The Call of Ktulu by Arngrim

Format: Commander

Commander: K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Mono-Black combo and Demon tribal list helmed by K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth. K'rrik acts as a tremendous mana accelerator by converting black mana symbols into payments of 2 life. This velocity enables rapid deployment of heavy Demons, card-advantage engines, and efficient tutor packages ahead of curve. The deck's primary route to victory is the classic infinite life-drain combo pairing Exquisite Blood or Bloodthirsty Conqueror with Sanguine Bond, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, or Enduring Tenacity. Once both halves are on the battlefield, any life gain or loss triggers a loop that instantly drains the entire table. Backing up the combo is a resilient midrange suite featuring Vilis, Broker of Blood, Archfiend of Despair, and Gray Merchant of Asphodel, alongside asymmetric board wipes like Toxic Deluge and Damnation. The deck balances explosive speed with robust recovery, though it remains vulnerable to well-timed spot removal and enchantment disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Blood Celebrant
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Breathe Your Last
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Decree of Pain
  • 1 Defiling Daemogoth
  • 1 Demon of Dark Schemes
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Doom Whisperer
  • 1 Dread Cacodemon
  • 1 Dream Devourer
  • 1 Ebon Stronghold
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Great Unclean One
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Increasing Ambition
  • 1 Indulgent Tormentor
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Lord of the Void
  • 1 Memorial to Folly
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mortuary Mire
  • 1 Muraganda Raceway
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Pestilence Demon
  • 1 Plague Drone
  • 1 Reaper from the Abyss
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Rush of Dread
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scourge of the Skyclaves
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spawn of Mayhem
  • 20 Swamp
  • 1 The Darkness Crystal
  • 1 The Irencrag
  • 1 The Speed Demon
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
  • 1 Unstable Obelisk
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Vault of Whispers
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Vraska's Contempt
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Withering Torment