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Kambal, Consul of Allocation · BW · 100 cards · 37 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 31Instants 8Sorceries 6Artifacts 7Enchantments 10Lands 37
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Strategy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it. The list holds 12 ramp pieces, 9 pieces of targeted interaction, 2 board wipes and 9 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 2.81.
Early: Use the early turns on mana. Smothering Tithe and the rest of the 12 ramp pieces are what let the deck cast Kambal, Consul of Allocation on curve and keep casting after it.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Aetherflux Reservoir is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Phyrexian Arena keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Amalia Benavides Aguirre for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 2 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 2.81 average mana value the top end is middling, which means most turns hold two spells.
Win conditions: Wins through the commander and the strongest threats the colours offer, backed by real interaction.
- Sanguine Bond - Core to the plan
- Authority of the Consuls - Core to the plan
- Blind Obedience - Core to the plan
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose - Core to the plan
- Soul Warden - Core to the plan
- Aetherflux Reservoir - Interaction
- Cliffhaven Vampire - Core to the plan
- Suture Priest - Core to the plan
~$716.00
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Creatures (31)
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
$9.79
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
{3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.
Soul Warden
Creature — Human Cleric
$2.77
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
Cliffhaven Vampire
Creature — Vampire Warrior Ally
$0.72
Flying
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Suture Priest
Creature — Phyrexian Cleric
$1.53
Whenever another creature you control enters, you may gain 1 life.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you may have that player lose 1 life.
Marauding Blight-Priest
Creature — Vampire Cleric
$0.19
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Blood Artist
Creature — Vampire
$2.67
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Soul's Attendant
Creature — Human Cleric
$5.74
Whenever another creature enters, you may gain 1 life.
Enduring Tenacity
Enchantment Creature — Snake Glimmer
$12.23
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
When Enduring Tenacity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Creature — Zombie
$1.08
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
$60.54
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is this creature's power.
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
$78.85
Deathtouch
Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.
Crypt Ghast
Creature — Spirit
$12.01
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric
$0.84
Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Legendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
$10.5
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Vizkopa Guildmage
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.42
{1}{W}{B}: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
{1}{W}{B}: Whenever you gain life this turn, each opponent loses that much life.
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Legendary Creature — Angel
$0.67
Rather than pay {2} for each previous time you've cast this spell from the command zone this game, pay 2 life that many times.
Flying, lifelink
Whenever a player casts a spell, they lose 2 life.
Grand Abolisher
Creature — Human Cleric
$17.41
During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
$11.33
Whenever you gain life, put two +1/+1 counters on Karlov.
{W}{B}, Remove six +1/+1 counters from Karlov: Exile target creature.
Starscape Cleric
Creature — Bat Cleric
$1.04
Offspring {2}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Flying
This creature can't block.
Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.
Mai, Scornful Striker
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Ally
$0.86
First strike
Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, they lose 2 life.
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Creature — Vampire Knight
$34.12
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life. (Damage causes loss of life.)
Serra Ascendant
Creature — Human Monk
$28.21
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
As long as you have 30 or more life, this creature gets +5/+5 and has flying.
Drana's Emissary
Creature — Vampire Cleric Ally
$0.38
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Felidar Sovereign
Creature — Cat Beast
$2.95
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 40 or more life, you win the game.
Archivist of Oghma
Creature — Halfling Cleric
$6.06
Flash
Whenever an opponent searches their library, you gain 1 life and draw a card.
Rhox Faithmender
Creature — Rhino Monk
$1.95
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
Exemplar of Light
Creature — Angel
$0.91
Flying
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on this creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Mangara, the Diplomat
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
$0.36
Lifelink
Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.
The Gaffer
Legendary Creature — Halfling Peasant
$6.84
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, draw a card.
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Legendary Creature — Vampire Scout
$0.34
Ward—Pay 3 life.
Whenever you gain life, Amalia Benavides Aguirre explores. Then destroy all other creatures if its power is exactly 20. (To have this creature explore, reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Erebos, God of the Dead
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
$11.51
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
{1}{B}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Instants (8)
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$1.42
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Instant
$1.01
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Generous Gift
Instant
$0.71
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Sorceries (6)
Exsanguinate
Sorcery
$0.36
Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Debt to the Deathless
Sorcery
$0.37
Each opponent loses two times X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
Demonic Tutor
Sorcery
$62.17
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Damn
Sorcery
$1.91
Destroy target creature. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
Overload {2}{W}{W} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Artifacts (7)
Aetherflux Reservoir
Artifact
$21.77
Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 1 life for each spell you've cast this turn.
Pay 50 life: This artifact deals 50 damage to any target.
Bolas's Citadel
Legendary Artifact
$9.05
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
{T}, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.3
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Archaeomancer's Map
Artifact
$0.92
When this artifact enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.42
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Enchantments (10)
Sanguine Bond
Enchantment
$5.26
Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
Authority of the Consuls
Enchantment
$4.27
Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.
Blind Obedience
Enchantment
$4.41
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Exquisite Blood
Enchantment
$36.77
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.
Ghostly Prison
Enchantment
$5.69
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Phyrexian Arena
Enchantment
$3.87
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Smothering Tithe
Enchantment
$54.96
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Black Market Connections
Enchantment
$9.15
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Monologue Tax
Enchantment
$1.06
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, you create a Treasure token.
Life Insurance
Enchantment
$0.3
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.
Lands (37)
Bojuka Bog
Land
$1.24
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard.
{T}: Add {B}.
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Legendary Land
$55.46
Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.
Vault of the Archangel
Land
$0.74
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
Legendary Land
$11.01
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Castle Locthwain
Land
$4.07
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp.
{T}: Add {B}.
{1}{B}{B}, {T}: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Shambling Vent
Land
$0.29
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
{1}{W}{B}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 2/3 white and black Elemental creature with lifelink. It's still a land.
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
Legendary Land
$5.66
{T}: Add {W}.
Channel — {2}{W}, Discard this card: It deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Restless Fortress
Land
$0.49
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.
{2}{W}{B}: This land becomes a 1/4 white and black Nightmare creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
Whenever this land attacks, defending player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Basic lands: 14 Swamp 11 Plains
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