Braids, Arisen Nightmare by Mistyrainforest77

Format: Commander

Commander: Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 64

Deck overview

This mono-black deck leverages Braids, Arisen Nightmare to convert cheap disposable permanents into continuous card draw and table-wide sacrifice pressure. It combines aggressive fast mana and low-cost token generators with premier black draw engines like Necropotence, Necrodominance, and The One Ring to quickly churn through the library. The primary win condition is the compact two-card combo of Professor Onyx and Chain of Smog, which drains the entire table in a single turn through repeated self-targeting Magecraft triggers. A secondary win line utilizes Bolas's Citadel, Sensei's Divining Top, and Aetherflux Reservoir to generate massive storm counts and lethal life-drain bursts. The deck defends its development with high-efficiency removal, asymmetric hate pieces like Opposition Agent and Dauthi Voidwalker, and a potent soft mana lock via Contamination. It reliably establishes a dominant board state and executes its decisive combo lines around Turn 4.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Bubbling Muck
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Contamination
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Hopeless Nightmare
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Necrodominance
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Prized Statue
  • 1 Professor Onyx
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Sceptre of Eternal Glory
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Slaughter Pact
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sudden Spoiling
  • 24 Swamp
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will