Tergrid by Ryanfitz48

Format: Commander

Commander: Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This mono-black control deck is built around Tergrid, God of Fright, leveraging symmetric discard and sacrifice effects to strip opponents of resources while stealing their permanents directly onto the battlefield. The early game focuses on deploying mana rocks and establishing passive tax or draw engines such as Waste Not, Phyrexian Arena, and Oppression. Once Tergrid resolves on Turn 5, follow-up spells like Dark Deal, Rankle's Prank, Fleshbag Marauder, and Mindslicer wipe opposing hands and creature boards while generating an overwhelming army of stolen permanents. The deck chokes opposing mana and card development through persistent stax pieces like Braids, Cabal Minion, turning symmetric attrition into asymmetric domination. Victory is achieved by overwhelming opponents with their own stolen creatures, supplemented by drain from Gray Merchant of Asphodel and Professor Onyx.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Archfiend of Ifnir
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Braids, Cabal Minion
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Burglar Rat
  • 1 Dark Deal
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Decode Transmissions
  • 1 Defile
  • 1 Elderfang Disciple
  • 1 Entropic Battlecruiser
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Geth's Grimoire
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Innocent Blood
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liliana Vess
  • 1 Liliana of the Veil
  • 1 Liliana's Triumph
  • 1 Liliana, Waker of the Dead
  • 1 Mindslicer
  • 1 Momentum Breaker
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Oppression
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Plaguecrafter
  • 1 Professor Onyx
  • 1 Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
  • 1 Rank Rat
  • 1 Rankle's Prank
  • 1 Rankle, Master of Pranks
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sheoldred's Edict
  • 1 Soul Shatter
  • 1 Stony-Voiced Goblins
  • 35 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
  • 1 The Raven Man
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance
  • 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Vicious Rumors
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Virus Beetle
  • 1 Vraska's Fall
  • 1 Waste Not
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Witch's Cottage
  • 1 Withering Torment