Demon by Volttronic

Format: Commander

Commander: Be'lakor, the Dark Master

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis Demon Kindred Midrange strategy commanded by Be'lakor, the Dark Master. The primary game plan focuses on deploying early mana acceleration and cost reducers such as Heartless Summoning and Herald of Slaanesh to cast Be'lakor ahead of curve on Turn 4 or 5. Upon entering, Be'lakor refills your hand based on your Demon count. Once Be'lakor is on the battlefield, every subsequent Demon cast or reanimated acts as direct removal or burn through Be'lakor's second ability, dealing damage equal to its power to any target. The deck transitions into a lethal clock around Turn 6 by chaining high-impact Demons like Lord of Change, Shadowgrange Archfiend, and Bloodletter of Aclazotz, doubling damage output and clearing opposing boards. Finishers like Living Death, Chandra's Ignition, and Rite of Replication can wipe out the entire table in rapid succession. The deck combines explosive creature-based burn with resilient reanimation packages to overwhelm opponents.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Cellarspawn
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Balor
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Burning-Rune Demon
  • 1 Castle Vantress
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Defiler
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkness
  • 1 Demon of Fate's Design
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Descendants' Fury
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
  • 1 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frostcliff Siege
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Heartless Summoning
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 1 Immersturm Raider
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound
  • 1 Kolaghan's Command
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Lord of Change
  • 1 Madame Null, Power Broker
  • 1 Maestros Theater
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Nibelheim Aflame
  • 1 One with the Multiverse
  • 1 Orcus, Prince of Undeath
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pink Horror
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
  • 1 Rakdos, the Muscle
  • 1 Rakdos, the Showstopper
  • 1 Raphael, Fiendish Savior
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Relic of Sauron
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Shadowgrange Archfiend
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Séance Board
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • 1 The Speed Demon
  • 1 Time Warp
  • 1 Too Greedily, Too Deep
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions
  • 1 Virtue of Persistence // Locthwain Scorn
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Xander's Lounge