Vish Kal

Commander / EDH*

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Instant (6)

• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Akroma's Vengeance
• 1x Austere Command
• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Bitter Ordeal
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Profound Journey
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Debtors' Knell
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients

Artifact (10)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Creature (24)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Divinity of Pride
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Su-Chi
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star

Land (37)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Strip Mine
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Martyr's Cause
• 1x Tombstone Stairwell

Creature (1)

• 1x Burnished Hart

Land (2)

• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reflecting Pool

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My Vish Kal deck. After piloting this deck for some time, I noticed a couple problems:

1) It's susceptible to graveyard hate

2) It's slow

3) It has lots of re-animators/enablers, but nothing to reanimate!

In order to combat point 1, I added many more utility spot-removals and modular mass removal spells. This helped to easily control the board-state by selectively getting rid of permanents that would hinder my end-game plan while also building allies by removing targets that would otherwise go unanswered because no one else can respond to them.

The addition of adding modular mass removal spells helps to give me the most advantageous board-state possible.

Oftentimes, I would lose because I couldn't ramp fast enough or I didn't have enough mana to complete an expensive play. The addition of Black Market and Land Tax helped to smooth out my mana curve while also providing additional targets for Academy Rector.

What's the point of re-animator cards if there are no targets to reanimate? I added some high value cards, such as Divinity of Pride to speed up Vish Kal's growth and high power creatures such as Ashen Rider that's value town with amount of reanimating this deck has.

As always, improvements are always welcome!

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 52 - 0 Rares 16 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.78
Tokens	Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink
Folders	Stolen Decks