SSJ Swamp Thing..

Commander / EDH Aggro Battlecruiser Infect Lands Mono-Black Voltron

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ALL SWAMPS MATTER (18)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged *f-pre*
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold *f-pre*
• 1x Corrupt
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dakmor Sorceress
• 1x Defile
• 1x Dread Presence *f-pre*
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Nightmare
• 1x Nightmare Lash
• 1x Quag Sickness
• 1x Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal
• 1x Squelching Leeches
• 1x Strata Scythe
• 1x Tendrils of Corruption

Draw (9)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Dread Presence *f-pre*
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Skyscanner
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Voltron - Evasion (8)

• 1x Haunted Cloak
• 1x Manifold Key
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shadowspear *f-pre*
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Suspicious Bookcase
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots

Infect (5)

• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Tainted Strike

Boardwipe (3)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Ramp (17)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold *f-pre*
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Druidic Satchel
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Journeyer's Kite
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana's Shade
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Scaretiller
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Walking Atlas
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Non-Swamps (11)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold *f-pre*
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Thespian's Stage

Voltron - Power (8)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged *f-pre*
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Inquisitor's Flail
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Nightmare Lash
• 1x Strata Scythe

Targeted Removal (5)

• 1x Corrupt
• 1x Defile
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Quag Sickness
• 1x Tendrils of Corruption

Mana Rock (3)

• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel

Commander (1)

Swamps (28)

• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 4x Swamp
• 5x Swamp
• 2x Swamp
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Back-up (8)

• 1x Dakmor Sorceress
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Liliana's Shade
• 1x Nightmare
• 1x Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal
• 1x Squelching Leeches

Voltron - Protection (6)

• 1x Champion's Helm
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Defense (2)

• 1x Leyline of the Void
• 1x No Mercy

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Wishboard enablers (2)

• 1x Death Wish
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition

Other (1)

• 1x Gravestorm

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Just like Goku & the other Saiyans from the Dragon Ball (Z/GT/Super) universe, Korlash & co only grow in Power as the battle wages on..

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(In short) This is accomplished by running virtually ALL of the Land Ramp available in Mono-Black, all of the “Swamps-matter” cards, the best sources of Protection & Evasion, and then packing the rest of it with various forms of efficient Draw spells..

Challenge: Play at least 1 Land every turn... for the entire game!!

'Swamps-matter' Battlecruisers

While yes, Korlash, Heir to Blackblade is the Commander, and this is technically a Voltron deck; however, due to there being a number of other "Swamps-matter" creatures in the 99 as well, we are not completely dependent on the Commander. On the contrary, it is generally advantageous to play them first..

sub-Commanders Show

• Squelching Leeches: Functionally identical, minus Commander damage and the built-in Regenerate ability..

• [Germ] via Lashwrithe: Because of it being a Living Weapon, as long as it says equipped to the [Germ] that it comes with, it's effectively same as above..

• Nightmare: The oldest card here, the only one from the original Alpha.. Same as above, but with built-in Flying for -CMC more..

Lieutinents Show

Both Humans in this deck are old & forgotten cards that are functionally identical: they are X/4 Human's that cost .. The only differences being their additional super-/sub-type..

• Dakmor Sorceress: Human Wizard

• Sima Yi, Wei Field Marshal: Legendary - Human Soldier

Other beaters

These can wield Voltron Equipment & Enchantments pretty well themselves..

• Liliana's Shade: -Mana sink..

• Dark Depths: A Flying, Indestructible 20/20.. lol..

• Inkmoth Nexus: A Flying Man-Land w/ Infect.. lol..

Skill Tree..

All of the Voltron pieces can be roughly divided into three classes..

Power

All of the various equips & other goodies to keep doubling your Power level until_

The various Equipments & Enchantments can be analogous to ever increasingly higher transformations & ascensions (Kaioken, SSJ-1, -2, etc).. While the single-use Instants & abilities as signature attacks/Finishing Moves (Kamahamaha; Final Flash; etc)..

• Blackblade Reforged: Korlash, Heir to...?

• Nightmare Lash: The original "Swamps-matter" equipment..

• Lashwrithe: The awesome Phyrexian sequel..

• Strata Scythe: Not only will my Basic Swamps matter, but ALL Basic Swamps matter!!

• Inquisitor's Flail: Here to double ALL the Combat damage!

• Liliana of the Dark Realms: Because Mono-..

• Fireshrieker: Because Voltron..

• Hatred: Because Mono- Voltron..

Speaking of doubling power, did you know that an opponent requires less than half as many poison counters as they do Commander damage to die?!

• Tainted Strike: Single-use surprise..

• Phyresis: The longer-lasting Enchantment..

• Glistening Oil: The more virulent version of above..

• Grafted Exoskeleton: The gold-standard for any Voltron deck..

Protection

Although Korlash can effectively blank most forms of removal by holding up multiples of , having efficient sources of Indestructible & Hexproof is nothing to sneeze at..

• Champion's Helm: Hexproof & buff..

• Darksteel Plate: The gold-standard for Indestructible..

• Hammer of Nazahn: The wet dream for any Equipment-based Voltron deck..

• Mask of Avacyn: Hexproof & buff..

• Swiftfoot Boots: Hexproof & Haste

• Whispersilk Cloak: Because Korlash can continue to grow under Shroud..

Evasion

All the Power & Protection in the world means nothing if you can't use it. Use any of the following to lube up your big black monster (ranging from Trample to outright Unblockablity), and let your opponents fight over who's going to take it first!

Trample +

• Shadowspear: +1/+1 & Lifelink..

• Haunted Cloak: Vigilance & Haste..

Conditional Evasion

• Shizo, Death's Storehouse: Legendary Land of Fear..

• Trailblazer's Boots: Non-Basic Landwalk

• Prowler's Helm: BUILD THAT WALL!!!

Unblockable

• Suspicious Bookcase: via Creature..

• Manifold Key: via Artifact..

• Rogue's Passage: via Land..

• Whispersilk Cloak: via Equipment..

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YaRg?! Show

I converted my Yargle, Glutton of Urborg Voltron deck (Lieutenant Yar-Kul *F*) into a Korlash, Heir to Blackblade Voltron deck...

Whatdoyathink?

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Yargle was a lot of fun, but Korlash costs less, has a built-in Regenerate ability, and only grows bigger & bigger as the game progresses..

Many decks I built in the past tended to suffer from two fundamental problems: A lack of Lands, and a lack of draw.. This deck was built specifically to never suffer from those problems, and additionally, actually benefits from being “Mana flooded”..

Shiny!! Show

The general hierarchy of themes here are: Full-art foil > Full-art > Pre-release foil > regular/pack foil > non-foil

Foiling status: 90/92

• Pack Foil: 74
• Prerelease Foil: 5 (includes the Commander)
• Promo Foil: 8
• Kaladesh Masterpiece(MPS): 1
• Miscellaneous set Foil: 2

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Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	WURG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.05
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Marit Lage, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Saproling 1/1 G
Folders	blackdecks, Deck inspiration, My hands
Based on	Commander Yar-Kul and the Swamp Monsters *F* Metroid_Hybrid EDH