Elas il-Kor (2) by mistymilkman

Format: Commander

Commander: Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 57

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Orzhov Aristocrats combo list led by Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim. It functions by assembling compact graveyard reanimation loops or persist sacrifice engines to drain the entire table simultaneously. Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward and Leonin Relic-Warder form deterministic infinite loops when paired with reanimation Auras like Animate Dead, triggering Elas's life drain infinitely. Backed by extensive tutoring (Entomb, Buried Alive, Demonic Tutor), the deck achieves high consistency and speed, reliably attempting its win on Turn 4. It protects critical combo turns using silence effects like Voice of Victory and Ranger-Captain of Eos, alongside targeted redirection and counterspells. Substantial redundancy in sacrifice outlets and drain payoffs ensures resilient execution through interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Bartolomé del Presidio
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Dance of the Dead
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leonin Relic-Warder
  • 1 Lesser Masticore
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Necromancy
  • 1 Obstinate Gargoyle
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Profane Tutor
  • 1 Putrid Goblin
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spawning Pit
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thran Vigil
  • 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
  • 1 Unmarked Grave
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Vizier of Remedies
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat