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killthepyro

Erebos, Bleak-Hearted

DECK HELP

So a friend of mine pulled a foil showcase [[Erebos, Bleak-Hearted]], and I traded for it to use in my superfriends deck (since it lacks card draw and makes a bunch of tokens), but I felt like it would be such a shame to not use it as a commander.

Decklist: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2743208#paper

Right now, it looks like the average Aristocrats deck. Token generators, sac outlets, death trigger payoffs.

I put in a few cards and left out a few cards; like using [[The Immortal Sun]] instead of Liliana planeswalkers since I had a spare Sun (though I know Dreadhorde General is really good in Aristocrats, and I might add her for her static ability). [[Vilis, Broker of Blood]] might be bad in the deck, but I’d like to at least try it out.

My problem is the wincon. I put in [[Revel in Riches]] and [[Gray Merchant of Asphodel]], but this is my first Aristocrats deck, so what’s the wincon usually?

Posted Feb 6, 2020, 1:58 PM UTC

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TheL0stK1ngTurn 8 Sol Ring•

The general wincon is to destroy your own stuff and kill your opponents by doing so. You can also use murdering your own stuff to lock down your opponents, through [[dictate of erebos]] or [[butcher of malakir]], which I see you already have.

A neat infinite loop of damage can be found through [[Gravecrawler]], [[k'rrik]], [[aetherflux reservoir]], and any free sac outlet. You keep recasting GC from your yard for life with k'rrik with AR on the field. Because you keep casting GC, you net infinite life and then blow your opponents up with your reservoir. Is consistent? Not without a bunch of tutors. Is it cool to keep burning zombies to fuel your death machine? Very.

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dictate of erebos - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
butcher of malakir - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Gravecrawler - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
k'rrik - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
aetherflux reservoir - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
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InResponse23•

You need to have a zombie also on board to make that loop happen.

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TheL0stK1ngTurn 8 Sol Ring•

True, replace the any sac outlet with [[carrion feeder]].

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carrion feeder - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
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WindingCircleTemple•

I usually see the aristocrats themselves as the wincon- specifically cards such as [[Blood Artist]] and [[Zulaport Cutthroat]] that drain or ping your opponents when your creatures (or sometimes any creatures) die. They will also provide the life you need to keep paying fir Erebos's draw.

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Blood Artist - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Zulaport Cutthroat - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
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Erebos, Bleak-Hearted - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
The Immortal Sun - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Vilis, Broker of Blood - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Revel in Riches - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Gray Merchant of Asphodel - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

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