The Ghoul slinger by oxm

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ghoul, Gunslinger

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 60

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-black Aristocrats Combo deck commanded by The Ghoul, Gunslinger. It combines rapid mana acceleration, efficient black tutors, and Zombie synergy to establish infinite sacrifice loops. The primary win condition uses Gravecrawler alongside a sacrifice outlet like Phyrexian Altar or Warren Soultrader and a drain payoff like Plague Belcher or Zulaport Cutthroat to eliminate the entire table on Turn 4. Powerful engines such as Ad Nauseam, Necropotence, The One Ring, and Bolas's Citadel ensure rapid hand replenishment and quick access to missing pieces. Efficient removal spells like Deadly Rollick and Toxic Deluge keep opposing threats in check while Opposition Agent disrupts opposing search lines. If disrupted, the deck leverages deep graveyard recursion through Yawgmoth's Will and Reanimate to rebuild its win condition quickly.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archghoul of Thraben
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Blasting Station
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Cemetery Reaper
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Death Baron
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Desert of the Glorified
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Diregraf Colossus
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Feral Ghoul
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Lord of the Accursed
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Plague Belcher
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Rot Hulk
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smallpox
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stinging Study
  • 29 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 The Ghoul, Gunslinger
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Undead Augur
  • 1 Unholy Grotto
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will
  • 1 Zombify
  • 1 Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat