Yawgmoth, combo by Maverick94

Format: Commander

Commander: Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 53

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power mono-black Aristocrats Combo-Control deck led by Yawgmoth, Thran Physician. The primary strategy focuses on assembling low-cost recursive creatures and token generators to fuel Yawgmoth's sacrifice ability. This setup generates immense card advantage while keeping opposing creature boards suppressed through targeted -1/-1 counters. Once the engine is established, the deck transitions into game-winning infinite loops using two undying creatures (such as Butcher Ghoul and Geralf's Messenger) or Nest of Scarabs paired with blood artist effects like Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, or Marionette Apprentice. Fast mana rituals such as Dark Ritual and Culling the Weak accelerate commander deployment to Turn 3, while tutors like Beseech the Mirror and Diabolic Intent reliably retrieve missing combo pieces. Backup win lines via Warren Soultrader and Forsaken Miner or Bolas's Citadel provide strong independence from the command zone, creating a lethal and resilient combo engine.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Pet
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Bubbling Muck
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Butcher Ghoul
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Carnival of Souls
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Case of the Stashed Skeleton
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dross Harvester
  • 1 Evernight Shade
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Flare of Malice
  • 1 Forsaken Miner
  • 1 Genesis Chamber
  • 1 Geralf's Messenger
  • 1 Grave Venerations
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
  • 1 Nest of Scarabs
  • 1 Nested Shambler
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Puppeteer Clique
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Scheming Symmetry
  • 1 Shambling Ghast
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sudden Spoiling
  • 1 Susurian Voidborn
  • 27 Swamp
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
  • 1 Vesuva
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Witch's Cottage
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat