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Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · from $23.01

Protection from Humans Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature and draw a card. {B}{B}, Discard a card: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

53 of 100 at $5 or less · 34 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
16	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
17	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
32	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
33	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
34	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
35	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
36	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
37	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
38	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
39	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
40	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
41	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
42	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
43	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
44	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
45	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
46	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
47	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
48	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
49	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
50	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
51	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
52	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
53	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
54	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
55	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
56	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
57	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
58	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
59	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
60	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
61	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
62	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
63	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
64	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
65	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
66	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
67	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
68	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
69	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
70	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
71	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
72	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
73	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
74	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
75	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
76	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
77	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
78	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
79	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
80	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
81	Animate Dead	Enchantment	2	$7.34
82	Pitiless Plunderer	Creature	4	$3.03
83	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
84	Mirkwood Bats	Creature	4	$1.08
85	Sign in Blood	Sorcery	2	$0.25
86	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
87	Zulaport Cutthroat	Creature	2	$1.27
88	Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire	Instant	1	$13.49
89	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
90	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
91	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	Creature	5	$0.61
92	Takenuma, Abandoned Mire	Land	0	$10.47
93	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
94	Morbid Opportunist	Creature	3	$0.22
95	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
96	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
97	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
98	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
99	Viscera Seer	Creature	1	$0.47
100	Orcish Bowmasters	Creature	2	$43.42

Curve of these staples

Most played with Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

The 25 most-played cards in 19 settled top-16 lists running Yawgmoth, Thran Physician at 16+ player events since Mar 5, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Dark Ritual	100% · 19 of 19	4
2	Geralf's Messenger	100% · 19 of 19	4
3	Sol Ring	100% · 19 of 19	4
4	Zulaport Cutthroat	100% · 19 of 19	4
5	Butcher Ghoul	95% · 18 of 19	4
6	Culling the Weak	95% · 18 of 19	4
7	Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor	95% · 18 of 19	4
8	Nest of Scarabs	95% · 18 of 19	4
9	Pawn of Ulamog	95% · 18 of 19	4
10	Reanimate	95% · 18 of 19	3
11	Swamp	95% · 18 of 19	4
12	Blood Artist	89% · 17 of 19	4
13	Forsaken Miner	89% · 17 of 19	4
14	Greedy Freebooter	89% · 17 of 19	3
15	Infestation Sage	89% · 17 of 19	3
16	Ornithopter	89% · 17 of 19	3
17	Pitiless Plunderer	89% · 17 of 19	4
18	Shambling Ghast	89% · 17 of 19	3
19	Songs of the Damned	89% · 17 of 19	4
20	Cabal Ritual	84% · 16 of 19	3
21	Demonic Tutor	84% · 16 of 19	3
22	Entomb	84% · 16 of 19	2
23	Jet Medallion	84% · 16 of 19	3
24	Lotus Petal	84% · 16 of 19	3
25	Memnite	84% · 16 of 19	3

Combos with Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

The 10 most popular of 144 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Pawn of Ulamog + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Zulaport Cutthroat + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Blood Artist + Pawn of Ulamog + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Bastion of Remembrance + Pawn of Ulamog + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Blood Artist + Nest of Scarabs + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Near-infinite -1/-1 counters · Near-infinite card draw · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Pawn of Ulamog + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Ayara, First of Locthwain + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Sifter of Skulls + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Zulaport Cutthroat + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Blood Artist + Sifter of Skulls + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Bastion of Remembrance + Sifter of Skulls + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Creature with Undying
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite lifeloss
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 21 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 50 — BATTLE BY THE BAY - 27 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 3–1–3 · by James Petersen
4th of 52 — Caballo MTG Quinta Edición (Bracket 3) ― Magic Palace on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 2–1–2 · by Mariano Morales
11th of 32 — Cave Clash! - CEDH Event on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Brandon Lucia (Pinnacle)
12th of 26 — Lifelink Games Monthly cEDH Championship on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by James Colwell
4th of 33 — BOO! for a Badlands on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 3–2–1 · by Brandon Lucia (Pinnacle)
2nd of 59 — BATTLE BY THE BAY - 26 - Green Bay, WI USA on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 4–3–0 · by James Petersen
14th of 34 — Forbes CEDH Mox Diamond Qualifier| Aug 2026 on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Mr.Hyde
11th of 17 — Commander 500 - 20/08/26 on Topdeck.ggAug 20, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Kunz

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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