Ink-Eyes, Servant no more

Commander / EDH Bracket 4 Mono-Black Ninjutsu Reanimator Sacrifice Theme/Gimmick

Zerethon

Creature (27)

• 1x Alpharael, Stonechosen *f-pre*
• 1x Ashling, the Extinguisher
• 1x Azra Smokeshaper
• 1x Biting-Palm Ninja
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Isareth the Awakener
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Kiku, Night's Flower
• 1x Lim-Dul the Necromancer
• 1x Marvin, Murderous Mimic
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Rev, Tithe Extractor
• 1x Seizan, Perverter of Truth
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Visara the Dreadful
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Land (37)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 22x Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva

Artifact (9)

• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Erratic Portal
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Relic of Legends
• 1x Sol Ring

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Chains of Mephistopheles
• 1x Grievous Wound
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Trespasser's Curse

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Chainer's Edict
• 1x Come Back Wrong
• 1x Eaten Alive
• 1x Hymn to Tourach
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Worthy Cost
• 1x Yawgmoth's Vile Offering

Instant (9)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Fake Your Own Death
• 1x Foul Renewal
• 1x Goryo's Vengeance
• 1x Overkill
• 1x Sheoldred's Edict
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

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Oh boy, i'm finally bringing THIS party back.

So, a long time ago i built a Volrath deck around Volrath the Fallen (Which i posted here originally over TWELVE YEARS AGO XD) which was a Reanimator/Combo hybrid shenanigans deck, but it always had one unsung sneaky little hero.

Ink-Eyes.

So, when i decided over a deckade (Not sorry) later i would re-build the deck into an Ink-eyes deck, how -EXACTLY- do i make it work?

Well, we get....sneaky. Command beacon and more now let us get our commander into our hand, Thespian's Stage & Vesuva let us copy our spicy lands, and Dark Depths/Crucible of worlds give us extra value from the copy engines and Return-to-hand trickery. Never forget Nykthos, Urborg & friends to really round out the lands.

Beyond that, we need some ways to get stuff in yards, including our own, so sac outlets, discard, creature sac, etc. Along with plenty of removal. We're also running Coffers/Crypt & Relic of legends because we are running a LOT of legendaries to abuse. Kiku, Sheoldred, Lim-dul & more

Also, some particular Curses (Trespassers & Grievous wounds) Because they can be REALLY annoying when applied correctly, and it's even more for people to worry about when you have so many options for screwing with the board state already.

And of course, the single most expensive card i run in any deck, Chains of Mephistopheles, though i have elected to run a single proxy (I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT AN LP/MP CHAINS IS OVER A GRAND AND I ONLY HAVE ONE THAT NICE XD) IT IS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL IF YOU BUILD THIS LIST YOURSELF. Replace it with Bottomless pit or a similar effect, Bottomless pit is -RANDOM- discard and you can get a copy for like, 10$ (As of this posting) and I, in fact, used to run it in this very list when it was still Volrath.

It is, however, an anime trash VERY OBVIOUS custom proxy (Confetti) instead of either a realistic proxy (Read: Counterfeit) or just a printed paper one, because i find it incites even more rage. GOOD.

Have more ideas to mess with, list will change, the usual "It works but i want it working -more-"

Basically, reanimator shenanigans, backed up by some mono-black legendary gimmicks, and some assorted flavors of hate. Ink-eyes is here, she's mad, she brought friends, and you look particularly shank-able.

Run.

Update 1: Placeholder-y stuff removed, Additional tricks added (Erratic portal/Cloudstone and a couple more ninjas) because i was finally not-lazy after like, a week and dug them out.

Update 2: Couple small changes, Yawgmoth's and an Obliterator for more shenanigans.

Top Ranked	Achieved #4 position overall 1 month ago Achieved #3 position in Commander / EDH 1 month ago Achieved #2 position in Commander / EDH Bracket 4 1 month ago
Date added	1 month
Last updated	4 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.43
Tokens	Marit Lage, Thrull 1/1 B, Treasure
Folders	Physical EDH Decks, The Loyal Commanders, decks i like