Clavileno, First of the Sacrificed by holsch92

Format: Commander

Commander: Clavileño, First of the Blessed

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This Orzhov deck is helmed by Clavileño, First of the Blessed and operates as a synergistic Vampire tribal aristocrats engine. The primary game plan curves low-cost Vampires into Clavileño, turning attacking creatures into Demons that replace themselves with cards and evasive 4/3 flying tokens upon death. The deck leverages sacrifice outlets like Bartolomé del Presidio and Ashnod's Altar to convert disposable bodies into steady card flow, mana, and aristocrat drain via Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, and Vein Ripper. It backs this up with asymmetric board control through Grave Pact and Drana and Linvala, and features an instant-win combination with Exquisite Blood and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose. While vulnerable to instant-speed combo due to a lack of stack interaction, it excels at grindy combat and attrition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Bartolomé del Presidio
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Callous Bloodmage
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Clavileño, First of the Blessed
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cordial Vampire
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Drana and Linvala
  • 1 Dusk Legion Sergeant
  • 1 Dusk Legion Zealot
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Indulgent Aristocrat
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Knight of the Ebon Legion
  • 1 Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort
  • 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Master of Dark Rites
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Reclamation
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Redemption Choir
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
  • 1 Susur Secundi, Void Altar
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vein Ripper
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician