Arvinox, the Deck Fail by PTMidori

Format: Commander

Commander: Arvinox, the Mind Flail

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This mono-black midrange deck leverages opponent theft and Horror tribal synergies under Arvinox, the Mind Flail. The primary strategy focuses on controlling the board with efficient black removal like Toxic Deluge and Deadly Rollick while building mana through basic Swamps, Jet Medallion, and Treasure engines like Black Market Connections. On turn 6, the deck casts Arvinox to steadily exile opposing cards at each end step. By turn 7, casting stolen permanents animates Arvinox into a 9/9 threat alongside heavy engines like Brainstealer Dragon and Thieving Amalgam. Opponents face steady life loss from theft triggers and combat damage, concluding the game around turn 10. The list excels at generating card advantage through theft and graveyard disruption, though it lacks generic tutors, stack interaction, and artifact removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abyssal Gatekeeper
  • 1 Ancient Cellarspawn
  • 1 Arvinox, the Mind Flail
  • 1 Author of Shadows
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Brainstealer Dragon
  • 1 Caged Sun
  • 1 Carrion Locust
  • 1 Chaos Wand
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Court of Locthwain
  • 1 Crabomination
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defiler of Flesh
  • 1 Doom Blade
  • 1 Dreadwurm
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
  • 1 Gonti, Night Minister
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Heartless Conscription
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Inside Information
  • 1 Intellect Devourer
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Lord of the Void
  • 1 Mage Hunter
  • 1 Massacre Wurm
  • 1 Mindslicer
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nighthowler
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Outrageous Robbery
  • 1 Overkill
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Rager
  • 1 Plague Spitter
  • 1 Plague Stinger
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Predators' Hour
  • 1 Ravenous Chupacabra
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Rev, Tithe Extractor
  • 1 Scream Puff
  • 1 Sewer Nemesis
  • 1 Shadow of the Enemy
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Slum Reaper
  • 36 Swamp
  • 1 The Final Days
  • 1 Thieving Amalgam
  • 1 Thieving Varmint
  • 1 Time Reaper
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Uchuulon
  • 1 Vampiric Rites
  • 1 Village Rites