Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Protection from Humans Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card. {B}{B}, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
A ready-made Yawgmoth decklist
Complete 100-card mono-black deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Yawgmoth decks play in EDH
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician is a mono-black commander costing 2BB, and its legendary creature - human cleric line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Yawgmoth, Thran Physician decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $104Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
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What colours can I use in a Yawgmoth, Thran Physician deck?
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Yawgmoth, Thran Physician?
The cards played most often in Yawgmoth, Thran Physician decks include Darklight Phoenix, Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Along the Crooked Way. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Yawgmoth, Thran Physician deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $104 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Yawgmoth, Thran Physician deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.