Killian, ink duelist EDH commander deck

I’ve used it for a while and it’s a ton of fun

It will come sleeved in eclipse ultra pro sleeves tht are powder blue on the back and black on the front

Killian is in a green sleeve and 2 treasure tokens are in a dark blue sleeve and another green sleeve

I broke the deck down by card type (land, artifact etc)

I could only use 24 photos so I tried to focus on the parts of the deck that are important

Here’s how the specs are:

1 commander

14 creatures

13 instants

11 sorceries

19 enchantments with 18 being auras

9 artifacts with 5 being mana rocks

33 lands with 9 basic swamp and 11 basic plains and 13 nonbasic lands

100 total cards

The plains are all foil except for 3 - one of the crimson vow is nonfoil, the lotr one is nonfoil, and there’s one from the ur dragon deck thts nonfoil

The swamps are all nonfoils/nonshowcase from crimson vow and are the same one (400) EXCEPT for the bottom two which are also from the ur dragon deck

The 13 nonbasic lands are:

Command tower

Tainted field

Shineshadow snarl

Orzhov basilica

Scoured barrens (foil kamigawa)

Terramorphic expanse (foil commander mstrs)

Evolving wilds

Myriad landscape

Ash barrens

Temple of the false god

Crystal grotto

Rogues passage (makes Killian unblockable lol)

Karns bastion (there’s +1 counter stuff and a few poison plays)

33 lands might seem low - but almost all of your plays are 1 mana with Killian onboard so it’s important (imo) to have both colors of mana in your opening hand and at least 3 mana total and you’ll be fine playing it out at most casual tables

I’ll still throw in a few extra of each basic in case you want to have more available/swap out the dual lands tht enter tapped

5 mana rocks may also seem low (please note sol ring isn’t pictured 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I’ll find one and also throw that in lol I can’t believe it wasn’t in the deck 😂)

But you don’t need tons of rocks in the deck bc with 5-6 mana you can still cast 5-6 cards lmfao

Patriars seal is a solid card generally and I use it in this deck as a pseudo ‘vigilance’

2 other rocks (mind stone, commanders sphere) can be sac’d in a pinch to draw (desperate times = desperate measures lmfaooo)

The other 2 provide colored mana, though I’m sure charcoal diamond is supposed to be sol ring

The other 4 artifacts are just solid cards that either give Killian trample (otherwise you struggle with like ‘spam decks’ bc they don’t mind menace)

Or have synergy with the deck - holy avenger lets you play an aura for free as long as you deal combat damage and wedding inv is just another way to make Killian unblockable tht also lets you draw a card

19 enchantments and the only non-aura is from Kamigawa - michiko’s reign of truth - which can make Killian huge for two turns lol

There’s only one aura higher than 3 cmc (sage’s reverie) so with Killian onboard you can cast every aura other than sages reverie and ‘fear’ (2 swamp pips) for 1 mana lol

There’s 2 auras (prison sentence and parasitic impetus) that are defensive

All that glitters is Brdrless foil from cmndr mstrs

Fear is foil

Phyresis is from ‘the list’ and not new phyrexia

11 sorceries with 5 being ‘draw’ cards

Killian having lifelink makes the swamp draw stuff pretty good

1-2 searches with open the armory and Kayla’s command lets you fetch a plains to your hand while giving you a few additional options

Homestead courage is just a stupid good card in most formats and just ‘like’ the card lmfao

Winds of wrath is a pretty good board clear unless you’re also playing against other vultron decks but it’s worth it imo bc you’ll still be able to blow up most boards except for yours lmfao

Liturgy of blood might seem bad but in this particular deck it’s actually a ‘free’ removal spell

So Killian makes it cost 3 cmc and then it gives you 3 swamp mana back for casting it

Vindicate just solid pops any permanent

13 instants with 6 being removal

Mortify and utter end are good and cost less with Killian IF you target a creature (but sometimes artifacts/enchants etc can be devastating lmfao so it’s nice to have options)

The other removal spells have weird stipulations like terror - destroy nonartifact/nonblack creature but can all be cast for 1 swamp with Killian

3 instants put +1,+1s with 2 also giving you some form of protection and spontaneous flight gives Killian flying

The other 3 are general use - unbreakable formation can let you play aggressive or defensively - mandate of peace is a way worse Teferis protection but actually spicy lmfao - break ties gives you more removal with the option to have +1s synergy

And finally the 14 creatures

3 search something - heliods pilgrim is really good in this deck

Wingsteed rider can get massive dmg if you start using the auras on her

Windborn muse is a good defensive creature

Anafenza has +1 synergy

Sram is stupid good

Suspicious bookcase just makes Killian unblockable

Yargle Lmfao obviously just for fun 😂

The 3 vampires are all good but Vito is definitely the best bc you can hit two players at once or if you’re feeling super salty hit the same person for dbl dmg lmfao

Than golem and hero of the dunes are some cards I was just trying out for a few games but I don’t think I drew them 🤦‍♂️

You get everything pictured plus the stuff I promised in the description

The decks a ton of fun and honestly could be made stronger for relatively cheap

If I was going to edit it again I’d probably reduce the creatures to like 10-12 and in vultron decks I like blightsteel a lot bc it gives you another way to just win the game without HAVING to get commander dmg in

I genuinely don’t think you ‘need’ the nuts land base either - at least try it once or twice if you’re not trying to get like godless shrine marsh flats etc but obviously good lands make a deck better lol

I hope you LOVE it