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The Blade That Shouldn't Work
Deck Size: 104
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $436.18
Salt Sum: 29.39
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $2.99
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade

Korlash, Heir to Blackblade's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control. {1}{B}: Regenerate Korlash. Grandeur — Discard another card named Korlash, Heir to Blackblade: Search your library for up to two Swamp cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade (plst) FUT-87
1

Dig Em Up

Quantity: 5Price: $31.55
Beseech the Queen

({2/B} can be paid with any two mana or with {B}. This card's mana value is 6.) Search your library for a card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Beseech the Queen (plst) SHM-57
1
Entomb

Search your library for a card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle.

Instant
Entomb (dmr) 304
1
Final Parting

Search your library for two cards. Put one into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Then shuffle.

Sorcery
Final Parting (cmm) 160
1
Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Deathtouch Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Sidisi, Undead Vizier exploits a creature, you may search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Sidisi, Undead Vizier (dtk) 120
1
Wishclaw Talisman

Wishclaw Talisman enters the battlefield with three wish counters on it. {1}, {T}, Remove a wish counter from Wishclaw Talisman: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. An opponent gains control of Wishclaw Talisman. Activate only during your turn.

Artifact
Wishclaw Talisman (eld) 110
1

Doubling Up

Quantity: 4Price: $38.46
Amulet of Vigor

Whenever a permanent enters the battlefield tapped and under your control, untap it.

Artifact
Amulet of Vigor (plst) WWK-121
1
Illusionist's Bracers

Whenever an ability of equipped creature is activated, if it isn't a mana ability, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. Equip {3}

Artifact
Illusionist's Bracers (rvr) 260
1
Rings of Brighthearth

Whenever you activate an ability, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay {2}. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Artifact
Rings of Brighthearth (cmr) 335
1
Tiller Engine

Whenever a land enters the battlefield tapped and under your control, choose one — • Untap that land. • Tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls.

Creature Artifact
Tiller Engine (dmc) 20
1

Enabling Grandeur

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Activated Sleeper

Flash You may have Activated Sleeper enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn, except it's a Phyrexian in addition to its other types.

Creature
Activated Sleeper (dmc) 24
1
Dollhouse of Horrors

{1}, {T}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of the exiled card, except it's a 0/0 Construct artifact in addition to its other types and it has "This creature gets +1/+1 for each Construct you control." It gains haste until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artifact
Dollhouse of Horrors (vow) 255
1
God-Pharaoh's Gift

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie. It gains haste until end of turn.

Artifact
God-Pharaoh's Gift (hou) 161
1
Helm of the Host

At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a token that's a copy of equipped creature, except the token isn't legendary. That token gains haste. Equip {5}

Artifact
Helm of the Host (brr) 82
1
Lithoform Engine

{2}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {3}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {4}, {T}: Copy target permanent spell you control. (The copy becomes a token.)

Artifact
Lithoform Engine (brc) 146
1
Minion Reflector

Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it has haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this permanent."

Artifact
Minion Reflector (ala) 211
1
Mirage Mirror

{2}: Mirage Mirror becomes a copy of target artifact, creature, enchantment, or land until end of turn.

Artifact
Mirage Mirror (cmm) 962
1
Mirror of the Forebears

As Mirror of the Forebears enters the battlefield, choose a creature type. {1}: Until end of turn, Mirror of the Forebears becomes a copy of target creature you control of the chosen type, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Artifact
Mirror of the Forebears (c17) 54
1
Mirrorpool

Mirrorpool enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}{C}, {T}, Sacrifice Mirrorpool: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. {4}{C}, {T}, Sacrifice Mirrorpool: Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.

Land
Mirrorpool (cmm) 1010
1
Nightmare Shepherd

Flying Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's 1/1 and it's a Nightmare in addition to its other types.

Creature Enchantment
Nightmare Shepherd (thb) 108
1
Saw in Half

Destroy target creature. If that creature dies this way, its controller creates two tokens that are copies of that creature, except their base power is half that creature's power and their base toughness is half that creature's toughness. Round up each time.

Instant
Saw in Half (unf) 88
1

Go for the Kill

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Dread Presence

Whenever a Swamp enters the battlefield under your control, choose one — • You draw a card and you lose 1 life. • Dread Presence deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.

Creature
Dread Presence (j22) 403
1
Exsanguinate

Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Sorcery
Exsanguinate (cmm) 156
1
Gray Merchant of Asphodel

When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Creature
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (scd) 80
1
Nightmare Lash

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Swamp you control. Equip—Pay 3 life. (Pay 3 life: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Artifact
Nightmare Lash (mrd) 219
1
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen

Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may have target player lose 3 life. If you do, put three +1/+1 counters on Ob Nixilis, the Fallen.

Creature
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen (ima) 101
1
Retreat to Hagra

Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, choose one — • Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. • Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Enchantment
Retreat to Hagra (c18) 116
1
Syr Konrad, the Grim

Whenever another creature dies, or a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, or a creature card leaves your graveyard, Syr Konrad, the Grim deals 1 damage to each opponent. {1}{B}: Each player mills a card. (They each put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)

Creature
Syr Konrad, the Grim (mkc) 141
1
Trailblazer's Boots

Equipped creature has nonbasic landwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a nonbasic land.) Equip {2}

Artifact
Trailblazer's Boots (onc) 144
1
Zombie Master

Other Zombie creatures have swampwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) Other Zombies have "{B}: Regenerate this permanent."

Creature
Zombie Master (6ed) 162
1

Land

Quantity: 29Price: $28.71
Snow-Covered Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Snow-Covered Swamp (khm) 280
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Polish the Armor

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (mkc) 223
1
Bubbling Muck

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps a Swamp for mana, that player adds an additional {B}.

Sorcery
Bubbling Muck (uds) 54
1
Cabal Coffers

{2}, {T}: Add {B} for each Swamp you control.

Land
Cabal Coffers (mh2) 301
1
Caged Sun

As Caged Sun enters the battlefield, choose a color. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1. Whenever a land's ability causes you to add one or more mana of the chosen color, add one additional mana of that color.

Artifact
Caged Sun (plst) CM2-178
1
Crypt Ghast

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.

Creature
Crypt Ghast (rvr) 70
1
Dark Ritual

Add {B}{B}{B}.

Instant
Dark Ritual (plst) DDE-18
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (mkc) 237
1
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.

Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (tsr) 287
1
Wayfarer's Bauble

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Wayfarer's Bauble: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (lcc) 317
1

Rise from the Grave

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Blood Beckoning

Kicker {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell.) Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. If this spell was kicked, instead return two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Blood Beckoning (znr) 92
1
Call to the Netherworld

Return target black creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Madness {0} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

Sorcery
Call to the Netherworld (c19) 108
1
Cemetery Recruitment

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. If it's a Zombie card, draw a card.

Sorcery
Cemetery Recruitment (j22) 385
1
Command Beacon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Command Beacon: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.

Land
Command Beacon (cmr) 349
1
Crawl from the Cellar

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target Zombie you control. Flashback {3}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Crawl from the Cellar (mid) 93
1
Crucible of Worlds

You may play lands from your graveyard.

Artifact
Crucible of Worlds (2x2) 303
1
Disturbed Burial

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Disturbed Burial (tmp) 129
1
Endbringer's Revel

{4}: Return target creature card from a graveyard to its owner's hand. Any player may activate this ability but only as a sorcery.

Enchantment
Endbringer's Revel (pcy) 63
1
Ghoulcaller's Chant

Choose one — • Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. • Return two target Zombie cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Ghoulcaller's Chant (isd) 101
1
Grim Discovery

Choose one or both — • Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. • Return target land card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Grim Discovery (plst) DDR-51
1
Haunted Crossroads

{B}: Put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Enchantment
Haunted Crossroads (mmq) 138
1
Lord of the Undead

Other Zombie creatures get +1/+1. {1}{B}, {T}: Return target Zombie card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Lord of the Undead (10e) 155
1
Netherborn Altar

{T}, Put a soul counter on Netherborn Altar: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone. Then you lose 3 life for each soul counter on Netherborn Altar.

Artifact
Netherborn Altar (plst) C20-45
1
Omen of the Dead

Flash When Omen of the Dead enters the battlefield, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. {2}{B}, Sacrifice Omen of the Dead: Scry 2.

Enchantment
Omen of the Dead (thb) 110
1
Palace Siege

As Palace Siege enters the battlefield, choose Khans or Dragons. • Khans — At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. • Dragons — At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Enchantment
Palace Siege (c17) 119
1
Phyrexian Reclamation

{1}{B}, Pay 2 life: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Reclamation (j22) 124
1
Raise Dead

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Raise Dead (cn2) 146
1
Resourceful Return

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. If you control an artifact, draw a card.

Sorcery
Resourceful Return (aer) 70
1
Sam's Desperate Rescue

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.

Sorcery
Sam's Desperate Rescue (ltr) 556
1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

{T}: Add {B}. Channel — {3}{B}, Discard Takenuma, Abandoned Mire: Mill three cards, then return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.

Land
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (neo) 278
1
Tortured Existence

{B}, Discard a creature card: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Enchantment
Tortured Existence (plst) STH-74
1
Undertaker

{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Undertaker (mmq) 167
1
Unholy Grotto

{T}: Add {C}. {B}, {T}: Put target Zombie card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Unholy Grotto (ons) 327
1
Veinwitch Coven

Menace Whenever you gain life, you may pay {B}. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Veinwitch Coven (c21) 46
1

Sharpening the Blade

Quantity: 7Price: $19.33
Braids, Arisen Nightmare

At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice an artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker. If you do, each opponent may sacrifice a permanent that shares a card type with it. For each opponent who doesn't, that player loses 2 life and you draw a card.

Creature
Braids, Arisen Nightmare (dmu) 84
1
Disciple of Bolas

When Disciple of Bolas enters the battlefield, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.

Creature
Disciple of Bolas (ncc) 247
1
Night's Whisper

You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.

Sorcery
Night's Whisper (moc) 259
1
Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (mkc) 133
1
Read the Bones

Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life.

Sorcery
Read the Bones (cmm) 182
1
Sign in Blood

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Sorcery
Sign in Blood (scd) 107
1
War Room

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

Land
War Room (mkc) 310
1

Slash Em

Quantity: 5Price: $12.71
Defile

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.

Instant
Defile (mh1) 86
1
Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (lcc) 198
1
Mutilate

All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.

Sorcery
Mutilate (gvl) 55
1
Shriekmaw

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) When Shriekmaw enters the battlefield, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. Evoke {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.)

Creature
Shriekmaw (mkc) 139
1
Toxic Deluge

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Sorcery
Toxic Deluge (mkc) 142
1

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