K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
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- Commander
- K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $1,129.24
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 69/100. Plays like Lifegain and Combo.
This reads as Lifegain · Combo, built around K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth. Life total as a resource and a weapon: incidental gain triggers payoffs that grow creatures, drain opponents, or draw cards, and the drain pairs turn a fat life total into a clock. The deck must not be a pile of gain with no payoff: every gain effect should feed at least two engines. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth sits on the cEDH tier list, so the ceiling here is tournament-grade, and experienced tables will treat it that way. Its strongest fundamental is mana curve (47% of spells cost ≤2, 14% cost 6+); the first thing to tighten is card draw: 4 draw effects (want 11+ for Lifegain).
- A+Mana reliability
- B+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- DCard draw
- A+Interaction
- C-Commander synergy
- A+Win conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- B+Land count33 lands. About 36 fits this curve for Lifegain, with your cost reduction counted.
- DCard draw4 draw effects (want 11+ for Lifegain).
- C-Commander synergyOnly 18 of 66 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want lifegain, +1/+1 counter, storm support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Lifegain, Reanimator, Storm; from EDHREC).
Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, ramp, interaction, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
75 cards graded: A 2, A- 16, B+ 25, B 29, B- 3. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth from B- to B.
Alhammarret's Archive5$10.56
In place of Phyrexian Arena: weakest slot in the deck (72/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 11+). Pays off your lifegain engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' lifegain plan.
Well of Lost Dreams4$5.56
In place of Asmodeus the Archfiend: weakest slot in the deck (73/100)
Top-5% staple by play data. Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 11+). Pays off your lifegain engine (7 producers).
Liliana, Dreadhorde General4BB$9.56
In place of Balthor the Defiled: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (3 in deck). Fits the sacrifice build players run with your commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 11+).
Village RitesB$1.07
In place of Pontiff of Blight: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 11+). Fits the sacrifice build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Corrupted ConvictionB$0.37
In place of Dark Petition: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (59/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 11+). Fits the sacrifice build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands5$8.09
In place of Beseech the Queen: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (25 producers). Fits the instant-and-sorcery build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Enduring Tenacity2BB$14.30
In place of Final Parting: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
EDHREC Lifegain staple. Pays off your lifegain engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' lifegain plan.
Marionette Apprentice1B$2.10
In place of Crypt Ghast: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (62/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (12 producers). Feeds the commanders' +1/+1 counter payoff. Fuels your token payoffs (3 in deck).
Marauding Blight-Priest2B$0.32
In place of Vile Entomber: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your lifegain engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' lifegain plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Tarrian's Soulcleaver1$4.02
In place of Wishclaw Talisman: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (12 producers). Feeds the commanders' +1/+1 counter payoff. Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 22
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Planeswalkers 1
- A-
Instants 11
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- A-
Sorceries 14
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Artifacts 12
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Enchantments 6
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- A-
Lands 33
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- B×25
- B
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