MTG Commander - Boris Devilboon Demon Tribal EDH

by Richard Rowell, Gaming Successfully Staff

Looking for an old school Commander that can lead a Demon Tribal deck to victory? Well, perhaps you weren’t. But Boris Devilboon is as old-school as it gets for playing Red & Black Demons. While he’s not all that impressive himself as a 2/2 Zombie Wizard for 5 mana, he does make 1/1 Demon tokens for 4 mana. Not a bad deal, honestly.

Despite the fact that he’s a Zombie Wizard, Demon Tribal is really the way to go here. Along with a few Ogre allies, you get to play with lots of your favorite Demons in Magic History. So what do you do with the Demon Tokens that Boris makes? You can use them as sacrifice fodder for some of your bigger Demons, of course! While Boris will never take over a game by himself, he’s an interesting option to consider.

Here’s an example list.

Commander
1     Boris Devilboon     3br    

Creatures (35)
1     Skirsdag High Priest     1b     
1     Torch Fiend     1r     
1     Herald of Torment     1bb     
1     Kuon, Ogre Ascendant     bbb     
1     Ogre Marauder     1bb     
1     Soulcage Fiend     1bb     
1     Blood Speaker     3b     
1     Demonlord of Ashmouth     2bb     
1     Rakdos, Lord of Riots     bbrr    
1     Sengir Autocrat     3b     
1     Bloodgift Demon     3bb     
1     Halo Hunter     2bbb     
1     Heartless Hidetsugu     3rr    
1     Indulgent Tormentor     3bb     
1     Kagemaro, First to Suffer     3bb     
1     Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs     3rr     
1     Master of Cruelties     3br     
1     Ob Nixilis, the Fallen     3bb    
1     Seizan, Perverter of Truth     3bb     
1     Woebringer Demon     3bb     
1     Charmbreaker Devils     5r     
1     Harvester of Souls     4bb   
1     Malfegor     2bbrr    
1     Mikaeus, the Unhallowed     3bbb     
1     Ob Nixilis, Unshackled     4bb     
1     Reaper from the Abyss     3bbb   
1     Sire of Insanity     4br    
1     Stronghold Overseer     3bbb    
1     Xathrid Demon     3bbb    
1     Abhorrent Overlord     5bb    
1     Havoc Demon     5bb     
1     Lord of the Pit     4bbb    
1     Lord of the Void     4bbb     
1     Rune-Scarred Demon     5bb     
1     Reiver Demon     4bbbb    

Spells (24)
1     Sol Ring     1     
1     Fire Diamond     2    
1     Gate to Phyrexia     bb     
1     Mind Stone     2     
1     Rakdos Charm     br     
1     Rakdos Signet     2     
1     Talisman of Indulgence     2     
1     Dark Prophecy     bbb     
1     Darksteel Ingot     3     
1     Infernal Tribute     bbb     
1     Necromancy     2b     
1     Phyrexian Arena     1bb     
1     Read the Bones     2b     
1     Unstable Obelisk     3     
1     Damnation     2bb     
1     Diabolic Tutor     2bb     
1     Mutilate     2bb     
1     Trading Post     4     
1     Dictate of Erebos     3bb     
1     Promise of Power     2bbb     
1     Reign of the Pit     4bb     
1     Staff of Nin     6     
1     Grave Betrayal     5bb     
1     Decree of Pain     6bb     

Lands (40)
1     Akoum Refuge       
1     Blood Crypt       
1     Bojuka Bog       
1     Command Tower       
1     Dragonskull Summit       
1     Molten Slagheap       
12     Mountain       
1     Rakdos Carnarium       
1     Rakdos Guildgate       
1     Rocky Tar Pit       
1     Sulfurous Springs       
11     Swamp       
1     Tainted Peak       
1     Temple of the False God       
1     Tresserhorn Sinks       
1     Urborg       
1     Urborg Volcano       
1     Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth       
1     Volrath's Stronghold       


To save some money, you can replace Damnation with a cheaper Black board wipe, such as Crux of Fate. Also, Volrath’s Stronghold is quite good, but the deck can function without it. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is a super good creature, but he’s pushed $20. So you could live without him, although it can do a lot of good work for you.

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