Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker - Value/Stax

Commander / EDH Mono-Black Sacrifice

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Creature (39)

• 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Black Cat
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodthrone Vampire
• 1x Burglar Rat
• 1x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Cauldron Familiar
• 1x Clattering Augur
• 1x Corpse Blockade
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Doomed Dissenter
• 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
• 1x Elderfang Disciple
• 1x Elvish Doomsayer
• 1x Farfinder
• 1x Festering Mummy
• 1x Fume Spitter
• 1x Gleaming Barrier
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Insidious Bookworms
• 1x Lampad of Death's Vigil
• 1x Novice Occultist
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Plagued Rusalka
• 1x Putrid Goblin
• 1x Ravenous Rats
• 1x Serrated Scorpion
• 1x Shambling Ghast
• 1x Skullport Merchant
• 1x Skyscanner
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yarok's Fenlurker
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Artifact (9)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Lightning Coils
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Instant (6)

• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Death Denied
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Village Rites

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Commander (1)

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Eliminate the Competition
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Raise Dead
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Skulltap

Land (33)

• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Memorial to Folly
• 30x Swamp
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

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This deck isn't always fun to play against, so make sure your group is aware of that. It aims to win by turn 10-12 through drain effects and it lasts that long by going deep in the stax.
Lots of card draw (too much sometimes, which is why I limited the forced draw from things like Grim Haruspex), lots of lifegain, lots of treasure creation and overflowing mana. I found that my older build was heavier on the Grave Pact side and weaker on the Burglar Rat side, so I changed that and learned that I enjoy making my opponents discard more than making them sacrifice creatures. Eventually Cabal Stronghold will be upgraded to its more notable superior, Cabal Coffers, but I don't have the budget for Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth just yet.

i'm very open to suggestion and would love to hear any thoughts or criticisms. Cheers and have a wonderful time putting frowns on your friend's faces.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 37 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.34
Tokens	Elemental 3/1 R, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B