Suck me dry! by user8006262

Format: Commander

Commander: Strefan, Maurer Progenitor

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck centers on Strefan, Maurer Progenitor to cheat expensive, game-ending Vampires directly onto the battlefield. Early turns focus on establishing mana acceleration, dealing chip damage to opponents to generate Blood tokens, and casting Strefan on Turn 3. By Turn 4 or 5, Strefan attacks to cheat out devastating threats like Vein Ripper, Necropolis Regent, or Olivia's Attendants with indestructible. The deck compounds this board presence through scaling combat damage and aristocrat life drain. As an alternate or complementary win condition, the deck features the infinite life-drain loop of Exquisite Blood paired with Sanguine Bond, Enduring Tenacity, or Bloodthirsty Conqueror. While vulnerable to instant-speed removal targeting Strefan before declare attackers, the deck possesses strong redundancy, reanimation backups, and flexible removal to maintain momentum throughout mid-game combat steps.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anje, Maid of Dishonor
  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Sage
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arterial Alchemy
  • 1 Barbarian Ring
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Seeker
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodline Necromancer
  • 1 Bloodlord of Vaasgoth
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bloodtithe Harvester
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Breath of Fury
  • 1 Burnished Hart
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crossway Troublemakers
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Feast of Blood
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ghirapur Aether Grid
  • 1 Inspiring Statuary
  • 1 Leechridden Swamp
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Markov Enforcer
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mind's Eye
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Mob Rule
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Necropolis Regent
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Nirkana Revenant
  • 1 Olivia's Attendants
  • 1 Olivia, Crimson Bride
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Patron of the Vein
  • 1 Pointed Discussion
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Ramunap Ruins
  • 1 Razorkin Needlehead
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Sanctum Seeker
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Sinister Waltz
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
  • 1 Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
  • 1 Stromkirk Captain
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 Timothar, Baron of Bats
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Unstoppable Slasher
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Voldaren Estate
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Withering Torment