628
3/7/2025
Mercs
Deck Size: 100
Commander
Legal
Est deck cost: $388.78
Salt sum: 36.74
628
3/7/2025
Compare
Deck filters

Choose your preferred layout. You can change this at any time using the Deck filters / View as options above.

Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $5.49
Mari, the Killing Quill

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, exile it with a hit counter on it. Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues you control have deathtouch and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may remove a hit counter from a card that player owns in exile. If you do, draw a card and create two Treasure tokens."

Creature
Mari, the Killing Quill (otc) 138

Commander

(CTRL to add secondary)

Evasion

Qty: 3 Price: $7.07
Changeling Outcast

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) This creature can't block and can't be blocked.

Creature
Changeling Outcast (otc) 128
Dauthi Embrace

{B}{B}: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Enchantment
Dauthi Embrace (tmp) 120
Dauthi Mercenary

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) {1}{B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Dauthi Mercenary (tmp) 124

Evasion

(CTRL to add secondary)

Ramp

Qty: 11 Price: $67.25
Crypt Ghast

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}.

Creature
Crypt Ghast (rvr) 70
Discreet Retreat

Enchant land Enchanted land has "{T}: Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast outlaw spells or activate abilities of outlaw sources." (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.) Whenever you cast your first outlaw spell each turn, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Enchantment
Discreet Retreat (otc) 20
Herald's Horn

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Artifact
Herald's Horn (lcc) 304
Heraldic Banner

As this artifact enters, choose a color. Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+0. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Artifact
Heraldic Banner (eld) 222
Jet Medallion

Black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Artifact
Jet Medallion (mh3) 292
Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Mind Stone (moc) 364
Silver Deputy

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card or a Desert card, reveal it, then shuffle and put it on top. {T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.

Creature Artifact
Silver Deputy (otj) 248
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (cmm) 410
Sword of the Animist

Equipped creature gets +1/+1. Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Equip {2}

Artifact
Sword of the Animist (cmm) 413
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (scd) 285
Urza's Incubator

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells of the chosen type cost {2} less to cast.

Artifact
Urza's Incubator (mh3) 297

Ramp

(CTRL to add secondary)

Tokens

Qty: 1 Price: $0.35
Unfortunate Accident

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {2}{B} — Destroy target creature. + {1} — Create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."

Instant
Unfortunate Accident (otj) 111

Tokens

(CTRL to add secondary)

Counters

Qty: 2 Price: $4.28
Bloodline Pretender

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) As this creature enters, choose a creature type. Whenever another creature you control of the chosen type enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature Artifact
Bloodline Pretender (moc) 350
Metallic Mimic

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types. Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature Artifact
Metallic Mimic (lcc) 308

Counters

(CTRL to add secondary)

Land

Qty: 36 Price: $142.24
Bojuka Bog

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (otc) 273
Cabal Coffers

{2}, {T}: Add {B} for each Swamp you control.

Land
Cabal Coffers (mb2) 106
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress

Minas Morgul enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {3}{B}, {T}: Put a shadow counter on target creature. For as long as that creature has a shadow counter on it, it's a Wraith in addition to its other types. (A creature with shadow can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Land
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress (ltc) 514
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Land
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (plst) THS-223
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (otc) 312
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (bfz) 260
The Black Gate

As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.

Land
The Black Gate (ltc) 490
War Room

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

Land
War Room (mkc) 310

Land

(CTRL to add secondary)

Recursion

Qty: 5 Price: $15.61
Back in Town

Return X target outlaw creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)

Sorcery
Back in Town (otc) 18
Charred Graverobber

When this creature enters, return target outlaw card from your graveyard to your hand. Escape—{3}{B}{B}, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.) This creature escapes with a +1/+1 counter on it.

Creature
Charred Graverobber (otc) 19
Doomed Necromancer

{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Doomed Necromancer (afc) 98
Strongarm Thug

When this creature enters, you may return target Mercenary card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Strongarm Thug (mmq) 165
Whip of Erebos

Creatures you control have lifelink. {2}{B}{B}, {T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artifact Enchantment
Whip of Erebos (dsc) 159

Recursion

(CTRL to add secondary)

Tutor

Qty: 10 Price: $64.06
Cateran Brute

{2}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 2 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Cateran Brute (mmq) 120
Cateran Enforcer

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) {4}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 4 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Cateran Enforcer (mmq) 121
Cateran Kidnappers

{3}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Cateran Kidnappers (mmq) 122
Cateran Persuader

{1}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 1 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Cateran Persuader (mmq) 124
Cateran Slaver

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) {5}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 5 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Cateran Slaver (mmq) 125
Cateran Summons

Search your library for a Mercenary card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Cateran Summons (mmq) 126
Demonic Tutor

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Demonic Tutor (3ed) 105
Rathi Assassin

{1}{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target tapped nonblack creature. {3}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Rathi Assassin (nem) 67
Rathi Fiend

When this creature enters, each player loses 3 life. {3}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Rathi Fiend (nem) 68
Rathi Intimidator

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) {2}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 2 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Rathi Intimidator (nem) 69

Tutor

(CTRL to add secondary)

Creature

Qty: 2 Price: $0.70
Misshapen Fiend

Flying

Creature
Misshapen Fiend (mmq) 147
Rampart Crawler

This creature can't be blocked by Walls.

Creature
Rampart Crawler (mmq) 156

Creature

(CTRL to add secondary)

Protection

Qty: 5 Price: $7.67
Armor of Shadows

Until end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Armor of Shadows (clb) 112
Champion's Helm

Equipped creature gets +2/+2. As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Champion's Helm (cmm) 375
Mirror Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has hexproof and "Whenever a creature with deathtouch blocks or becomes blocked by this creature, destroy that creature." Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Mirror Shield (thb) 234
Professor's Warning

Choose one — • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. • Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Professor's Warning (stx) 84
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (otc) 268

Protection

(CTRL to add secondary)

Removal

Qty: 11 Price: $36.91
Defile

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.

Instant
Defile (mh1) 86
Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (dsc) 78
Hero's Downfall

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Instant
Hero's Downfall (dmc) 112
Kindred Dominance

Choose a creature type. Destroy all creatures that aren't of the chosen type.

Sorcery
Kindred Dominance (woc) 113
Mire in Misery

Each opponent sacrifices a creature or enchantment of their choice.

Sorcery
Mire in Misery (c19) 19
Nekrataal

First strike When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.

Creature
Nekrataal (ema) 99
Royal Assassin

{T}: Destroy target tapped creature.

Creature
Royal Assassin (dmr) 101
Sheoldred's Edict

Choose one — • Each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice. • Each opponent sacrifices a creature token of their choice. • Each opponent sacrifices a planeswalker of their choice.

Instant
Sheoldred's Edict (one) 108
Shoot the Sheriff

Destroy target non-outlaw creature. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws. Everyone else is fair game.)

Instant
Shoot the Sheriff (otj) 106
Soul Shatter

Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the highest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control.

Instant
Soul Shatter (scd) 108
Toxic Deluge

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life. All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Sorcery
Toxic Deluge (mh3) 277

Removal

(CTRL to add secondary)

Draw

Qty: 10 Price: $18.88
Adrestia

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Whenever Adrestia attacks, if an Assassin crewed it this turn, draw a card. Adrestia becomes an Assassin in addition to its other types until end of turn. Crew 1

Artifact
Adrestia (acr) 68
Audacious Thief

Whenever this creature attacks, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Creature
Audacious Thief (m20) 84
Ayara, First of Locthwain

Whenever Ayara or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. {T}, Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.

Creature
Ayara, First of Locthwain (eld) 75
Icon of Ancestry

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. {3}, {T}: Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card of the chosen type from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Artifact
Icon of Ancestry (lcc) 305
Insatiable Avarice

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.) + {2} — Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. + {B}{B} — Target player draws three cards and loses 3 life.

Sorcery
Insatiable Avarice (otj) 91
Mask of Memory

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw two cards. If you do, discard a card. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Mask of Memory (onc) 136
Morbid Opportunist

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Creature
Morbid Opportunist (otc) 142
Night's Whisper

You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.

Sorcery
Night's Whisper (moc) 259
Sign in Blood

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Sorcery
Sign in Blood (scd) 107
Village Rites

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards.

Instant
Village Rites (lcc) 212

Draw

(CTRL to add secondary)

Pump

Qty: 2 Price: $4.28
Lashwrithe

Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.) Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Swamp you control. Equip {B/P}{B/P} ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)

Artifact
Lashwrithe (c14) 245
Nightmare Lash

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Swamp you control. Equip—Pay 3 life. (Pay 3 life: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Artifact
Nightmare Lash (mrd) 219

Pump

(CTRL to add secondary)

Stax

Qty: 1 Price: $13.99
Dauthi Voidwalker

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it. {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.

Creature
Dauthi Voidwalker (mh2) 81

Stax

(CTRL to add secondary)

Maybeboard

Qty: 24 Price: $39.06
Adaptive Automaton

As this creature enters, choose a creature type. This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types. Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.

Creature Artifact
Adaptive Automaton (2xm) 231
Alley Grifters

Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.

Creature
Alley Grifters (mmq) 115
Barkform Harvester

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Reach {2}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.

Creature Artifact
Barkform Harvester (blb) 243
Bog Smugglers

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

Creature
Bog Smugglers (mmq) 117
Boneyard Desecrator

Menace {1}{B}, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. If an outlaw was sacrificed this way, create a Treasure token. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)

Creature
Boneyard Desecrator (otj) 81
Bontu's Monument

Black creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Artifact
Bontu's Monument (dmc) 179
Bubbling Muck

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps a Swamp for mana, that player adds an additional {B}.

Sorcery
Bubbling Muck (uds) 54
Call of the Death-Dweller

Return up to two target creature cards with total mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a deathtouch counter on either of them. Then put a menace counter on either of them.

Sorcery
Call of the Death-Dweller (iko) 78
Cateran Overlord

Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate this creature. {6}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 6 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Cateran Overlord (mmq) 123
Crown of Gondor

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each creature you control. When a legendary creature you control enters, if there is no monarch, you become the monarch. Equip {4}. This ability costs {3} less to activate if you're the monarch.

Artifact
Crown of Gondor (ltc) 485
Dark Ritual

Add {B}{B}{B}.

Instant
Dark Ritual (plst) DDE-18
Gray Merchant of Asphodel

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.)

Creature
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (scd) 80
Gruesome Fate

Each opponent loses 1 life for each creature you control.

Sorcery
Gruesome Fate (plst) RIX-75
Massacre Girl

Menace When Massacre Girl enters, each other creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Whenever a creature dies this turn, each creature other than Massacre Girl gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Creature
Massacre Girl (otc) 140
Mourner's Surprise

Return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."

Sorcery
Mourner's Surprise (otj) 94
Mutilate

All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.

Sorcery
Mutilate (gvl) 55
Nezumi Linkbreaker

When this creature dies, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."

Creature
Nezumi Linkbreaker (otj) 96
Pennon Blade

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each creature you control. Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Pennon Blade (cmr) 329
Primeval Shambler

{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Creature
Primeval Shambler (8ed) 156
Rakish Crew

When this enchantment enters, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery." Whenever an outlaw you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)

Enchantment
Rakish Crew (otj) 99
Silent Assassin

{3}{B}: Destroy target blocking creature at end of combat.

Creature
Silent Assassin (mmq) 160
Universal Automaton

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)

Creature Artifact
Universal Automaton (j22) 803
Vanquisher's Banner

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.

Artifact
Vanquisher's Banner (lcc) 316
Wasteland Raider

Squad {2} (As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay {2} any number of times. When this creature enters, create that many tokens that are copies of it.) When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Creature
Wasteland Raider (pip) 383

Maybeboard

(CTRL to add secondary)

Deck Info

Deck stats

0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
61 pips - 45 cards
37 mana - 36 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 2 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
7 mana - 6 cards
CategoriesQtyOdds
Click charts to focus on cards
Deck extras (0)

Description

No description yet.

Unable to load comments
AutoNew CategoryMaybeboardSideboard