Commanders that can take advanmtage of The meathook massacre
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Posted on May 9, 2023, 5:43 p.m. by Tumppe
Just pulled the meathook massacre today and was wondering which commanders could take great advantage of it. Mardu colors would be best but anything goes really
FormOverFunction says... #3
One of my all-time favorite (relatively recent) black cards that involves death triggers is Nightmare Shepherd. Doubling up your non-token creature deaths is pretty rad... and it’s a solid 4/4 flier for 4 cmc to boot. Wild value to an old goof like me.
May 9, 2023 9:50 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #4
You could go massacre tribal with Massacre Girl at the helm and Massacre Wurm in the 99. Play Blade of the Bloodchief, even though that doesn't work with Meathook, it works great with MG. Revel in Riches is insane ramp with a wincon stapled on. Cauldron of Souls even reanimates your creatures.
May 10, 2023 12:06 a.m.
Mediumrick says... #6
It is one of the best cards in my Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim deck. I play many token producers that create an army of 1/1s. Mid to late game, with Elas on board, cast MM for X=1 which will serve as a “sac outlet” for my 1/1s and cause my opponent to lose 2 life for each creature.
May 10, 2023 6:56 p.m.
pookypuppy6 says... #7
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver could do some interesting things with it. You could sac it after the boardwipe to get a different enchantment, or if you want the draining effect you can sac a throwaway enchantment to get it back into play.
I play it in Zur, Eternal Schemer - maybe not the best place for The Meathook Massacre, but a boardwipe that can then be a deathtouching blocker with a drain effect is nice.
Crow_Umbra says... #2
You could always go the classic Aristocrats route with Teysa Karlov. She is one of, if not, the most popular Aristocrats commanders. She tends to helm decks that make lots of creature tokens, and sacrificing them for additional value. Teysa will also double up your triggers from Meathook.
You could also put The Meathook Massacre into a deck that has some kind of sub-theme that cares about life gain/life loss. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose could be the commander or in the 99 for something like this.
I know you mentioned Mardu in your description, but are there other colors that you interested in as a support? Black adjacent strategies have plenty to work with in regards to Aristocrats and Life manipulation.
May 9, 2023 5:56 p.m.