Taborax Shadowpostles

Commander / EDH Demons Mono-Black Sacrifice

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Ramp/Fetch (16)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Dream Devourer
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Demons (7)

• 1x Archfiend of Despair
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Scourge of the Skyclaves
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Death Triggers (6)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Life Gain/Drain (3)

• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Utility (1)

• 1x Haunted One

Mana Base (33)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Strip Mine
• 19x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Recursion (10)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Blood for Bones
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Incarnation Technique
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Additional Damage (5)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Wound Reflection

The Apostles (24)

• 24x Shadowborn Apostle

Commander (1)

Card Draw/Advantage (11)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
• 1x Species Specialist
• 1x Vampiric Rites
• 1x War Room
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Sac (7)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
• 1x Vampiric Rites
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Removal (3)

• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods

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"It's the darkness when a light is quenched, the silence when a sound fades."

Die! Die! Die!

Game Plan

We want to get our Shadowborn Apostles out, sac or otherwise kill them to net damage and demons.

Fodder

We want our shadowborn apostles fodder out there and accessible to sac for many reasons. They are clerics and so thye trigger our commander for card advantage, while the counters are just gravy. They can fetch us demons for more board presence and other effects if needed, but are used more for all the sac value.

Death Triggers

We've got a number of different death triggers aside from our commander. These include Blood Artist, Grim Haruspex, Zulaport Cutthroat, [Bastion of Remembrance], and Liliana, Dreadhorde General to name a few.

Demons

The demons are really a back-up plan and tend to serve other purposes such as controlling the board, extra damage, and tutoring with cards like Archfiend of Despair, Reaper from the Abyss, Reiver Demon, and Rune-Scarred Demon

Recursion

We've included a few methods of recursion to pull back anything needed, including Mortuary Mire, Reanimate, Agadeem's Awakening  , and a strong finisher in Living Death.

End game

Death and other damage triggers are our most likely way to win. Demons can hit hard and they do provide a way to finish off after the life drain, especially with effects like Wound Reflection and Archfiend of Despair.

Concerns

We are running 25 Shadowborn Apostles. Should we be running 30? Should we drop some removal or other effects package in place of more shadowborn apostles? So far, in practice, the fodder has served it's purposes and even with Thrumming Stone I think I have only whiffed once.

Feedback is welcome, especially from the maybe board and what to replace. Thanks!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 29 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.72
Tokens	Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Morph 2/2 C, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	table top, Tribal