Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim by deadbolt132

Format: Commander

Commander: Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov Aristocrats strategy commanded by Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim. Its game plan centers on assembling a three-part engine: recurring creature fodder, free sacrifice outlets, and life-draining death triggers. During the early turns, the deck builds its mana base, casts its commander, and establishes early token generation through cards like Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia. By Turn 4, it uses sacrifice outlets such as Carrion Feeder or Bartolomé del Presidio alongside draw engines like Skullclamp and Deadly Dispute to generate continuous card flow. In the midgame on Turns 6 to 7, the deck layers redundant drain effects including Zulaport Cutthroat, Bastion of Remembrance, and Mirkwood Bats alongside edict attrition from Braids, Arisen Nightmare. It eliminates opponents around Turn 8 through steady life drain, Treasure generation from Pitiless Plunderer, and mass reanimation from Raise the Past.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
  • 1 Bartolomé del Presidio
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Cadaver Imp
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Tempest
  • 1 Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
  • 1 Denethor, Ruling Steward
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elenda, Saint of Dusk
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grave Venerations
  • 1 Hobbit Hole
  • 1 Ifnir Deadlands
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Karai, Future of the Foot
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Marionette Master
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Neglected Manor
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Pull from the Grave
  • 1 Raise the Past
  • 1 Ravenous Amulet
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Revoke Existence
  • 1 Rhovanion Rampager
  • 1 Rite of Oblivion
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sephiroth's Intervention
  • 1 Sinister Gnarlbark
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Social Snub
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Split Up
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Master of Lake-town
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 Vampiric Rites
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Wail of War
  • 1 Witch of the Moors
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 You're Not Alone
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat