Ghoul gunslinger by Zerosugarsoda

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ghoul, Gunslinger

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This mono-black aristocrats deck is piloted by The Ghoul, Gunslinger, utilizing Zombie tribal synergies, recursive graveyard loops, and oppressive board-control engines. The primary game plan revolves around assembling infinite sacrifice loops with Gravecrawler and mana outlets such as Phyrexian Altar or Warren Soultrader, converting infinite enter-the-battlefield and death triggers into immediate table-wide lethal life drain through cards like Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Ayara, First of Locthwain, and The Meathook Massacre. If opponents disrupt the fast combo, the deck smoothly transitions into a heavy attrition plan using Grave Pact, Dictate of Erebos, and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician to clear opposing creature boards repeatedly. High card velocity from Skullclamp and Undead Augur ensures constant gas, while redundant reanimation spells allow swift recovery from sweepers or targeted removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cemetery Recruitment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cryptbreaker
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Diregraf Colossus
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Flare of Malice
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Headless Rider
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lord of the Undead
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Poxwalkers
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Relentless Dead
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 21 Swamp
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 The Ghoul, Gunslinger
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Undead Augur
  • 1 Undead Warchief
  • 1 Unholy Grotto
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
  • 1 Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat