vote for kambal by drx879

Format: Commander

Commander: Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov Midrange Aristocrats deck helmed by Kambal, Profiteering Mayor. The strategy leverages a unique group-gift engine: by casting spells and permanents that create tokens for opponents—such as Slaughter Specialist, Clackbridge Troll, Benevolent Offering, and The War Games—Kambal triggers to copy those tokens for yourself while simultaneously draining 1 life from each opponent and gaining 1 life. The deck translates this steady life-total attrition and token generation into board dominance, supplementing the engine with powerful token generators like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Combat Calligrapher, and Grave Titan. To close the game, the deck leverages mass token buffs like Kinbinding, evasion from Behind the Scenes, or alternate win conditions like Halo Fountain. It is supported by a robust suite of efficient Orzhov spot removal, flexible sweepers, and political attack manipulation tools.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Akroan Horse
  • 1 Akroma's Vengeance
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
  • 1 Behind the Scenes
  • 1 Belladonna Took
  • 1 Benevolent Offering
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bloodflow Connoisseur
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Clackbridge Troll
  • 1 Combat Calligrapher
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crib Swap
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Cut a Deal
  • 1 Darkness Descends
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Doctor Doom
  • 1 Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Forum of Amity
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Grave Titan
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Halo Fountain
  • 1 Heidegger, Shinra Executive
  • 1 Hunted Bonebrute
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
  • 1 Kaya's Wrath
  • 1 Kinbinding
  • 1 Lich-Knights' Conquest
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed
  • 1 Marching Duodrone
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Massacre Girl
  • 1 Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
  • 1 Overencumbered
  • 1 Pact of the Serpent
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Petrified Hamlet
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Political Triumph
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rosie Cotton of South Lane
  • 1 Scriv, the Obligator
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silverquill Lecturer
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slaughter Specialist
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Tempt with Bunnies
  • 1 Tempting Contract
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Battle of Bywater
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The War Games
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Unstable Glyphbridge // Sandswirl Wanderglyph
  • 1 Vat of Rebirth
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Wedding Ring
  • 1 Zombify