Selenia by KeeganJL28

Format: Commander

Commander: Selenia, Dark Angel

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 51

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov life-resource combo-control strategy commanded by Selenia, Dark Angel. Rather than relying on its commander, the deck uses life totals as an expendable fuel source to power premier black card engines such as Necropotence, Necrodominance, Ad Nauseam, and Bolas's Citadel. Fast mana from rituals and efficient rocks accelerates development into consistent Turn 4 engine setups. The primary win condition is an infinite life-drain loop pairing Exquisite Blood with Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Sanguine Bond, or Vizkopa Guildmage, which eliminates the table in a single turn. Proactive silence effects like Grand Abolisher and Silence ensure safe combo execution, while efficient removal spells manage opposing threats. If primary pieces are disrupted, alternate win lines leveraging Children of Korlis, Tainted Sigil, Repay in Kind, or Wall of Blood provide resilient redundancy. The deck presents high lethality with robust protection in high-power multiplayer games.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Axis of Mortality
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Beseech the Queen
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Children of Korlis
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkness
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Deep Gnome Terramancer
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hex Parasite
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Near-Death Experience
  • 1 Necrodominance
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Oketra's Last Mercy
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Unlife
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plunge into Darkness
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Rain of Filth
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Repay in Kind
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Selenia, Dark Angel
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate
  • 1 Surge of Salvation
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Sigil
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Vizkopa Guildmage
  • 1 Wall of Blood
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman