Extorsion by FGH74

Format: Commander

Commander: Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This deck executes an Orzhov lifegain and attrition strategy commanded by Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel. The early game focuses on deploying 2-CMC mana rocks and cheap extort permanents such as Blind Obedience, Syndic of Tithes, and Tithe Drinker. By Turn 5 or 6, the deck lands Niv-Mizzet, which turns every extort lifegain trigger into explosive card advantage by converting life gained into fresh cards. Backed by extensive single-target removal like Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile, and Generous Gift, the deck controls opposing threats while steadily draining the table. While it features alternate win conditions like Felidar Sovereign and late-game mass recursion like Storm of Souls, the lack of tutors means victory comes through steady, compounding drain over extended turn cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ajani Resolute
  • 1 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Basilica Guards
  • 1 Basilica Screecher
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Case of the Uneaten Feast
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Cleansing Nova
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Everything Comes to Dust
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Final Act
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gold Myr
  • 1 Hallow
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
  • 1 Kingpin's Pet
  • 1 Knight of Obligation
  • 1 Koth of the Homestead
  • 1 Leaden Myr
  • 1 Life Insurance
  • 1 Marble Diamond
  • 1 Merciless Eviction
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Obsidian Obelisk
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Paradise Plume
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Pontiff of Blight
  • 1 Raise the Past
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restless Fortress
  • 1 Return to the Light Realms
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Shambling Vent
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solar Transformer
  • 1 Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate
  • 1 Star Compass
  • 1 Storm of Souls
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syndic of Tithes
  • 1 Syndicate Enforcer
  • 1 Syndicate Heavy
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Test of Endurance
  • 1 The Kingpin of Crime
  • 1 Thrull Parasite
  • 1 Tithe Drinker
  • 1 Treasury Thrull
  • 1 Vizkopa Confessor
  • 1 Way of the Mentor
  • 1 Way of the Necromancer
  • 1 Withering Curse