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“I choose death...I can destroy your kingdom, Bane, by murdering your subjects, and I can starve your kingdom, Myrkul, by staying my hand.” — Bhaal

Bhaal, the God of Murder, only lived to hunt and kill, the presence of the living instilling in him an overpowering desire for death and destruction. He was at all times a cruel, violent and hateful being, though his behavior could vary from cold and calculating ruthlessness to a savage thirst for blood.

This Deck is designed as an attempt to sate the blood lust of such a destructive being. The Priests of Bhaal frequently hold sacrifices to the God of Murder, whom then curses the world with his own blood lust.

Recursion is the name of the game in this deck. Creatures with Persist can be used twice, or even more if you get Grumgully, Mikeaus, Rhythm of the Wild or Master Chef out.

There is a lot that can happen with this deck. In theory, you could easily gain tons of life, drain opponents of a lot of life, draw tons of cards and get loads of mana...and have the sacrifices your priests need continually coming back to do what needs to be done and get murdered.

But really, we all have a little of the Lord of Murder in us, we all want to see the world burn, and this deck can supply it. You can goad as many creatures as you want so long as you have sacrifice fodder, you have means to prevent life gain for opponents so everyone dies...Just the way Bhaal wants things to be.

Most of the removal is spot removal due to the simple fact that if the opposing creatures are dead, you can't Goad them.

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Hello! Been a bit for an update.

Overall the deck has not changed. I really like how it plays out, and nothing new has looked like it would be a great addition.

I have looked at suggested cards from folks that have commented on this deck. There's a few I'd definitely add. I just need to figure out what to remove before I place an order.

As to the title, I was at a local Commander tournament on Sunday. Just a small one. Players were divided into 4 player pods and their fee was 1 booster pack, which was added to the pot for each pod. Winner gets the 4 packs. Bhaal was my choice, and it turned out to be a good one. I came out on top, using Carrion feeder, two persist creatures, Bhaal and Witty Roastmaster to wipe the board. One play dug into his deck 25 cards to try to find an answer to the loop starting but failed.

So 4 packs for me! YAY!

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Top Ranked
Date added 1 year
Last updated 4 weeks
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

2 - 0 Mythic Rares

40 - 0 Rares

23 - 0 Uncommons

21 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.00
Tokens Beast 3/3 G, Morph 2/2 C, Treasure
Folders Under 200, Inspiration, Commander, Cool Decks, AAA, Funny
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