The Dark Master Undivided by Laggindragon

Format: Commander

Commander: Be'lakor, the Dark Master

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Grixis Demon tribal strategy helmed by Be'lakor, the Dark Master. It leverages early artifact mana and cost reducers to cast Be'lakor ahead of curve on Turn 5, immediately refilling your hand and turning every subsequent Demon into a direct-damage missile. On Turn 6, the deck presents high-pressure lethal threats like Bloodthirster, Lord of the Void, and Lord of Change, combining aerial combat with massive ETB burn triggers to remove opposing blockers and pressure life totals. A kicked Rite of Replication targeting Be'lakor serves as an explosive same-turn finish, dealing 150 damage across the table. The deck features strong redundancy among high-power Demon payoffs and backup win conditions like Liliana's Contract and Warstorm Surge. While it lacks stack interaction and is vulnerable to board sweepers, its card draw and heavy threat density provide formidable midrange resilience.

Decklist (110 cards)

  • 1 Abaddon the Despoiler
  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Aspiring Champion
  • 1 Assault Suit
  • 1 Barren Moor
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Blood for the Blood God!
  • 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne
  • 1 Bloodgift Demon
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Blur
  • 1 Chaos Terminator Lord
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Decree of Pain
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Divert Disaster
  • 1 Drach'Nyen
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dream Devourer
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Great Unclean One
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 1 Heralds of Tzeentch
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Keeper of Secrets
  • 1 Khârn the Betrayer
  • 1 Kozilek's Unsealing
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Lord of Change
  • 1 Lord of the Void
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mandate of Abaddon
  • 1 Master of Cruelties
  • 1 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nurgle's Conscription
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pink Horror
  • 1 Plague Drone
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Profane Tutor
  • 1 Quick Study
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakdos, Lord of Riots
  • 1 Raphael, Fiendish Savior
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Seal of the Guildpact
  • 1 Seeker of Slaanesh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soulcage Fiend
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Teferi's Time Twist
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Venomcrawler
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Worn Powerstone