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Format: Commander

Commander: Abaddon the Despoiler

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Abaddon leads a midrange Grixis Demon deck built to attack, draw, then cascade into more Demons. The primary plan is early acceleration/cost reduction, Abaddon on turns 3-4, and a post-combat cascade turn where life-loss effects (Bontu's Monument, Bloodletter, Archfiend) push X high enough to chain expensive spells. Secondary paths are Be'lakor's ETB drain/draw, Bloodthirster extra combats, and mass reanimation via Breach or Rise. Tergrid and The Darkness Crystal form a slower theft sub-theme. The actual finisher is usually Bloodletter + Archfiend of Despair: once every opponent has taken a few points of damage, the end-step trigger doubles twice. Commander removal slows the deck but does not stop the Demon core.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abaddon the Despoiler
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Aggression
  • 1 Archetype of Finality
  • 1 Archetype of Imagination
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Archfiend of Despair
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Bothersome Quasit
  • 1 Breach the Multiverse
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chaos Defiler
  • 1 Chaos Terminator Lord
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Coastal Piracy
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dissipation Field
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Graven Cairns
  • 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Kratos, God of War
  • 1 Lord Xander, the Collector
  • 1 Lord of Change
  • 1 Lord of the Void
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Madame Null, Power Broker
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mandate of Abaddon
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
  • 1 Obelisk of Grixis
  • 1 Orca, Siege Demon
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Phyrexian Obliterator
  • 1 Pillar of Origins
  • 1 Plague Drone
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
  • 1 Rakdos, the Showstopper
  • 1 Reconnaissance Mission
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sothera, the Supervoid
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Super Shredder
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Remedy
  • 1 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
  • 1 The Darkness Crystal
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 The Horus Heresy
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
  • 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
  • 1 Venomcrawler
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Whip of Erebos
  • 1 Xander's Lounge