Sephiroth IRA by djmffnman

Format: Commander

Commander: Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 51

Deck overview

This mono-black Aristocrats deck is led by Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER, who converts creature sacrifices into card advantage and table-wide life drain. The primary game plan revolves around generating sacrificial fodder using cards like Bitterblossom, Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia, and Forsaken Miner, then sacrificing them via engines such as Warren Soultrader, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, or edict creatures like Fleshbag Marauder. Triggering four creature deaths in a single turn transforms Sephiroth into Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel, granting a permanent, uninteractable Super Nova emblem that drains opponents whenever any creature dies. Backed by asymmetric stax pieces like Grave Pact and Dictate of Erebos, the deck locks down opposing creature boards while accumulating card advantage. It finishes games through relentless drain triggers, flying commander combat, and burst life loss from Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Massacre Wurm, and Plague of Vermin.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defile
  • 1 Demon's Disciple
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Flare of Malice
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Forsaken Miner
  • 1 Ghoulish Procession
  • 1 Gisa, the Hellraiser
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Grim Haruspex
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Massacre Wurm
  • 1 Merciless Executioner
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Nested Shambler
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 Not Dead After All
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Plague of Vermin
  • 1 Plaguecrafter
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Sengir Autocrat
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Sifter of Skulls
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Starscape Cleric
  • 23 Swamp
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Undying Malice
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Wasteland Raider
  • 1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat