Acererak the Archlich

Acererak the Archlich Duel Commander decklist played by Papilloshi at CHAMPIONNAT RÉGIONAL : Franche-Comté - TCG Besançon 25/01/2026 (25 Jan 2026).

Player: Papilloshi
Finish: #27 of 70, 4-3
Event: CHAMPIONNAT RÉGIONAL : Franche-Comté - TCG Besançon 25/01/2026, 25 Jan 2026
Archetype: Acererak the Archlich
Format: Duel Commander
MTGO
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Commander

Main deck (100)

Creatures (2)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (13)

Sorceries (28)

Artifacts (11)

Enchantments (4)

Lands (40)

Commander

1 Acererak the Archlich

Main deck (100)

Creatures (2)

1 Grief
1 Orcish Bowmasters

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Ugin, Eye of the Storms

Instants (13)

Sorceries (28)

Artifacts (11)

Enchantments (4)

Lands (40)

Compared with the average Acererak the Archlich list

Too few decks of this archetype in the 30 days up to Jan. 25, 2026 to compute an average list.

Combos in this deck

5 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.

Deck stats

Mana curve

2.05 average mana value · 2.30 printed

Cards by mana value
Mana value	Creatures	Other spells
0	1	4
1	0	17
2	1	19
3	1	11
4	0	3
5	0	1
6	0	1
7+	0	1

Printed cost With discounts

Pick the game state.

Bontu's Monument in play Heartless Summoning in play Helm of Awakening in play Jet Medallion in play The Sibsig Ceremony in play Use alternative costs

Cheaper: Grief 4→0 (evoked), Snuff Out 4→0 (alternative cost), Unmask 4→0 (alternative cost), Force of Despair 3→0 (alternative cost)

Lands

40 40.0% of the deck

2 to 4 lands in the opening hand: 76.2%
A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play: 78.0%
Same, on the draw: 84.6%

More draw odds for this deck

Colors: costs and sources

0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)
65 symbols (100.0%) 40 sources (90.9%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)

Card types

Creatures 3 (3.0%)
Planeswalkers 1 (1.0%)
Instants 13 (13.0%)
Sorceries 28 (28.0%)
Artifacts 11 (11.0%)
Enchantments 4 (4.0%)
Lands 40 (40.0%)

Interaction

Removal 18
18 cards
Acererak the Archlich, Collective Brutality, Consuming Corruption, Damnation, Dead of Winter, Defile, Fatal Push, Feed the Swarm, Force of Despair, Innocent Blood, Long Goodbye, March of Wretched Sorrow, Orcish Bowmasters, Requiting Hex, Sheoldred's Edict, Snuff Out, Toxic Deluge, Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Counterspells 0
Hand disruption 10
10 cards
Blackmail, Collective Brutality, Cruelclaw's Heist, Duress, Grief, Hymn to Tourach, Inquisition of Kozilek, Specter's Shriek, Thoughtseize, Unmask
Board wipes 3
3 cards
Damnation, Dead of Winter, Toxic Deluge

Themes

Creature removal 18
18 cards
Acererak the Archlich, Collective Brutality, Consuming Corruption, Damnation, Dead of Winter, Defile, Fatal Push, Feed the Swarm, Force of Despair, Innocent Blood, Long Goodbye, March of Wretched Sorrow, Orcish Bowmasters, Requiting Hex, Sheoldred's Edict, Snuff Out, Toxic Deluge, Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Tutors 12
12 cards
Beseech the Mirror, Beseech the Queen, Dark Petition, Demonic Tutor, Dimir Machinations, Expedition Map, Grim Tutor, Insatiable Avarice, Profane Tutor, Shred Memory, Ugin, Eye of the Storms, Wishclaw Talisman
Lifegain 10
10 cards
Bontu's Monument, Candy Trail, Cling to Dust, Collective Brutality, Consuming Corruption, March of Wretched Sorrow, Prism Ring, Requiting Hex, Tendrils of Agony, Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Discard 8
8 cards
Blackmail, Collective Brutality, Duress, Grief, Hymn to Tourach, Inquisition of Kozilek, Thoughtseize, Unmask
Destroy removal 7
7 cards
Damnation, Fatal Push, Feed the Swarm, Force of Despair, Long Goodbye, Requiting Hex, Snuff Out
Cost reducers 6
6 cards
Bontu's Monument, Heartless Summoning, Helm of Awakening, Jet Medallion, The Sibsig Ceremony, Urza's Incubator
Ramp 6
6 cards
Bubbling Muck, Cabal Ritual, Carnival of Souls, Dark Petition, Relic of Legends, Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Card draw 5
5 cards
Candy Trail, Cling to Dust, Insatiable Avarice, Night's Whisper, Ugin, Eye of the Storms