Date Night with Phage

Commander / EDH Combo Jank Mono-Black Theme/Gimmick Voltron

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Artifact (22)

• 1x Campfire
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Inscribed Tablet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Moonsilver Key
• 1x Netherborn Altar
• 1x Torpor Orb
• 1x Wedding Invitation
• 1x Skyclave Relic
• 1x Staff of Compleation
• 1x Staff of the Death Magus
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Pact Weapon
• 1x Throne of Eldraine
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Soul Conduit

Instant (7)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Dash Hopes
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Stunning Reversal
• 1x Stinging Study

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Land (38)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x High Market
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 20x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x War Room

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Gruesome Realization
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Decree of Pain

Commander (1)

Creature (14)

• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Magus of the Coffers
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Platinum Angel
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Endless Whispers
• 1x Painful Quandary
• 1x Polluted Bonds

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Artifact (9)

• 1x Vorpal Sword
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x The Golden Throne
• 1x The One Ring

Enchantment (3)

• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x No Mercy
• 1x Revenge of Ravens

Instant (5)

• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Shred Memory
• 1x Withering Boon
• 1x Baleful Mastery
• 1x Tendrils of Corruption

Creature (4)

• 1x Orcish Bowmasters
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Twilight Prophet
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Temporal Extortion
• 1x Invoke Despair
• 1x Choice of Damnations
• 1x Profane Transfusion

Land (4)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Springjack Pasture

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The night is young and Phage is ready. Let's take a spin out on the town and see how the night goes.

The deck aims to have several avenues of casting Phage the Untouchable while dancing around a lose the game etb. Torpor Orb and Platinum Angel can negate the etb trigger while Campfire, Command Beacon, and Netherborn Altar bring Phage to your hand to safely cast. The deck features Swamp synergies such as Cabal Coffers and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, as well as mana doublers like Crypt Ghast, Nirkana Revenant, and Caged Sun. The numerous methods of card draw and tutors help us find all the pieces we need to complete our night.

Once on the battlefield, Phage finds victory through combat damage or combos. Combat victories are achieved through attacking players with evasion through Rogue's Passage or Wedding Invitation while equipment like Lightning Greaves or the land Hall of the Bandit Lord can speed up an attack. Phage can sneak out combo wins through Endless Whispers and a sacrifice outlet like High Market. Board wipes such as Damnation, Toxic Deluge, and Decree of Pain clear the battlefield while mono-black counters like Dash Hopes or Withering Boon provide basic stack interaction while setting up a combo.

Many black spells and lands utilize our life as a resource and can be particularly strong if used aggressively. Bolas's Citadel Black Market Connections, Necropotence, Vilis, Broker of Blood, Feed the Swarm, Staff of Compleation, War Room, Castle Locthwain and Hall of the Bandit Lord are all examples of this. Fetch lands are included to thin the deck and to provide shuffle effects for Bolas's Citadel. To offset this life loss, cards are included to gain life Polluted Bonds and Staff of the Death Magus or swap life with our opponents using Soul Conduit.

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Top Ranked	Achieved #18 position overall 4 months ago Achieved #16 position in Commander / EDH 4 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Black 4 months ago
Date added	5 months
Last updated	6 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.39
Tokens	Copy Clone, Demon */* B, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, Snake 1/1 B, Treasure
Folders	Commander, Fun Stuff, Cool Decks, edh wishlist or something like that, Cool EDH Decks