Toshiro, The Black Swordsman

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Attrition Bracket 3 Devotion Goodstuff Mono-Black Ramp Reanimator Sacrifice Suicide Black Tokens

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Creature (24)

• 1x Abyssal Harvester
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Barrowgoyf
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Emperor of Bones
• 1x Evolved Sleeper
• 1x Gisa, the Hellraiser
• 1x Gravebreaker Lamia
• 1x Illuminor Szeras
• 1x Kaervek, the Punisher
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Sedgemoor Witch
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Tymaret, Chosen from Death
• 1x Valgavoth, Terror Eater
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Vincent Valentine  ^Flip
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed

Artifact (8)

• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The Soul Stone
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Throne of Eldraine
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (24)

• 1x Archenemy's Charm
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Curtains' Call
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Espers to Magicite
• 1x Fell the Profane  ^Flip
• 1x Flare of Malice
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Hostile Negotiations
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Sheoldred's Edict
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Soul Shatter
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Thrilling Encore
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC
• 1x Vona's Hunger
• 1x Withering Boon
• 1x Withering Torment
• 1x Word of Command

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Ghoulish Impetus
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x NecropotenceGC
• 1x Ripples of Undeath

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Professor Onyx

Commander (1)

Land (33)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Barad-dur
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spymaster's Vault
• 20x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Reanimate

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Sideboard

Artifact (5)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Nowhere to Run

Instant (5)

• 1x Hellish Rebuke
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Outrageous Robbery
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Tainted Strike

Creature (3)

• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Chain of Smog

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Maybeboard

Creature (25)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1x Elegy Acolyte
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Forsaken Miner
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Lord Skitter, Sewer King
• 1x Maha, Its Feathers Night
• 1x Massacre Girl, Known Killer
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nine-Lives Familiar
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Orcish BowmastersGC
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER  ^Flip
• 1x Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Blight Mound
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Tombstone Stairwell

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Lolth, Spider Queen
• 1x Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

Artifact (5)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Crowded Crypt
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x The Darkness Crystal

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Imperial SealGC
• 1x Necrotic Hex
• 1x Plague of Vermin
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Land (1)

• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

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"Take heed struggler. Struggle, endure, contend, for that alone is the sword of one who defies Death. Do not forget these words." -Skull Knight, Berserk

Freshly updated version of Toshiro; Now with Crimes! ;) All the heavy interaction you can shake a hunk of iron at. Recovery as both a mana-bomb & rez deck, with added resiliency & responsiveness, the speed & tenacity of Guts... You gotta be fast & hardy to last in the bleak world of Berserk. {B}{ENERGY}{INFINITY}

Magecraft count = 50 (Instants x2) Crimes committed = 33 (Anything targeted)

Give it all another go if it fails the first time, via Tosh-triggered Kaervek, the Punisher or Corpse Dance / Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed. note: TappedOut used to show a "flip" link near MDFCs; it must have been removed; there are 3 other "Lands" on this list

RPG Element: Alters depict scenes/characters from the anime/manga BERSERK. If Toshiro (Guts) loses while in play, Yawgmoth (Griffith) becomes the General & the Maybeboard swaps into the deck. If Yawgmoth loses (or kills himself), Toshiro returns to lead the next game. Immortal Enemies in an Eternal Power Struggle

"DO NOT PRAY! If you pray, your hands will close together. You will not be able to fight!" -Guts

Alters (painted by professional artists)

Toshiro Umezawa = Guts

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx = Casca

Umezawa's Jitte = Guts battling Nosferatu Zodd

Gisa, the Hellraiser = Schierke with Ivalera (future commission)

Kaervek, the Punisher = Isidro with Salamander Dagger & Puck (future commission)

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician = Griffith/Femto

Sidisi, Undead Vizier = Void

Liliana, Dreadhorde General = Slan

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger = Conrad

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed = Ubik

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed = Skull Knight

The Soul Stone = 'Egg of the King' Behelit (future commission)

Word of Command = Brand of Sacrifice

SINKS: Barad-dur - Forsaken Miner (Yawgmoth = Crime Lord) - Tymaret, Chosen from Death - Evolved Sleeper - NecropotenceGC - Corpse Dance - Phyrexian Reclamation - The Darkness Crystal - Outrageous Robbery - Vilis, Broker of Blood - The Meathook Massacre - Torment of Hailfire - Agadeem's Awakening  

"You're right, we are mortal and fragile. But even if we are tortured or wounded, we'll fight to survive. You should feel the pain we feel and understand. I am the messenger that will deliver you to that pain and understanding!"

Combos & Synergy

T1 = Dark Ritual + Entomb + Reanimate / Animate Dead + nasty (eg. Avatar of Woe / Vilis, Broker of Blood / Valgavoth, Terror Eater) (*also early Coffin Queen / Abyssal Harvester) = "A person with the potential to be my true friend must be able to find his reason for life without my help."

Chain of Smog + Professor Onyx = "Today class, our lesson in BDSM begins with..."

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Vilis, Broker of Blood / Peer into the Abyss = "You fell into my trap fool! This is your last taste of Heaven before I send you to Hell!"

Sensei's Divining Top + Bolas's CitadelGC (Aetherflux Reservoir in SB for extra evil) = "If you're always worried about crushing the ants beneath you... you won't be able to walk."

Tymaret, Chosen from Death + Gisa, the Hellraiser = "Graverobbers... those who profit off the dead, don't deserve life."

Yahenni, Undying Partisan (he gets bigger before her next round of triggers resolve) + Massacre Girl = "The King stands alone..." (well, in this case with his mistress xD)

Grave Pact + Ogre Slumlord / Plague of Vermin + any free-Sac (eg. Yawgmoth or Yahenni) = "First the plague killed them, then the rats came to gorge on the bounty." (add an Aristocrat to mitigate life-loss)

Nest of Scarabs + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Geralf's Messenger = "When it comes to those humans mad with fear, swarming like bugs beneath the tower, nothing will ever change."

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Tombstone Stairwell + see its list below = "You'll all keep dying until the day breaks!"

Tree of Perdition + Sudden Spoiling + flashback Blood Pact or Landfall Dread Presence = "When you meet your god, tell him to leave me alone."

Tainted Strike + Yahenni, Undying Partisan / Vincent Valentine   / Valgavoth, Terror Eater = "There's no paradise... for you to escape to."

Agadeem's Awakening   has a perfect curve, with targets from Valgavoth (9cmc), Vilis (8cmc), Sepulchral (7cmc), Massacre Wurm (6cmc), Sheoldred (5cmc), even Xiahou Dun (4cmc) to keep reusing it!

Cabal Coffers / Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx at 6 + Deserted Temple + Rings of Brighthearth = Overflowing Coffers!

OR Corpse Dance + Magus of the Coffers + Yahenni, Undying Partisan = Deep Mana Pockets!

Corpse Dance Fun 8D: Dauthi Voidwalker becomes a "permanent" Mnemonic Betrayal. - Sheoldred   becomes 1-sided Lethal Vapors without downside. - Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed becomes Praetor's Counsel. - Sidisi, Undead Vizier becomes Enter the Infinite. - Gonti, Lord of Luxury becomes Villainous Wealth. - Gravebreaker Lamia becomes a ridiculous chain of spellslinging. - Massacre Wurm becomes Plague Wind with serious life-loss. - Overseer of the Damned becomes World War Z. - Sepulchral Primordial becomes Rise of the Dark Realms. And many more!

Tombstone Stairwell Fun 8D: Westvale Abbey   made easy. - Blood Artist the bully. - Nether Traitor has his buddies. - Crowded Crypt the body battery. - Warren Soultrader "Say Terrance, let's look for treasure". - Ashnod's Altar for spicy X drops. - Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER   dummy fodder. - Ayara, First of Locthwain & her entourage. - Pitiless Plunderer "Oh good idea Phillip, lets look for treasure!" - Grave Pact the Salt Bae. - Lolth, Spider Queen the Immortal. - Black Market sells the cadavers. - Liliana, Dreadhorde General studying her craft. - The Meathook Massacre "You shall all be Perfected!"

"Whether it suits them or not, people yearn for a dream. Sustained by a dream, hurt by a dream, revived by a dream, killed by a dream. And even after being abandoned by a dream, it continues to smolder from the bottom of one's heart...probably until the verge of death...A man should envision such a lifetime once. A life spent as a martyr...to the god named 'Dream'."

Extra credit (testing flavorful interactions)

Head Games + Misinformation + Word of Command = Thwart their plans, their mojo, & their livelihood!

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed reusing Ghouls' Night Out to keep the deadliest recruits, or give him his Behelit Blade Vorpal Sword for the classic: "Skull Knight banishes you to the Shadow Realm!" (also good on a Flyer + Sudden Spoiling)

"He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee." - Friedrich Nietzsche

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Date added	9 years
Last updated	3 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 2 Mythic Rares 50 - 7 Rares 12 - 4 Uncommons 5 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
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