Commander Mondays (9/23/13): Obzedat, Ghost Council

Continuing on my monthly builds for Commander, I will be bringing you Obzedat, Ghost Council. There are plenty of great cards that can be paired with Obzedat that also hold the flavor of Orzhov.

Before we begin, I want to apologize for posting this a week late. I was very busy two weeks ago and did not have time to write this post. The same is true about this week, but I found some time to get this deck in (along with the one that was supposed to be written for today).

Also, this deck is from the pre-Theros Standard environment (M13, M14, Innistrad Block, and RTR Block).

Legendary Creatures x1 Obzedat, Ghost Council (Commander) x1 Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts x1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch Creatures x1 Angelic Skirmisher x1 Archangel of Thune x1 Banisher Priest x1 Basilica Guards x1 Basilica Screecher x1 Blood Baron of Vizkopa x1 Cartel Aristocrat x1 Crypt Ghast x1 Deathpact Angel x1 Doomed Traveler x1 Dutiful Thrull x1 Geist-Honored Monk x1 Kingpin's Pet x1 Knight of Obligation x1 Lord of the Void x1 Maw of the Obzedat x1 Nearheath Pilgrim x1 Pontiff of Blight x1 Sin Collector x1 Treasury Thrull x1 Vampire Nighthawk

Instants x1 Beckon Apparition x1 Celestial Flare x1 Cremate x1 Executioner's Swing x1 Midnight Haunting x1 Moment of Heroism x1 Orzhov Charm x1 Profit//Loss x1 Public Execution Sorceries x1 Appetite for Brains x1 Archangel's Light x1 Debt to the Deathless x1 Defy Death x1 Destroy the Evidence x1 Devout Invocation x1 Diabolic Revelation x1 Lingering Souls x1 Maw of the Mire x1 Obzedat's Aid x1 Purge the Profane x1 Rise of the Dark Realms Enchantments x1 Angelic Accord x1 Blind Obedience x1 Blood Reckoning x1 Contaminated Ground x1 Dark Favor x1 Divine Favor x1 Exquisite Blood x1 Gift of Orzhova x1 Mark of the Vampire x1 Oblivion Ring x1 One Thousand Lashes x1 Sanguine Bond x1 Stab Wound

Artifacts x1 Chalice of Life/Chalice of Death x1 Elbrus, the Binding Blade/Withengar Unbound x1 Orzhov Cluestone x1 Orzhov Keyrune x1 Ring of Three Wishes x1 Ring of Thune x1 Ring of Xathrid x1 Tablet of the Guilds Planeswalkers x1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad Lands x1 Godless Shrine x1 Isolated Chapel x1 Rogue's Passage x1 Shimmering Grotto x1 Orzhov Guildgate x1 Transguild Promenade x1 Vault of the Archangel x13 Plains x13 Swamp

The main idea of this deck is for life gain and slowly bleeding your opponent dry. We have many creatures with Extort, as well as many other ways to bleed life off your opponents.

    

The other concept in this deck is all the spirits that can be generated. This way, you have a flying army of 1/1 tokens (which can be pumped by spells that increase power and toughness for all your creatures during a turn).