Average Deck for Mister Negative - Expensive Optimized Life Exchange

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Withar, Cocoon KeeperWithar, Cocoon Keeper

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Andy Zupke
Dec 11, 2025
The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
The writing staff at EDHREC gives you the rundown on their favorite new commanders that came out in 2025. Is your favorite on the list?
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Julia Maddalena
Nov 14, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards are Hot and Cold for Nov. 14?
Let's see which cards are heating up and cooling down for Kelsien and Aminatou, the Fateshifter, on this week's Fire and Ice.
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Average Decklist

Archfiend of Despair
Archfiend of Despair
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
Dark Confidant
Dark Confidant
Defiant Bloodlord
Defiant Bloodlord
Eldrazi Displacer
Eldrazi Displacer
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Enduring Angel
Enduring Angel
Enduring Tenacity
Enduring Tenacity
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Mother of Runes
Mother of Runes
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Selfless Spirit
Selfless Spirit
Tree of Perdition
Tree of Perdition
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Instants (16)
Acrobatic Maneuver
Acrobatic Maneuver
Ad Nauseam
Ad Nauseam
Anguished Unmaking
Anguished Unmaking
Cloudshift
Cloudshift
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Entomb
Entomb
Flawless Maneuver
Flawless Maneuver
Imp's Mischief
Imp's Mischief
Orim's Chant
Orim's Chant
Silence
Silence
Snuff Out
Snuff Out
Stinging Study
Stinging Study
Stroke of Midnight
Stroke of Midnight
Stunning Reversal
Stunning Reversal
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Sorceries (10)
Avatar's Wrath
Avatar's Wrath
Damn
Damn
Dark Deal
Dark Deal
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Imperial Seal
Imperial Seal
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Scheming Symmetry
Scheming Symmetry
Sign in Blood
Sign in Blood
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Artifacts (14)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel
Chrome Mox
Chrome Mox
Decanter of Endless Water
Decanter of Endless Water
Gilded Lotus
Gilded Lotus
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Mox Diamond
Mox Diamond
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Tainted Sigil
Tainted Sigil
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Thran Dynamo
Thran Dynamo
Enchantments (9)
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood
Lich's Mastery
Lich's Mastery
Necropotence
Necropotence
Phyrexian Unlife
Phyrexian Unlife
Sanguine Bond
Sanguine Bond
Triskaidekaphobia
Triskaidekaphobia
Underworld Dreams
Underworld Dreams
Wound Reflection
Wound Reflection
Lands (30)
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa
Bleachbone Verge
Bleachbone Verge
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Brightclimb Pathway
Brightclimb Pathway
Caves of Koilos
Caves of Koilos
Command Tower
Command Tower
Concealed Courtyard
Concealed Courtyard
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
Horizon of Progress
Horizon of Progress
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Mana Confluence
Mana Confluence
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats
Multiversal Passage
Multiversal Passage
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta
Prismatic Vista
Prismatic Vista
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Scrubland
Scrubland
Shadowy Backstreet
Shadowy Backstreet
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Tarnished Citadel
Tarnished Citadel
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Vault of Champions
Vault of Champions
Verdant Catacombs
Verdant Catacombs
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Basics (2)
Plains
2 Plains
Swamp
3 Swamps