Hostage Situation

Commander / EDH* UBR (Grixis)

loki255

Land (34)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Clearwater Pathway *f-pre*  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Maestros Theater
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Sulfur Vent
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Xander's Lounge

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Descent into Avernus
• 1x Lich's Mastery
• 1x Liliana's Contract *f-pre*
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Creature (22)

• 1x Abyssal Persecutor
• 1x Archfiend of Despair
• 1x Balor
• 1x Blade of the Oni
• 1x Blim, Comedic Genius
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Dream Devourer
• 1x Great Unclean One
• 1x Herald of Slaanesh
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Lord Xander, the Collector
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled *f-pp*
• 1x Orcus, Prince of Undeath
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Plague Drone
• 1x Prince of Thralls
• 1x Raphael, Fiendish Savior
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Sin Prodder
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Zurzoth, Chaos Rider

Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus *f-pre*
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Pact Weapon
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x The Golden Throne
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Commander (1)

Instant (15)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Baleful Mastery
• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Behold the Multiverse
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Crosis's Charm
• 1x Delirium
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Radiate
• 1x Stunning Reversal
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Tale's End
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Wild Magic Surge

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Grim Tutor *f-pp*
• 1x Harmless Offering
• 1x Haunting Voyage
• 1x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune

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Sideboard

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Forbidden Crypt
• 1x Molten Echoes
• 1x Nefarious Lich
• 1x Oath of Lim-Dul

Instant (1)

• 1x Word of Seizing

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Angrath, the Flame-Chained

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Choice of Damnations

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The goal is to be a terrifying presence on the battlefield. Enough so that I will always be first to die. The true mission is to take as much down with me when I die. Prison effects, Abyssal Persecutor, threaten/thief effects, and my personal favorite lich/similar effects that are gifted to my opponents. Think Captivated Audience or an unwillingly gifted Demonic Pact or Lich's Mastery. Any other generally rude things that will punish players when they disappear due to my death would be greatly appreciated.

Currently my decision is to make this in the shell of a demon tribal deck with Be'Lakor, the Dark Master at the head. Something that could be very punishing if left alone long enough. However, turning it into a proper Esper prison deck with either Zur the Enchanter, Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant, or possibly Nihiloor at the head would let me do the "if I die you all will suffer" theme a lot easier. Suggestion for either deck ideas are very welcome.

Ill be keeping the main Grixis deck in the Mainboard and any cards I know I own are going to sit in the maybeboard for now.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 1 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.00
Tokens	Copy Clone, Devil 1/1 R, Plaguebearer of Nurgle 1/3 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B