Toshiro Umezawa's

Commander / EDH* Control Mono-Black Voltron

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Creature (19)

• 1x Agent of the Fates
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Guul Draz Assassin
• 1x Hand of Cruelty
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Kiku, Night's Flower
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Lim-Dul the Necromancer
• 1x Malakir Cullblade
• 1x Mardu Strike Leader
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Wight of Precinct Six

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Sorin Markov

Land (39)

• 1x Blighted Fen
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Everglades
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 29x Swamp
• 1x Terrain Generator

Artifact (18)

• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x General's Kabuto
• 1x Glaring Spotlight
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Kusari-Gama
• 1x Lashwrithe
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Nightmare Lash
• 1x Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
• 1x Ring of Xathrid
• 1x Skull of Ramos
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbinder
• 1x Strata Scythe
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Instant (28)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Chill to the Bone
• 1x Dark Banishing
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Devour in Shadow
• 1x Diabolic Edict
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Expunge
• 1x Fated Return
• 1x Geth's Verdict
• 1x Ghastly Demise
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Hero's Demise
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Murder
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Reach of Shadows
• 1x Rend Flesh
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Terror
• 1x To the Slaughter
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Ultimate Price
• 1x Vendetta

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Ruinous Path

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Creature (5)

• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Erebos's Titan
• 1x Gatekeeper of Malakir
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Smothering Abomination

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (2)

• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Rogue's Passage

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Endless Whispers
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (7)

• 1x Accorder's Shield
• 1x Avacyn's Collar
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Grappling Hook
• 1x Hero's Blade
• 1x Slayer's Plate
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Instant (8)

• 1x Dark Betrayal
• 1x Devour Flesh
• 1x Grisly Spectacle
• 1x Hideous End
• 1x Horobi's Whisper
• 1x Killing Glare
• 1x Slaughter Pact
• 1x Sudden Death

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Bone Splinters
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Read the Bones

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One of my all-time favorite aspects of MTG is removal -- this deck is the epitome of this. I was also looking for a deck to balance out my love of white (I already have a Nahiri deck) with my other favorite color. Of all the mono-black commanders available, Umezawa spurned the most interest, especially as he is one of the least popular choices for a general. The only real issue I see with this deck in its current stage is three-fold:1)It's mostly removal! I can see this being not a fun time for anyone but myself at the table. It also puts a huge target on my head.2)This deck is lacking in the draw power department. When it comes to drawing, black has some amazing options, yet I find myself having a hard time departing from jam-packing the deck with removal.3)This deck is graveyard-centric so the strategy of removal recursion can be easily disrupted by a tormod's crypt, etc. I could certainly use something to counteract that.Overall, I like the simplicity of the deck's strategy (clear the way for Umezawa and friends)

Date added	8 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 36 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	112
Avg. CMC	2.96
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Morph 2/2 C, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Warrior 2/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B