Preface
I always liked the design of Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter but found it clunky as hell. With the power level a bit down in the group and the advent of Agatha's Soul Cauldron I decided to find out if I can actually transform Jerren more easily and have some fun with his Ormendahl side.
With what's currently going on in the (magic) world it feels kind of good to get some respite from the search for the fastest most powerful things to do in commander and go back to the roots a couple of steps to see what crazy things one can pull off in this awesome format.
The deck has some finishing combos to dig for, but isn't necessarily strong. From Goldfishing on Archidekt (https://archidekt.com/decks/5342959) it seems to work fine in its preliminary draft. Though, before comitting to building it in paper I'd really appreciate some input from the creative hive mind of the Nexus.
The Decklist v2.0
The backup here is good ol' Razaketh, the Foulblooded to find all kinds of shenanigans.
Main Wincons are:
- Maskwood Nexus + Xathrid Necromancer + Free Sac Outlet & Drain Effect
- Bontu's Monument + Phyrexian Altar + Oathsworn Vampire
- Bloodsoaked Champion + Phyrexian Altar + Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter + Drain Effect
- Four demons probably through Maskwood Nexus + Liliana's Contract
Decklist
Approximate Total Cost:
Maybeboard
Card | Type | CMC | Function |
---|---|---|---|
Evolved Sleeper | Creature | 1 | Flexible Mana Sink |
Harvester of Souls | Creature | 6 | Card Draw |
Imp's Mischief | Instant | 2 | Protection |
Mind Slash | Enchantment | 3 | Disruption, Protection |
Thornbite Staff | Artifact | 1 | Combo Piece |
Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | Reanimation |
Tarrian's Journal // The Tomb of Aclazotz | Artifact | 2 | Card Draw, Sac Outlet, (Reanimation) |
Fain, the Broker | Creature | 3 | Sacrifice Outlet, Tokens, Mana |
The Agenda
There is a clear creature type focus on Humans and Demons.
The goal is to make the deck as fun and strong as possible while still achieving the transformation into the Ormendahl with regularity.
Are there any things I missed? Where can this deck be improved? Cards to add? Cards to remove?
Thanks for reading!
Ardeyn