Korvold, Witherbloom Rival by emilio.lord28

Format: Commander

Commander: Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Jund Aristocrats engine led by Korvold, Fae-Cursed King. It focuses on generating disposable creature and artifact tokens, then converting them into massive card draw, mana velocity, and direct life drain. Early turns deploy cheap ramp, recursive fodder, and token engines like Ophiomancer and Tireless Provisioner. Once Korvold enters the battlefield on Turn 4, every sacrificed permanent grows the dragon and draws cards, rapidly overwhelming opponents with card advantage. The deck closes games around Turn 7 through lethal flying commander attacks, continuous life drain from Blood Artist, Bastion of Remembrance, and Mirkwood Bats, or an infinite sacrifice loop with Chatterfang, Squirrel General and Pitiless Plunderer. While the deck features outstanding card flow and versatile instant-speed removal, it lacks stack interaction and relies on single-card protection, leaving Korvold vulnerable to well-timed spot removal and board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Artifact Mutation
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Awakening Zone
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Money
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bootleggers' Stash
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Chatterfang, Squirrel General
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
  • 1 Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Gilded Goose
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Gorma, the Gullet
  • 1 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Immoral Bargain
  • 1 Impulsive Pilferer
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Juri, Master of the Revue
  • 1 Kenrith's Transformation
  • 1 Kingpin, Wilson Fisk
  • 1 Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
  • 1 Lich-Knights' Conquest
  • 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
  • 1 Meren of Clan Nel Toth
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Oversold Cemetery
  • 1 Pest Rescuer
  • 1 Phyrexian Reclamation
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
  • 1 Riveteers Overlook
  • 1 Roiling Regrowth
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Ruthless Technomancer
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Savage Lands
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stimulus Package
  • 1 Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Tireless Tracker
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Wake the Dead
  • 1 Wear Down
  • 1 Witch's Oven
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Ziatora, the Incinerator
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat