Belakor by Headhunter92

Format: Commander

Commander: Be'lakor, the Dark Master

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis Demon tribal midrange list helmed by Be'lakor, the Dark Master. It focuses on accelerating into early mana rocks and Demon cost reducers, establishing Be'lakor by Turn 5 to refill the hand and prime the board with direct damage triggers. From Turn 6 onward, the deck drops massive evasive Demon threats such as Archfiend of Despair, Bloodletter of Aclazotz, and Bloodthirster, which deal immediate burn damage on entry and double incoming life loss. The deck can also pivot into alternate win conditions such as Liliana's Contract or continuous burn via Warstorm Surge. While it features high board resilience, reanimation, and devastating damage multiplication, its high overall mana curve and limited cheap stack interaction make it reliant on untapping with high-cost permanents.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abaddon the Despoiler
  • 1 Ancient Cellarspawn
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Aspiring Champion
  • 1 Barren Moor
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blight Grenade
  • 1 Blood for the Blood God!
  • 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne
  • 1 Bloodgift Demon
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chaos Defiler
  • 1 Chaos Mutation
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Curse-Marred Demon
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Decree of Pain
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Demonic Covenant
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Great Unclean One
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Keeper of Secrets
  • 1 Kill! Maim! Burn!
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Lord of Change
  • 1 Magnus the Red
  • 1 Mandate of Abaddon
  • 1 Molten Slagheap
  • 1 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Nurgle's Conscription
  • 1 Nurgle's Rot
  • 1 Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pink Horror
  • 1 Plague Drone
  • 1 Rakdos Joins Up
  • 1 Rakdos, Lord of Riots
  • 1 Rakdos, the Showstopper
  • 1 Raphael, Fiendish Savior
  • 1 Reverberate
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Seeker of Slaanesh
  • 1 Sloppity Bilepiper
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Ruinous Powers
  • 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Venomcrawler
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Worn Powerstone