Greater daemons greater problems by mjrarchon456

Format: Commander

Commander: Be'lakor, the Dark Master

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis Demon tribal strategy centered on Be'lakor, the Dark Master. The primary game plan focuses on deploying mana rocks and tribal cost reducers like Herald of Slaanesh during turns 1 through 3 to cast Be'lakor ahead of curve on Turn 5. Once on the battlefield, Be'lakor provides substantial card draw based on your Demon count and turns every subsequent Demon into direct burn equal to its power. Starting on Turn 6, high-impact Demons such as Bloodthirster, Archfiend of Despair, and Lord of Change deal immediate ETB damage, clear opposing blockers, and apply overwhelming aerial combat pressure. Damage amplifiers like Warstorm Surge and Bloodletter of Aclazotz accelerate life loss, allowing the deck to close out the table across two opponent response cycles by Turn 8. Support elements include graveyard reanimation, countermagic, and blink effects to sustain continuous pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abyssal Harvester
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Aspiring Champion
  • 1 Barren Moor
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Beacon of Unrest
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood for the Blood God!
  • 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cauldron of Souls
  • 1 Chaos Defiler
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Drach'Nyen
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Great Unclean One
  • 1 Haunted One
  • 1 Haunting Voyage
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Heralds of Tzeentch
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Keeper of Secrets
  • 1 Kill! Maim! Burn!
  • 1 Lord of Change
  • 1 Magnus the Red
  • 1 Mandate of Abaddon
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mirrormind Crown
  • 1 Molten Slagheap
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Mutinous Massacre
  • 1 Nurgle's Rot
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pink Horror
  • 1 Plague Drone
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reasonable Doubt
  • 1 Reverberate
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Sloppity Bilepiper
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Séance Board
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Twist Reality
  • 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
  • 1 Venomcrawler
  • 1 Vile Mutilator
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Worn Powerstone