Tergrid by user7680411

Format: Commander

Commander: Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-black attrition and theft strategy helmed by Tergrid, God of Fright. The game plan focuses on deploying early mana acceleration, resolving Tergrid on Turn 4 or 5, and immediately casting symmetric discard or sacrifice spells. Because Tergrid steals all nontoken permanents that opponents sacrifice or discard, spells like Delirium Skeins, Rankle's Prank, and Fleshbag Marauder produce massive swings in board state and card advantage. Once the table's hands and creatures are stripped away, the deck converts stolen permanents and commander damage into a swift lethal finish over two attack cycles. The deck excels at resource denial and continuous value generation. Its main vulnerabilities stem from high reliance on its five-mana commander, an absence of stack interaction, limited protection pieces, and difficulty removing noncreature permanents like artifacts.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Asylum Visitor
  • 1 Bandit's Talent
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Braids's Frightful Return
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Burglar Rat
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Delirium Skeins
  • 1 Demon's Disciple
  • 1 Divest
  • 1 Duress
  • 1 Elderfang Disciple
  • 1 Everflowing Chalice
  • 1 Extract a Confession
  • 1 Fake Your Own Death
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Fraying Omnipotence
  • 1 Hecteyes
  • 1 Hollow Marauder
  • 1 Hymn to Tourach
  • 1 Innocent Blood
  • 1 Killing Wave
  • 1 Liliana of the Veil
  • 1 Liliana's Triumph
  • 1 Megrim
  • 1 Miasmic Mummy
  • 1 Mind Rake
  • 1 Mind Rot
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mindslicer
  • 1 Mire in Misery
  • 1 Mortuary Mire
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Necrogoyf
  • 1 Nezumi Informant
  • 1 Painful Quandary
  • 1 Pharika's Libation
  • 1 Pilfer
  • 1 Plaguecrafter
  • 1 Rankle's Prank
  • 1 Rankle, Master of Pranks
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Sheoldred's Edict
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Smallpox
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Sudden Edict
  • 32 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Tergrid's Shadow
  • 1 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Eldest Reborn
  • 1 The Long Reach of Night // Animus of Night's Reach
  • 1 The Raven Man
  • 1 Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher
  • 1 Undying Malice
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Virus Beetle
  • 1 Voracious Fell Beast
  • 1 Vraska's Fall
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble