Yarok, the Desecrated

Legendary Creature — Elemental Horror

Deathtouch, lifelink

If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	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
Freeform	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
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

UltimateRoxas40 on The Worldseed: Exogenesis [Grave Land Primer]

4 months ago

l_kalisticks_l Thanks for checking out the deck! Yeah, Scute Swarm can definitely go nuts in a deck like this. For this deck, I'd rather burn out my opponents with Hearthhull, the Worldseed's ability rather than create a near-infinite number of Scute Swarms.

I personally like each of my decks to feel mechanically unique. This deck is more focused on the lands in the graveyard theme rather than just Landfall. I'm in the process of rebuilding my Yarok, the Desecrated deck that emphasizes more Landfall-esque effects, which will have Scute Swarm 100%. The potential overlap between playstyles is what led me to retire my previous Lord Windgrace and Yarok, the Desecrated decks, as they became too similar to each other.

If I end up needing more creatures on the board, Scute Swarm is first on my list to add back in.

legendofa on Help me to build a …

8 months ago

Here's a few idea pitches off the top of my head:

Marchesa, the Black Rose or Don Andres, the Renegade theft: survives removal and board wipes easily, saltiness depends on how much your pod likes having their stuff taken away

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain combo: non-infinite combo options like Intruder Alarm or Corpsejack Menace, generally low salt

Yarok, the Desecrated blink value: lots of directions to build in, plenty of control options

That Rona, Tolarian Obliterator  ^Flip combo I mentioned: dump your deck for {B} per card

Vren, the Relentless sacrifice: wants lots of removal, flexible win con

If one of those looks interesting, go ahead and use it as a base.

Andramalech on Heart of Darkness Challenge - The Horror

10 months ago

Then so be it. kamarupa I challenge you to take up either Umbris, Fear Manifest as an EDH candidate, with the same stipulations, or take up Yarok, the Desecrated with the same challenge- it becomes your choice.

(I don't want to over impose as a first challenge, so I will keep it fairly simple since we already have a semi-metric.)

and in response to your choice, as most Pokemon games go, I will select the other as my choice.

As for Balaam__, we will discuss something after I draft a 60 card list!

Andramalech on Heart of Darkness Challenge - The Horror

10 months ago

Balaam__

1. EDH traditionally has no sideboard, and any card that references searching outside of the deck fizzles upon resolution, so my playgroup rule zero's that.

2. I think you make an excellent point about lands like Ancient Ziggurat and Unclaimed Territory, and my favorite.. Three Tree City. That last candidate is awful for flavor purposes, and I intentionally walk that line like a madman above New York on High-Wire.

3. When it comes down to the Commander I chose, my process for these challenges typically starts with a quick search through Gatherer for potential candidates. I like to filter who I think is most viable based on applicable abilities, synergies, etc. and of course- color identity. Atraxa was pretty much an obvious choice, but I'm disappointed I didn't lean into the "do it for the vine" of it all by choosing a harder candidate. So kamarupa, what do you think? Build a follow-up list with Umbris, Fear Manifest or Yarok, the Desecrated? Both are excellent candidates but I think the less colors we provide access to, the less effective and functional the list stands to be. This considered, my deck is so awful. It could be a lot better, and I want to demonstrate that from a flavor standpoint, and separately a mechanical standpoint. Might be able to demonstrate both within the same build, but I digress.

4. I want to comment about the MDFCs and the erroneous cards that Balaam__ mentioned. I think that those cards that demonstrate evolution operate on an entendre front, where they represent both change as an evolution as mechanical cards, and both as lore-wise changes. Atraxa is like a Scion of Corruption- so she effectively ruins all that she comes into contact with, it's kind of a beautiful and terrifying tragedy. I found a home for cards like Cloistered Youth  ^Flip. Showing someone horrified and actually from the realm of Innistrad but thematically fitting that Horrors are encroaching upon the living in these dastardly ways.. it's a chef's kiss kind of alignment. I hope it delivers satisfaction to you as it does to me, because I think that's a thematic win.

5. I refrained from defending my deck in the slightest because I wanted honest, unbiased feedback and I think that succeeded for you two! Lastly, Thing in the Ice  ^Flip is the perfect inclusion as it's name is Awoken Horror  ^Flip, and it effectively acts as a type-focused Cyclonic RiftGC that would more than likely win me the game on the spot, and that my friends kamarupa and Balaam__, is what we call a Three-Pointer.

kamarupa on Zendikarok

11 months ago

Perhaps something to get evoked creatures back from the graveyard? Too bad so many of them have too high of MV for Unearth. Perhaps Eternal Witness - even though it's not from the Elemental tribe, it would fit nicely with your ETB trigger theme.

Panharmonicon also seems like a good fit here, especially considering Yarok, the Desecrated is legendary.

As much as taplands suck, I think in 3 color decks it's worth it to run a full set of the appropriate triland. It just manafixes so perfectly. Since this deck looks rather budget on the price estimate, Opulent Palace seems worth it to me here.

I hope some of this is helpful. Feel free to ignore.

Flarhoon13 on Saskia keeps hitting

1 year ago

Saskia keeps hitting lost. I tried to kill two players with a giant attack. I had 4 trampling 3/3 Tyranids from Tyranid Invasion. I had named Cam, on Yarok, the Desecrated, with my Saskia. I attacked Seth with three of the Tyranids plus my commander, sending the final 3/3 at Will on Kyler, Sigardian Emissary humans, triggering my Windbrisk Heights to cast my hidden away City on Fire but alas, Cam had an Assassin's Trophy for my damage tripler. I was never really a factor after that attempt to hit Seth for 36 and Cam for over 100; and quickly got taken out. Cam and Will duked it out and I think Will won thanks to a giant Kyler, Sigardian Emissary giving his lifelinking squad--keyword shared by Odric, Lunarch Marshal--a massive boost.

legendofa on Double triggers for overwhelmed apprentice

1 year ago

With Yarok, the Desecrated out, Overwhelmed Apprentice causes each opponent to mill 2 twice when it enters. Does it also let you scry 2 twice, or is that not part of the ETB ability, since it's a separate clause/sentence?

Flarhoon13 on Hey Macleod, Get offa my ewe! (Angus Mackenzie)

1 year ago

Having completed my quest to play all 52 of my decks, I decided to try getting a win with all of my decks

Oct 5

Hey Macleod, Get offa my ewe! (Angus Mackenzie) lost again. Yarok, the Desecrated won despite Cam's misplay, when forced to sac, he chose Man-o'-War when that's the card that would have gone infinite. Still, Cam won pretty handily, dropping my losers' record to 8-18