Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake

Gameplan

Butch is a cheap, evasive mono-black tribal aggro commander that wants a board of Rogues and Snakes. Deploy small evasive threats early, then swing with Butch—who balloons in size for each other Rogue/Snake—while his activated ability spreads menace and Rogue typing across your team to push damage through. You win by going wide with hard-to-block creatures and snowballing combat damage, often topped off with an overrun or commander-damage kill.

Key Cards

• Notion Thief — A Rogue that punishes opponents' card draw and helps refill your hand off black wheel effects.
• Soaring Seacliff — Cheap mono-black wants efficient lands; lords and Rogue payoffs matter more—prioritize tribal anthems instead.
• Coat of Arms — A powerful anthem when your board is full of Rogues and Snakes Butch can also create via his typing ability.
• Anowon, the Ruin Thief — Rogue payoff that mills opponents and draws you cards every time your Rogues connect.
• Skullclamp — Turns your cheap, expendable Rogue tokens into a relentless card-draw engine.
• Coastal Piracy — Off-color, skip—instead lean on black draw like Nadir Kraken alternatives and Reconnaissance-style evasion.

Upgrade Path

Add efficient mono-black tutors and recursion (Demonic Tutor, Diabolic Intent, Liliana's Standard Bearer) to find lords and protect your board against wraths. Layer in anthems and evasion enablers (Coat of Arms, Cover of Darkness, Whispersilk Cloak on Butch) plus a sacrifice/aristocrat package for resilience. Tighten the curve with cheap evasive Rogues and Skullclamp to never run out of gas.