Pharika, God of Affliction

Pharika, God of Affliction is a graveyard-focused commander that turns enemy dead creatures into your Snake tokens. Your gameplan revolves around filling graveyards—yours and opponents'—then converting those creatures into a steady stream of deathtouch tokens. Early game, you're filling the bin with self-mill effects and playing creatures that fuel the graveyard naturally. Mid-game, you activate Pharika's ability repeatedly to build a token army while disrupting opponents' graveyard strategies. Once you hit devotion to black and green (seven total), Pharika becomes a 5/5 indestructible attacker that can close out games through combat or serve as a backup threat.

The deck wins primarily through token swarm and combat damage—your Snakes pile on quickly and their deathtouch makes them efficient blockers and attackers. You'll include sacrifice outlets to turn tokens into value, creature tutors to hit devotion thresholds, and graveyard payoffs that reward filling the bin. Self-mill cards like Stitcher's Supplier and Satyr Wayfinder keep your engine running while setting up Pharika's activation triggers. The flexibility to both disrupt opponent graveyards and build your own board makes this a fun, interactive midrange strategy.

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