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Asmodeus the Archfiend
Legendary Creature — Devil God
Binding Contract — If you would draw a card, exile the top card of your library face down instead. {B}{B}{B}: Draw seven cards. {B}: Return all cards exiled with Asmodeus to their owner's hand and you lose that much life.
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“Mono-black card-advantage powerhouse that exiles your library for explosive draws.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Combo
Aristocrats, Reanimator, Ramp
Strategy
Asmodeus the Archfiend is a powerful card-advantage engine that turns your library into a resource. Your main gameplan is to activate his draw ability repeatedly, exiling cards face-down, then cash them in later when you need them or when the game is wrapping up. The life loss is manageable in Commander since you start at 40, and you can use that life as a resource—especially if you're running lifegain payoffs or aristocrat effects that turn your health into value.
You win by leveraging the cards you've exiled into a dominant board state or combo finish. The deck wants to protect Asmodeus, ramp into his activation cost quickly, and fill your hand with options. Since you're playing mono-black, you'll lean on tutors, efficient removal, and sacrifice outlets to turn your card advantage into permanent threats. The goal is simple: out-resource your opponents with superior card access, then close out the game with combat or a combo line once you've assembled the pieces.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors like Demonic and Imperial Tutor; use Diabolic Tutor, Void Stone, and Beseech the Mirror as budget alternatives, and lean on mid-range ramp like Cabal Coffers and Urza's Saga instead of mana crypt.
Most-Played Cards
Skirge Familiar
Profane Transfusion
Necrotic Ooze
Magus of the Mirror
Feast of Sanity
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Venser's Journal
Exsanguinate
Mask of Griselbrand
Psychosis Crawler
Bubbling Muck
Solemn Simulacrum
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