Be'lakor by user9151343

Format: Commander

Commander: Be'lakor, the Dark Master

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This Grixis Demon tribal deck uses Be'lakor, the Dark Master to convert high-power Demons into direct burn and massive card draw. The early game focuses on setting up color fixing and tribal cost reducers like Herald of Slaanesh and Heartless Summoning. Once Be'lakor enters on Turn 5, subsequent Demon casts and blink spells deal immediate ETB damage to opposing creatures or life totals. Damage multipliers such as Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Solphim, Mayhem Dominus, and Archfiend of Despair accelerate the damage clock dramatically, turning medium-sized Demon drops into lethal table burn. Instant blink spells serve a dual purpose by shielding Be'lakor from targeted removal while re-triggering his card draw and burn abilities. The deck finishes games on Turn 8 through overwhelming aerial combat, kicked Rite of Replication, or alternate win conditions like Liliana's Contract.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anticipate
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Balor
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Blur
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Burning-Rune Demon
  • 1 Chaos Defiler
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Cryptic Gateway
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Demon of Dark Schemes
  • 1 Demonlord Belzenlok
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Displacer Kitten
  • 1 Doom Whisperer
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dreadbore
  • 1 Dream Devourer
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Essence Flux
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Ghostly Flicker
  • 1 Gyruda, Doom of Depths
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Heartless Summoning
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Izzet Guildgate
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Lord Xander, the Collector
  • 1 Lord of the Void
  • 1 Malfegor
  • 1 Master of Cruelties
  • 1 Mortuary Mire
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Nightmare Shepherd
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
  • 1 Orcus, Prince of Undeath
  • 1 Pestilence Demon
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Plague Drone
  • 1 Planar Incision
  • 1 Quicksilver Amulet
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos, Lord of Riots
  • 1 Rakdos, the Showstopper
  • 1 Raphael, Fiendish Savior
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reaper from the Abyss
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sakashima the Impostor
  • 1 Siren's Ruse
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Teferi's Time Twist
  • 1 Telling Time
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Undying Evil
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Watery Grave