Chris's pesky pest by Un4gvn

Format: Commander

Commander: Blech, Loafing Pest

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 62

Deck overview

This Golgari deck pairs explosive aristocrat lifegain synergies with high-velocity combo finishes. Commanded by Blech, Loafing Pest, the list leverages top-tier acceleration (Chrome Mox, Mana Vault, Sol Ring, Dark Ritual) and universal tutors (Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Diabolic Intent) to rapidly assemble deterministic win conditions. The primary path to victory uses Dina, Soul Steeper and Exquisite Blood, creating an infinite life-drain loop that eliminates all three opponents in a single turn. Backed by draw engines like Ad Nauseam, Necropotence, and The One Ring, the deck maintains steady card advantage while answering threats with flexible removal such as Assassin's Trophy, Force of Vigor, and Deadly Rollick. If the main combo is disrupted, alternative routes through Bolas's Citadel with Sensei's Divining Top and Aetherflux Reservoir or an overrun via Finale of Devastation provide reliable backup plans that close games with minimal delay.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arasta of the Endless Web
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Beledros Witherbloom
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blech, Loafing Pest
  • 1 Blex, Vexing Pest // Search for Blex
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dina, Soul Steeper
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Endurance
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Iridescent Hornbeetle
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Noxious Revival
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Sedgemoor Witch
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Teacher's Pest
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Winding Constrictor
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat