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.
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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