Kothophed, Soul Hoarder

Kothophed, Soul Hoarder is all about profiting from your opponents' permanent losses. Every time an opponent's creature, artifact, or land hits the graveyard from play, you draw a card and pay just 1 life—a trade that usually favors you, especially in multiplayer. The deck leans into effects that force sacrifice, destroy permanents, or force discards that lead to graveyard dumps. You're playing a grindy midrange game where you generate value while controlling the board.

The core gameplan is to be the table's cleanup crew. Load up on black removal spells, edict effects (which force sacrifices), and board wipes. Cards like Fleshbag Marauder, Plaguecrafter Colossus, and Torment of Hailfire shine here because they're repeatable sources of opponent permanent destruction. You can also leverage graveyard-matters cards to turn all that death into additional advantage. Your 6/6 flyer applies pressure while you draw cards every turn, letting you out-resource the table.

Wins come from a combination of card advantage turning into bigger plays, commander damage from Kothophed itself, or simply grinding out opponents with superior resources and removal. It's not a flashy deck, but it's resilient and scales well in multiplayer pods.

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