2 weeks ago

Hi,

So I play-tested this a few times. What stood out most to me is that the deck lacks a bit in win-conditions. In terms of dealing damage to the opposing side, your best bet is currently summoning wizards and their copies with Inalla and then using cards like Impact Tremors and Purphoros, God of the Forge. The other win-conditions are powerful, one-use sorceries like Exsanguinate and Torment of Hailfire. I'm not seeing much else you can do to swing games in your favor, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

I would advise to add some more avenues in here that will help you win. Make combat with your wizards more feasible by adding Marchesa, the Black Rose. As long as your wizards harass the opponent with the most life, they'll return to the field even if they die during combat (which allows you to benefit from their ETB's again). Cyclone Summoner and/or Galecaster Colossus can be used to put your opponents on a massive disadvantage in terms of battlefield presence. How about using Beguiler of Wills or Havengul Lich to steal whatever you fancy on the opposing side? The deck might also benefit from a few more powerful spells (especially since you already feature several means to retrieve them, copy them, etc. Clone Legion? ExpropriateGC? Rite of Replication?

Zigen on EDH NecroPotentence

1 month ago

OH dont I know it :-D
I do have a few in the deck for countering the life lost, mainly Drain Life and a few functional reprints as well as Exsanguinate for a table effect mixed with Feast of Sanity. so it would play like this.

~~If the Commander is out on the field~~ I make sure that there is a bunch of cards in exile (say half the deck) ie. I would have till the end of my turn to gain life.

I would discard enough cards to feed Skirge Familiar then cast Exsanguinate each opponent would lose 40 life, and I would gain 40x amount of players (Friday it was 3) and since Feast of Sanity is a triggered effect I would be able to distribute 1 point of damage per card discarded to any target giving myself 40 additional life.

~~if the Commander were to be in the graveyard~~ Necrotic Ooze would be in play as well as Skirge Familiar (in or out of the graveyard) I would do the same thing however since the commander is in the graveyard the binding contract is not effected I would draw the cards with out the penalty of losing life from Asmodeus the Archfiends second ability. (correct me if I am wrong on this).. then I would cast Exsanguinate or Drain Life or a functional.

one fall back would be to add in Crypt Rats or Pestilence and have out Darksteel Myr and have Magebane Armor on the Necrotic Ooze for a repeatable effect... this plan would be a last ditch effort.

you know I like playing glass cannons :-D

Barjack521 on Cheap deck always wins.

2 months ago

I realize I'm something like 10 years late to the party but have you considered adding Slaughter Pact? it could be useful for dealing with things that shut down commanders like Drannith Magistrate and since it's technically zero CMC it won't matter for the Ad Nauseam life loss. Plus spot removal can come in handy lots of ways if someone is playing creature stax pieces or something less subtle like a Platinum Angel. The other suggestions I had were Rain of Filth and/or Bubbling Muck which can each be used to go off earlier. I copied this deck and added a Skirge Familiar and an Exsanguinate and a Torment of Hailfire rather than use the zombie swarm cards as my alternate win con. If they stop the sickening dreams / dark sphere I can use the familiar to discard the rest of my hand to drain them out.

capwner on Sir Ralph de Ashton ps-8

4 months ago

Mono black knights with a commander I've literally never seen? Hell yeah my dude. Josu's ability is actually really cool, seems flavorful+fun and strong but not too strong for a casual table. Build looks solid, I see a good balance and lots of techy black cards I love in here. Forsworn Paladin has been a pet card of mine lately for ramp in mono B, plus it's a knight too. Maybe also some classic X-cost finishers like Torment of Hailfire, Death Cloud, and Exsanguinate to pay off your mana doublers and Ashnods? Those are my recs!

DungeonMimic1993 on Smiles!

4 months ago

Bouncer's Beatdown is a great kill spell for this deck because it's green, so people wont be particularly expecting it. The downside is you will have to have your commander out when you cast it or it'll be just about useless. All the soulbond creatures are a good way to do voltron while having blocks. I really like the idea of giving your commander undiying and then sacrificing him essentially for free. Indomitable Might Literally designed for this commander. Such a easy win con. You should add some sort of X spell such as Torment of Hailfire or Exsanguinate so you have somthing to do with all the mana you'll get from Tanuki Transplanter. I'll let you know if i have any other cards to add, but so far Fear Rogue's Passage Dryad's Favor are the only cards i can think of right now that give him unblockable. Hope you aren't planing to keep two copies of Garruk, primal hunter and O-Naginata in there (;

DemonDragonJ on Exsanguinate or Blasphemous Edict?

4 months ago

TheoryCrafter, you are correct that my Thraximundar deck already has a sufficient number of ways to make my opponents sacrifice creatures, so I shall keep Exsanguinate in that deck, since that card is a very useful card to have.

DemonDragonJ on Exsanguinate or Blasphemous Edict?

5 months ago

I have a copy of Exsanguinate in my Thraximundar EDH deck, because that is an excellent card, but I am contempaltign replacing it with Blasphemous Edict, since the newer card is an obvious choice for that deck, but, because that card is rather expensive, monetarily, I wish to ask for advice before I purchase it.

What does everyone else say, about this? Should I replace Exsanguinate with Blasphemous Edict?