MORDOR ON TOP RAAAAAAAAHHHHHH by user4357137

Format: Commander

Commander: Ratadrabik of Urborg

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 55

Deck overview

This Ratadrabik of Urborg deck operates as a potent Orzhov Aristocrats combo and midrange engine centered on legendary creature death triggers and the Ring-tempting mechanic. The deck accelerates through low-cost mana rocks, rituals, and treasure generators to deploy Ratadrabik by Turn 4. Its primary win condition pairs Ratadrabik with Boromir, Warden of the Tower and a drain piece like Blood Artist, Elas il-Kor, or Kambal. Because Boromir sacrifices himself for zero mana to grant indestructible and trigger Ring-tempting, Ratadrabik creates a nonlegendary token copy that becomes legendary upon being chosen as the Ring-bearer. This creates a deterministic, zero-mana infinite death and ETB loop that drains all opponents to zero in a single turn. Backing this combo is a nine-Nazgul combat package, powerful card advantage engines like Necropotence and The One Ring, and robust defensive interaction that insulates the strategy from disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Duneyard
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Baleful Mastery
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Barren Moor
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blasting Station
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Call of the Ring
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Come Back Wrong
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
  • 1 Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Force of Despair
  • 1 Frodo, Sauron's Bane
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gollum, Riddle Master
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 1 Into the Pit
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Nasty End
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 Necromancy
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Sam's Desperate Rescue
  • 1 Samwise the Stouthearted
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Surge of Salvation
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Voice of Victory