Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder

Mana value5EDHREC#3,152

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The Commander

Whenever you cast a creature spell, create X 1/1 black Thrull creature tokens, where X is that spell's mana value.

When you control seven or more Thrulls, sacrifice Endrek Sahr.

Guide

Gameplan

Flood the board with Thrull tokens by casting creature spells, then convert that mass of bodies into damage or a combo kill before Endrek's seven-Thrull check sacrifices him. You build wide quickly, leverage sac outlets and payoffs, and close with an explosive turn.

Strengths

Generates a huge volume of token bodies extremely fast, often making more value than you spend
Cheap creature spells snowball into board presence that fuels aristocrats and overrun strategies
Mono-black gives access to elite tutors, ramp, and recursion to find your payoffs

Weaknesses

The seven-Thrull trigger forces Endrek to sacrifice himself, requiring active management
Token-based, so vulnerable to board wipes that erase your whole engine
Mono-black struggles to interact with the stack and remove problematic noncreature permanents
Endrek dies on his own often, costing you commander tax and consistency

Key Cards

Ashnod's Altar — Sacks Thrulls for mana to keep your count below seven while fueling huge plays.
Skullclamp — Turns 1/1 Thrulls into a relentless card-draw engine for two mana each.
Goblin Bombardment — A free sac outlet that throws Thrulls at faces and stays under the seven trigger.
Blood Artist — Drains the table as your expendable Thrulls die in waves.
Pitiless Plunderer — Each sacrificed Thrull makes a Treasure, generating explosive mana for more creatures.
Bontu's Monument — Discounts creature spells and drains opponents whenever you cast them.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana (Dark Ritual, Jet Medallion) and tutors (Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor) to assemble sac-outlet combos faster. Lean into a dedicated aristocrats loop—Pitiless Plunderer plus Ashnod's Altar and a Blood Artist effect closes games—and include recursion like Victimize or Reanimate to rebuild after wraths. Prioritize cheap creatures so Endrek's Thrull output outpaces what you spend.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Aristocrats drain via Blood Artist/Zulaport Cutthroat as Thrulls die en masse
▸Overrun with Overwhelming Stampede or Craterhoof-style effects for one big swing
▸Combo loops with Ashnod's Altar, Pitiless Plunderer, and a drain payoff for infinite damage
▸Skullclamp card advantage outgrinding opponents into a finisher

Archetypes

Aristocrats — Endless Thrull tokens feed sacrifice payoffs like Blood Artist and Zulaport Cutthroat for incremental drain.
Tokens — Casting creatures literally manufactures armies of Thrulls to go wide.
Combo — Sac outlets plus token generation enable mana and life-loss loops to kill instantly.
Reanimator — Big creatures cast (not reanimated) make many Thrulls, and black recurs them after wipes.