Be'lakor core by Venom02

Format: Commander

Commander: Be'lakor, the Dark Master

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis Demon Kindred Midrange strategy commanded by Be'lakor, the Dark Master. The primary game plan revolves around accelerating into cost reducers and mana rocks on the early turns, establishing Be'lakor on Turn 5 to refill the hand, and following up with massive, high-impact Demons. Every Demon entering the battlefield triggers Be'lakor to deal direct damage equal to its power to any target, turning creature deployment into board control and burn. Combat presence is amplified by damage-doubling effects like Archfiend of Despair and Bloodletter of Aclazotz, alongside multi-combat threats like Bloodthirster. A rich package of blink spells (Ghostly Flicker, Displace, Essence Flux) doubles as both protection and extra burn/draw triggers. Backed by efficient spot removal, asymmetric board control like Archfiend of Depravity, and alternate win paths like Liliana's Contract, the deck steadily overpowers opponents through flying combat and relentless enters damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Cellarspawn
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Balor
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne
  • 1 Bloodgift Demon
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Burning-Rune Demon
  • 1 Chaos Defiler
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Demonic Covenant
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dream Devourer
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Great Unclean One
  • 1 Hagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit
  • 1 Harmonized Crescendo
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Heartless Summoning
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Indulgent Tormentor
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Lord Xander, the Collector
  • 1 Lord of Change
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Molten Echoes
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Oscorp Industries
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Plague Drone
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos, Lord of Riots
  • 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
  • 1 Rakdos, the Showstopper
  • 1 Raphael, Fiendish Savior
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Reflections of Littjara
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rot-Curse Rakshasa
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sower of Discord
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Séance Board
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Withering Torment