Blech Tribal Champion by Theverb

Format: Commander

Commander: Blech, Loafing Pest

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Blech, Loafing Pest commands an aggressive Golgari lifegain and kindred token shell. The strategy hinges on pairing steady life gain from creatures like Essence Warden, Prosperous Innkeeper, and Blood Artist with kindred typings including Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders. As Blech places counters across your swarming board, you pressure life totals through wide attacks amplified by Hardened Scales and Winding Constrictor. Alternatively, the deck can pivot entirely into aristocrat drain lines or assemble infinite drain combos using Exquisite Blood paired with Dina, Soul Steeper, Enduring Tenacity, Starscape Cleric, or South Wind Avatar to close the game instantly.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
  • 1 Arachnogenesis
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Blech, Loafing Pest
  • 1 Blex, Vexing Pest // Search for Blex
  • 1 Blight Mound
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bogwater Lumaret
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Culling Ritual
  • 1 Darkstar Augur
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dina's Guidance
  • 1 Dina, Soul Steeper
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Essence Warden
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Eumidian Terrabotanist
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Farseek
  • 12 Forest
  • 1 Golgari Signet
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Iridescent Hornbeetle
  • 1 Kazandu Nectarpot
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Meltstrider Eulogist
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 1 Profane Tutor
  • 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 South Wind Avatar
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Starscape Cleric
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Tend the Pests
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Twitching Doll
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Virulent Emissary
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Winding Constrictor
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat