Avacyn, Angel of Horror by Marcotte

Format: Commander

Commander: Avacyn, Angel of Horror

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 56

Deck overview

This mono-black Aristocrats deck leverages explosive mana acceleration and efficient tutors to assemble a deterministic sacrifice-and-drain loop. Headed by Avacyn, Angel of Horror, the deck can play an overwhelming late-game reanimation attrition strategy, but its most lethal operational line revolves around compact creature loops. By pairing Gravecrawler with a mana-producing sacrifice outlet like Warren Soultrader or Phyrexian Altar alongside drain engines like Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat, the deck threatens a table kill on Turn 4. Extensive fast mana such as Dark Ritual and Mana Vault powers early deployment, while Grave Pact effects maintain board control against creature decks. Although the deck is light on stack-based protection and vulnerable to graveyard hate, a dense reanimation suite ensures strong recovery after disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Blood Pet
  • 1 Blood Vassal
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bubbling Muck
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Damnation
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Grim Haruspex
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Massacre Wurm
  • 1 Meathook Massacre II
  • 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Priest of Forgotten Gods
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Ruthless Technomancer
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 28 Swamp
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Sibsig Ceremony
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tragic Slip
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat