BEDHREC #21317

Damocles Base, Sword of Kang

Legendary Artifact — Vehicle

Flying, deathtouch Whenever Damocles Base deals combat damage to a player, that player faces a villainous choice — They sacrifice a nontoken creature of their choice, or they lose 2 life and you draw two cards. Crew 3

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“Flying deathtouch vehicle that forces opponents to sacrifice or take damage and card draw.”

PlaystyleMidrange

DifficultyIntermediate

Wins viaCombat damage, Tokens swarm

ThemesSacrifice, Tokens, Aristocrats

Strategy

How this commander wants to play

Damocles Base is a flying, deathtouch vehicle that turns every combat into a brutal dilemma for your opponents. Each time it deals damage, they either sacrifice a creature or take 2 life and give you card draw—a fork that punishes them either way. Your job is to crew it consistently (3 power needed) and keep swinging, leveraging the forced sacrifice or life loss into a grinding advantage. The deck leans into repeatable damage, creature sacrifice outlets, and card advantage to wear opponents down while controlling the board through creature removal and pressure.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

Key Synergies

Cards that especially shine here

Budget Build

Same gameplan, less money

Skip pricey mana rocks; use Castle Doom, Villainous Hideout, and basic artifact ramp like Wayfarer's Bauble and Heraldic Banner to crew cheaply and generate tokens for sacrifice synergies.