Gisa and the gals (ghouls) by user1452284

Format: Commander

Commander: Gisa, the Hellraiser

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This mono-black deck is helmed by Gisa, the Hellraiser, focusing on generating wide swarms of buffed Zombie Rogue tokens with menace whenever crimes are committed. The strategy pairs targeted hand disruption, creature removal, and sacrifice abilities with Zombie tribal payoffs and heavy Demon top-end cards. With Gisa on the battlefield, everyday interactions like Duress, Fell, or Go for the Throat double as token generators, creating an evasive army that quickly overwhelms opposing defenses. In the late game, high-impact spells such as Rise of the Dark Realms, Necrotic Hex, and Awaken the Erstwhile reset opposing development while cementing board dominance. Because the mana acceleration package is lean, the deck operates best at a steady, deliberate pace, wearing opponents down through incremental discard and steady combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
• 1 Aphemia, the Cacophony
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Asylum Visitor
• 1 Auntie's Sentence
• 1 Awaken the Erstwhile
• 1 Behold the Sinister Six!
• 1 Blood Scrivener
• 1 Bloodline Culling
• 1 Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1 Champion of the Perished
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Cruel Sadist
• 1 Cryptbreaker
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Death Baron
• 1 Demon of Loathing
• 1 Demonlord of Ashmouth
• 1 Divest
• 1 Doomed Necromancer
• 1 Drannith Ruins
• 1 Draugr Necromancer
• 1 Duress
• 1 Eater of Hope
• 1 Egon, God of Death // Throne of Death
• 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
• 1 Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1 Fell
• 1 Fiend of the Shadows
• 1 Ghastly Conscription
• 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1 Gisa, the Hellraiser
• 1 Go for the Throat
• 1 God-Eternal Bontu
• 1 Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal
• 1 Gravecrawler
• 1 Grief
• 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1 Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1 Liliana's Mastery
• 1 Lord of the Pit
• 1 Marshland Bloodcaster
• 1 Masterful Flourish
• 1 Murderous Rider // Swift End
• 1 Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
• 1 Necropolis Regent
• 1 Necrotic Hex
• 1 Nighthowler
• 1 Nullpriest of Oblivion
• 1 Oriq Loremage
• 1 Persist
• 1 Priest of the Blood Rite
• 1 Pull from the Grave
• 1 Rakshasa Debaser
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1 Rise of the Dread Marn
• 1 Ruthless Negotiation
• 1 Sangromancer
• 1 Sengir, the Dark Baron
• 1 Shadowborn Demon
• 1 Skirsdag High Priest
• 1 Sol Ring
• 31 Swamp
• 1 Taborax, Hope's Demise
• 1 Tymaret Calls the Dead
• 1 Unbreathing Horde
• 1 Unbury
• 1 Uncharted Haven
• 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire