ABBAON by dj.marcoss

Format: Commander

Commander: Abaddon the Despoiler

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 82

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Grixis strategy built around explosive fast mana, tutor-driven storm lines, and the cascade engine of Abaddon the Despoiler. Its primary route to victory utilizes Underworld Breach alongside Brain Freeze and Lotus Petal to rapidly self-mill, generate high storm counts and positive mana, and mill all opponents out or burn them with Aetherflux Reservoir on Turn 3. Backed by free countermagic like Fierce Guardianship and Force of Will, the deck protects its combo attempts efficiently. When the primary line is contested, it transitions smoothly into an aggressive cascade engine, using life-loss enablers like Descent into Avernus and Loyal Subordinate to trigger cascade on every spell from hand. This cascades directly into free suspend spells like Ancestral Vision and Inevitable Betrayal, fueling high-tempo burn via Keeper of Secrets.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abaddon the Despoiler
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancestral Vision
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delayed Blast Fireball
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Descent into Avernus
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Inevitable Betrayal
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Keeper of Secrets
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Loyal Subordinate
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Neheb, the Eternal
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Profane Tutor
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Prosper, Tome-Bound
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormfist Crusader
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Wild-Magic Sorcerer
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wooded Foothills