Average Deck for Arvinox, the Mind Flail - Expensive Core Theft

Alternate Names:

Mind Flayer, the ShadowMind Flayer, the Shadow

Arvinox, the Mind Flail
Rank #1,326
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Creeping Bloodsucker
Creeping Bloodsucker
Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast
Dark Confidant
Dark Confidant
Draugr Necromancer
Draugr Necromancer
Dread Presence
Dread Presence
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Hoarding Broodlord
Hoarding Broodlord
Keen Duelist
Keen Duelist
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
Magus of the Coffers
Magus of the Coffers
Phyrexian Obliterator
Phyrexian Obliterator
Plague Engineer
Plague Engineer
Ravenous Chupacabra
Ravenous Chupacabra
Reito Sentinel
Reito Sentinel
Twilight Prophet
Twilight Prophet
Instants (12)
Darkness
Darkness
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Defile
Defile
Fell the Profane
Fell the Profane
Flare of Malice
Flare of Malice
Force of Despair
Force of Despair
Hagra Mauling
Hagra Mauling
Hostile Negotiations
Hostile Negotiations
Outrageous Robbery
Outrageous Robbery
Stinging Study
Stinging Study
Sudden Spoiling
Sudden Spoiling
Withering Torment
Withering Torment
Sorceries (18)
Blasphemous Edict
Blasphemous Edict
Breach the Multiverse
Breach the Multiverse
Bubbling Muck
Bubbling Muck
Come Back Wrong
Come Back Wrong
Deadly Tempest
Deadly Tempest
Dead of Winter
Dead of Winter
Diresight
Diresight
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Invoke Despair
Invoke Despair
Praetor's Grasp
Praetor's Grasp
Reanimate
Reanimate
Rise of the Dark Realms
Rise of the Dark Realms
Scheming Symmetry
Scheming Symmetry
Sign in Blood
Sign in Blood
Syphon Mind
Syphon Mind
Their Number Is Legion
Their Number Is Legion
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Artifacts (12)
Darksteel Ingot
Darksteel Ingot
Expedition Map
Expedition Map
Extraplanar Lens
Extraplanar Lens
Ghost Vacuum
Ghost Vacuum
Jet Medallion
Jet Medallion
Lotus Bloom
Lotus Bloom
Reito Lantern
Reito Lantern
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
Skyclave Relic
Skyclave Relic
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Strionic Resonator
Strionic Resonator
Throne of Eldraine
Throne of Eldraine
Enchantments (4)
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Meathook Massacre II
Meathook Massacre II
Phyrexian Arena
Phyrexian Arena
Revenge of Ravens
Revenge of Ravens
Planeswalkers (1)
Ugin, the Ineffable
Ugin, the Ineffable
Lands (11)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Demolition Field
Demolition Field
Emergence Zone
Emergence Zone
Labyrinth of Skophos
Labyrinth of Skophos
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Thespian's Stage
Thespian's Stage
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urza's Cave
Urza's Cave
Vesuva
Vesuva
Basics (1)
Snow-Covered Swamp
25 Snow-Covered Swamps