Lambs to the Slaughter... by lion40529

Format: Commander

Commander: Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Grixis Voltron-Aristocrats build piloted by Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned. The strategy begins in the early turns by deploying low-cost, repeatable token generators such as Bitterblossom, Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia, and Ophiomancer alongside efficient mana rocks. On Turn 4, the deck casts its 5-mana commander, sacrificing three fodder creatures to satisfy its entrance requirement. This immediately triggers the commander's ability to draw three replacement cards, placing a massive 10/4 indestructible, trampling threat onto the battlefield. From Turn 5 onward, the deck leverages lethal damage multipliers such as Tainted Strike, Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave, and Inquisitor's Flail, or extra-combat spells like Seize the Day and Overpowering Attack, to eliminate opponents in rapid succession. The commander's natural resilience against destruction is reinforced by format-defining free and low-cost protection spells including Deflecting Swat, Fierce Guardianship, and Stubborn Denial, while sacrifice draw spells maintain continuous card flow.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 A Little Chat
  • 1 Abyssal Gatekeeper
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Attrition
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bloodsoaked Champion
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Combat Research
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Eagle Vision
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Gravelighter
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Inquisitor's Flail
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
  • 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Oscorp Industries
  • 1 Overpowering Attack
  • 1 Painful Truths
  • 1 Plaguecrafter
  • 1 Plumb the Forbidden
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Priest of Forgotten Gods
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seize the Day
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sinkhole Surveyor
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectacular Showdown
  • 1 Spirit Water Revival
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Tainted Strike
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Key to the Vault
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned
  • 1 Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Xander's Lounge