Volrath the Risen (EDH / Commander)

This deck has been a project of mine since Planeshift. When I first saw Draco I knew it would pair well with my favorite creature, Volrath the Fallen. I began collecting an assortment of cards that would work well with Volrath, never really knowing if I would actually put a deck together. Then came the explosion of EDH, and the deck has been growing (hopefully) stronger over the last half-decade.

This deck is extremely fast, deadly, and resilient. It does very well in multiplayer, and exceptionally well in "one on one" competition. Being Mono-Black, it does lack decent removal for some pesky enchantments and artifacts. Karn Liberated and All Is Dust were added to give additional protection from these. However, the best course of action is simply to ramp up and kill the controlling player.

Volrath the Fallen is the primary win condition of this deck. He's also a very good discard engine for necro and other graveyard utilities. This deck has also been designed to run perfectly fine should he get "tucked" or end up under Arrest or simply unplayable.