Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER by RedBeard83

Format: Commander

Commander: Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This mono-black Aristocrats deck leverages Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER as a sacrifice outlet, card advantage engine, and life-drain payoff from the command zone. The deck curves recurring creatures like Forsaken Miner, Gravecrawler, and Bloodghast into free sacrifice outlets such as Phyrexian Altar, Warren Soultrader, and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician. On Turn 5, the deck transforms Sephiroth into Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel, locking in an emblem that drains opponents whenever any creature dies. The deck exerts severe board control through Grave Pact and Dictate of Erebos while closing the game either through an infinite sacrifice loop with Forsaken Miner and Phyrexian Altar or through mass token death triggers from Tombstone Stairwell. With extensive redundancy across fodder, outlets, and reanimation spells, the deck recovers rapidly from removal and maintains overwhelming card velocity.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Al Bhed Salvagers
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Avenger of the Fallen
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Chthonian Nightmare
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Crypt of Agadeem
  • 1 Demon's Disciple
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
  • 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Flare of Malice
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Forsaken Miner
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Gaius van Baelsar
  • 1 Gisa, the Hellraiser
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Greed
  • 1 Hell's Caretaker
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Massacre Girl
  • 1 Massacre Wurm
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 Nine-Lives Familiar
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pitiless Carnage
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Plaguecrafter
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Ripples of Undeath
  • 1 Season of Loss
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Sifter of Skulls
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 22 Swamp
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Timeline Culler
  • 1 Tombstone Stairwell
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 Vona's Hunger
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician