New Untitled Deck (Copy) by willslaw13

Format: Commander

Commander: Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 19

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov lifegain and aristocrats build centered on Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim. It plays a classic battlecruiser-style attrition game, seeking to combine continuous token generation with enters and death triggers to slowly drain opponents while buffering its own life total. Early turns focus on establishing mana rocks and deploying Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim alongside passive soul sister effects. Defensive enchantments like Ghostly Prison, Windborn Muse, and Revenge of Ravens discourage incoming attacks, giving the deck time to build wide token boards using Hop to It, Release the Dogs, or Felidar Retreat. Without infinite combos or burst card draw, victory is achieved by grinding down the table through incremental combat damage and drain triggers from Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim, Marauding Blight-Priest, and Teysa Karlov. The list operates at a casual pacing, relying heavily on natural draws and persistent board presence to outlast opponents.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
  • 1 Angel's Feather
  • 1 Angelic Aberration
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
  • 1 Bandit's Haul
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blood Reckoning
  • 1 Captain's Call
  • 1 Cat Collector
  • 1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Dazzling Angel
  • 1 Denethor, Ruling Steward
  • 1 Diamond Mare
  • 1 Distinguished Conjurer
  • 1 Divine Visitation
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Elspeth Tirel
  • 1 Embalmed Ascendant
  • 1 Epicure of Blood
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Firdoch Core
  • 1 Foot Headquarters
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grand Master of Flowers
  • 1 Grievous Wound
  • 1 Herald of Eternal Dawn
  • 1 Hinterland Sanctifier
  • 1 Hissing Miasma
  • 1 Hop to It
  • 1 Kaya, Geist Hunter
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Leech Gauntlet
  • 1 Letter of Acceptance
  • 1 Lifecreed Duo
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Meathook Massacre II
  • 1 Mirrormind Crown
  • 1 Muraganda Raceway
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Pegasus Guardian // Rescue the Foal
  • 1 Piper of the Swarm
  • 14 Plains
  • 1 Priest of the Crossing
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Release the Dogs
  • 1 Requiem Angel
  • 1 Revenge of Ravens
  • 1 Royal Assassin
  • 1 Rush of Dread
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin, Grim Nemesis
  • 1 Souls of the Faultless
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 14 Swamp
  • 1 Syr Vondam, the Lucent
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 Unstable Obelisk
  • 1 Valor's Flagship
  • 1 Vampiric Rites
  • 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
  • 1 Vessel of Endless Rest
  • 1 Windborn Muse
  • 1 You're Confronted by Robbers