The Ineffable won't be bothered by uncompleated organisms that haven't tasted of The Grand Evolution!
That's a surprisingly relevant list. Thanks for sharing your feedback about [CARD]Necroskitter[/CARD}. I thought it was a win-more card when people were including it in their lists, and I'm glad that it's justified.
Since you've actually had a chance to test out Yawgmoth, did you find that you were light on card draw or removal? I know that Yawgmoth functions as both, and I want to make sure that my own decklist isn't super dependent on Yawgmoth being in play.
The Ineffable shall find you, Taleran, and purge you of your weak ideals. The Great Synthesis shall not be stopped by naysayers and unbelievers!
Also, adding in Karn would be anti-flavor to Yawgmoth as Karn was a necessary piece of The Legacy Weapon that eradicated Yawgmoth from existence. Your blasphemy is noted!
In all seriousness, I'm not a fan of Karn, Scion of Urza because PW's are such a liability generally in Commander. Karn is even more of a liability since his plus ability exiles a card from your deck permanently if he dies. Black has a lot more ways to recur PW's, true, but I'd rather not expose my deck to that particular weakness. Additionally, he only adds 2 tokens, and it takes 2 turns to even see those 2 tokens hit your side of the field. I think that's a bit too slow for what the deck wants to do.
Yeah, trying to find room for YawgWin and Vile Offering is really tough. I'm thinking that I'll probably cut Phyrexian Plaguelord and Krav, the Unredeemed to get Yawgmoth's signature cards into the deck.
Sad to see this site go away, but I'm keenly looking forward to the new site that will be coming out!
So because Yawgmoth is one of my top 3 characters from the MTG Lore (the others being Urza and Bolas), I feel a compulsion to draft a Yawgmoth Commander deck so that I have my three favorite characters represented as EDH decks.
This is the list that I've settled on. It has a ton of Vorthos flavor, features an Infect win condition (because he's freaking Yawgmoth the Ineffable, God of Phyrexia!), and some of the most awesome cards available to mono-Black. This is the deck that I've always wanted to build for Mono-Black and it's finally happened.
EDIT: I cut the Plaguelord and Krav to add in [CARD}Yawgmoth's Will[/CARD] and Yawgmoth's Vile Offering. Flavor Win and two actually decent cards added in as well.
Archfiend of Ifnir seems like a huge oversight, since it will generate 2 -1/-1 counters when you activate Yawg's ability (since discarding a card is part of the cost of Yawgmoth's Proliferate ability, the Archfiend's ability goes on the stack last, resolves, and then Yawg's Proliferate ability resolves, spreading the -1/-1 counters to all your opponent's creatures).
That's a surprisingly relevant list. Thanks for sharing your feedback about [CARD]Necroskitter[/CARD}. I thought it was a win-more card when people were including it in their lists, and I'm glad that it's justified.
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Also, adding in Karn would be anti-flavor to Yawgmoth as Karn was a necessary piece of The Legacy Weapon that eradicated Yawgmoth from existence. Your blasphemy is noted!
In all seriousness, I'm not a fan of Karn, Scion of Urza because PW's are such a liability generally in Commander. Karn is even more of a liability since his plus ability exiles a card from your deck permanently if he dies. Black has a lot more ways to recur PW's, true, but I'd rather not expose my deck to that particular weakness. Additionally, he only adds 2 tokens, and it takes 2 turns to even see those 2 tokens hit your side of the field. I think that's a bit too slow for what the deck wants to do.
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
Sad to see this site go away, but I'm keenly looking forward to the new site that will be coming out!
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
This is the list that I've settled on. It has a ton of Vorthos flavor, features an Infect win condition (because he's freaking Yawgmoth the Ineffable, God of Phyrexia!), and some of the most awesome cards available to mono-Black. This is the deck that I've always wanted to build for Mono-Black and it's finally happened.
4x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Mana Sources (15)
0x Everflowing Chalice
1x Sol Ring
1x Mana Vault
1x Voltaic Key
1x Dark Ritual
2x Grim Monolith
2x Plague Myr
2x Leaden Myr
2x Coldsteel Heart
2x Charcoal Diamond
3x Priest of Gix
3x Phyrexian Totem
3x Worn Powerstone
4x Solemn Simulacrum
5x Gilded Lotus
Mana Doublers (3)
4x Crypt Ghast
5x Black Market
6x Caged Sun
Combo Pieces (2)
3x Contamination
6x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Win Conditions (5)
0x Walking Ballista
2x Zulaport Cutthroat
4x Vindictive Vampire
5x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
6x Kokusho, the Evening Star
2x Glistening Oil
3x Ichor Rats
4x Grafted Exoskeleton
Tutors (5)
2x Demonic Tutor
2x Diabolic Intent
4x Diabolic Tutor
5x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
7x Rune-Scarred Demon
Token Creators/Recurring Creatures (10)
1x Bloodsoaked Champion
1x Gravecrawler
1x Phyrexian Reclamation
2x Dreadhorde Invasion
2x Reassembling Skeleton
3x Nest of Scarabs
4x Phyrexian Processor
5x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
6x Wurmcoil Engine
7x Abhorrent Overlord
Card Advantage (11)
1x Skullclamp
2x Night's Whisper
2x Dusk Legion Zealot
3x Phyrexian Arena
3x Phyrexian Rager
3x Yawgmoth's Will
4x Smothering Abomination
5x Chainer, Dementia Master
5x Phyrexian Delver
6x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6x Geth, Lord of the Vault
1x Font of Agonies
2x Black Sun's Zenith
3x Toxic Deluge
3x Blowfly Infestation
3x Dismember
4x Skinrender
4x Phyrexian Scriptures
5x Archfiend of Ifnir
5x Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
6x Massacre Wurm
6x Noxious Gearhulk
Lands (34)
1x Phyrexian Tower
1x Volrath's Stronghold
1x Westvale Abbey
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Cabal Stronghold
1x Blast Zone
1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Myriad Landscape
1x Inkmoth Nexus
23x Snow-Covered Swamp
EDIT: I cut the Plaguelord and Krav to add in [CARD}Yawgmoth's Will[/CARD] and Yawgmoth's Vile Offering. Flavor Win and two actually decent cards added in as well.
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
UB Dralnu, Lich Lord
RBW [Primer]-Kaalia of the Vast
BUG [Primer]-Tasigur, the Golden Fang
GWU [Primer]-Arcades, the Strategist
WUB Primer-Aminatou, the Fateshifter
UBR Nicol Bolas, the Ravager