Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned by Meriden

Format: Commander

Commander: Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is a highly redundant sacrifice-based aristocrats deck helmed by Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned. The primary game plan revolves around generating a steady stream of token creatures (via Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia, Bitterbloom Bearer, Ophiomancer, Sengir Autocrat, and many others), feeding them into sacrifice outlets like Phyrexian Altar and Ashnod's Altar, and using death-trigger payoffs such as Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Mayhem Devil to drain the entire table. The commander provides a powerful draw engine (whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card) and is an indestructible 10/4 trample beater that can serve as a backup win condition. The deck's primary win is assembling an infinite sacrifice loop - most commonly Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + any drain effect - to kill all opponents in a single turn. Alternative wins include Goblin Bombardment pings, Chandra's Ignition on a large creature, or commander damage from Grimgrin, Corpse-Born or the commander itself. The deck is built for maximum redundancy and resilience, with interchangeable token generators, sacrifice outlets, and drain pieces.

Decklist (101 cards)

• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Ashnod's Altar
• 1 Baleful Strix
• 1 Beseech the Mirror
• 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
• 1 Black Market
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Blood Artist
• 1 Bloodfell Caves
• 1 Bloodghast
• 1 Bontu's Monument
• 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
• 1 Brotherhood Regalia
• 1 Carrion Feeder
• 1 Chandra's Ignition
• 1 Chasm Skulker
• 1 Choked Estuary
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crumbling Necropolis
• 1 Culling the Weak
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Desolate Lighthouse
• 1 Diabolic Intent
• 1 Dragonfire Blade
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Drowned Catacomb
• 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Frostboil Snarl
• 1 Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
• 1 Goblin Bombardment
• 1 Gravecrawler
• 1 Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
• 1 High Market
• 1 Infantry Shield
• 1 Inquisitor's Flail
• 5 Island
• 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1 Jet Medallion
• 1 Kher Keep
• 1 Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master
• 1 Marionette Apprentice
• 1 Mayhem Devil
• 5 Mountain
• 1 Muddle the Mixture
• 1 Nadir Kraken
• 1 Ophiomancer
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Pawn of Ulamog
• 1 Phyresis
• 1 Phyrexian Altar
• 1 Pitiless Plunderer
• 1 Reef Worm
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Revel in Riches
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Rooftop Storm
• 1 Sengir Autocrat
• 1 Siege-Gang Commander
• 1 Sifter of Skulls
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Sulfurous Springs
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 5 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Tarrian's Soulcleaver
• 1 Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
• 1 The Locust God
• 1 Thomil, the Destroyer
• 1 Tresserhorn's Lord, Returned
• 1 Underground River
• 1 Unscythe, Killer of Kings
• 1 Viscera Seer
• 1 Wand of Orcus
• 1 Warren Soultrader
• 1 Whispersilk Cloak
• 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1 Zulaport Cutthroat