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Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric · {W}{B} · Black/White commander

Deathtouch Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life. Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
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What Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim actually does

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What an Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim deck needs

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The Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

Best cards for Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

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Life loss that is not combat damage — each opponent loses life, repeatably

  1. Zulaport Cutthroat2 mana
  2. Leechridden Swamp0 mana
  3. Blind Obedience2 mana
  4. Cruel Celebrant2 mana
  5. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim2 mana
  6. Marionette Apprentice2 mana
  7. The Meathook Massacre2 mana
  8. Mirkwood Bats4 mana

A permanent whose value is in its enter-the-battlefield trigger — the payload a blink deck reuses

  1. Orcish Bowmasters2 mana
  2. Accursed Marauder2 mana
  3. Knight of the White Orchid2 mana
  4. Spirited Companion2 mana
  5. Solemn Simulacrum4 mana
  6. Cauldron Familiar1 mana
  7. Fleshbag Marauder3 mana
  8. Loran of the Third Path3 mana

Creatures you are happy to sacrifice — a free sac outlet on the commander is worthless with nothing to feed it

  1. Nurgle's Rot1 mana
  2. Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization6 mana
  3. Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead5 mana
  4. Phyrexian Triniform9 mana
  5. Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise2 mana
  6. Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin4 mana
  7. Exquisite Huntmaster4 mana
  8. Grixis Slavedriver6 mana

Exile a permanent you control and return it — the button a value-ETB deck presses

  1. Airbender Ascension2 mana
  2. Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd2 mana
  3. Eldrazi Displacer3 mana
  4. Flickerwisp3 mana
  5. Touch the Spirit Realm3 mana
  6. Conjurer's Closet5 mana
  7. Distinguished Conjurer2 mana
  8. Felidar Guardian4 mana

Sacrifice a creature for no mana, repeatably

  1. Carrion Feeder1 mana
  2. Viscera Seer1 mana
  3. Altar of Dementia2 mana
  4. Bartolomé del Presidio2 mana
  5. Spawning Pit2 mana
  6. Umbral Collar Zealot2 mana
  7. Bloodthrone Vampire2 mana
  8. Cartel Aristocrat2 mana

Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it

  1. Path to Exile1 mana
  2. Swords to Plowshares1 mana
  3. Defile1 mana
  4. Tragic Slip1 mana
  5. March of Otherworldly Light1 mana
  6. Infernal Grasp2 mana
  7. Fatal Push1 mana
  8. Bitter Triumph2 mana

Find the exact card the plan needs

  1. Demonic Tutor2 mana
  2. Diabolic Intent2 mana
  3. Vampiric Tutor1 mana
  4. Imperial Seal1 mana
  5. Demonic Consultation1 mana
  6. Grim Tutor3 mana
  7. Tainted Pact2 mana
  8. Scheming Symmetry1 mana

Answer a whole board at once

  1. Damn2 mana
  2. Vanquish the Horde8 mana
  3. Toxic Deluge3 mana
  4. Damnation4 mana
  5. Wrath of God4 mana
  6. Day of Judgment4 mana
  7. Bontu's Last Reckoning3 mana
  8. Kaya's Wrath4 mana

Refill your hand

  1. Esper Sentinel1 mana
  2. Skullclamp1 mana
  3. Black Market Connections3 mana
  4. Braids, Arisen Nightmare3 mana
  5. Morbid Opportunist3 mana
  6. Phyrexian Arena3 mana
  7. Archivist of Oghma2 mana
  8. The One Ring4 mana

Combos with Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim is a piece of, and how many decks list them.

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