True Deathtouch by cgodsey12

Format: Commander

Commander: Phage the Untouchable

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a mono-black Voltron deck built around Phage the Untouchable, whose combat damage instantly eliminates a player. The core plan is to move Phage from the command zone into hand (via Command Beacon, Netherborn Altar, or Campfire), blank her lethal ETB with Torpor Orb or a "can't lose" angel, then suit her with evasion and protection Equipment so she connects. Secondary lines include the classic Endless Whispers donation combo and grindy value from Vilis, Broker of Blood plus Coffers ramp. The deck plays as a patient, heavily tutored assassin that ramps into a single unanswerable swing rather than a fast combo kill, using extra combats from Genji Glove and the odd extra turn from Temporal Extortion to close multiplayer tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ambition's Cost
  • 1 Ancient Craving
  • 1 Archenemy's Charm
  • 1 Avatar of Woe
  • 1 Baleful Mastery
  • 1 Beacon of Unrest
  • 1 Beseech the Queen
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Burnished Hart
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Campfire
  • 1 Canoptek Wraith
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Consuming Corruption
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkness
  • 1 Darksteel Angel
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Dauthi Embrace
  • 1 Decorum Dissertation
  • 1 Decree of Pain
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Endless Whispers
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Extraplanar Lens
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Gift of Doom
  • 1 Glaring Spotlight
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Hero's Downfall
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Key to the City
  • 1 Key to the Side-Door
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Netherborn Altar
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Phage the Untouchable
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Obliterator
  • 1 Platinum Angel
  • 1 Profane Tutor
  • 1 Prowler's Helm
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Sam's Desperate Rescue
  • 1 Sengir, the Dark Baron
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Silver Shroud Costume
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stinging Study
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 24 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Temporal Extortion
  • 1 Torpor Orb
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Witch's Cottage
  • 1 Withering Torment