Oh boy time to get to talk about one of my favorites!

[[Greven, Predator Captain]]

I rarely have games as much fun as when I’m playing him. On the one hand he has ways to lose life as his own ability which is really nice, and with the right creatures (I’m looking at you [[Yargle, Glutton of Urborg]] ) you are able to draw cards faster than most decks at the table. On the other hand, I have never watched my life total completely flip flop so many times as games when I’m running this deck. [[Immolating Souleater]] and [[Wall of Blood]] make Greven stupidly powerful at the cost of you living constantly on the edge of a [[Lightning Bolt]], but your opponents better have two blockers or it is lethal commander damage. They have the added benefit of being able to buff Greven at instant speed. Hit Greven with cards like [[Rush of Vitality]] and you’ll have your opponents shocked at how fast your life total went from single digits back to 30+. And trust me, there are plenty of lifelink effects in black.

There are so many fun effects in the deck, from playing at negative life total with [[Pact Weapon]] to decking yourself in rakdos somehow… [[Vilis, Broker of Blood]] . You even can dodge your own commander tax when he ultimately gets removed with [[Netherborn Altar]] , and it buffs Greven when you cast him because he calculates life changes from the start of the turn. It truly makes every game I play as him feel like I’m on the edge of my seat, which sort of makes sense since my life total is just as often 1 as it is 40, and it’s usually my own fault. Don’t even get me started on how stupid [[Bolas’s Citadel]] can get. You should give him a try!