Hollow Dread of the Night

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Every death and every drain bleeds the table dry while opponents discard their hopes.

Drain×1Death trigger×0.6Edict×0.3

Sets your commander and theme, then adds about 25 cards that fit plus 20 lands. You fill in the rest.

High Impact Cards

5 picks from the top 40 of 510 cards that fit

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Drain
EDHREC #2,492 · $1.96 · art Valera Lutfullina
Death triggerEdict
EDHREC #3,058 · $2.26 · art Tiffany Turrill
Hidden gemDrainDeath trigger
EDHREC #13,206 · $22.08
DrainEdictDeath trigger
EDHREC #1,392 · $0.59 · art Zack Stella
DrainDeath trigger
EDHREC #1,257 · $28.93 · art Wisnu Tan

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Vein Ripper	1.441	1.04	1.10	0.72	1.69	1.22	2732	Drain, Death trigger
2	Profane Command	1.405	0.70	1.37	0.75	1.90	1.19	4982	Drain
3	Falkenrath Noble	1.348	1.07	1.10	0.80	1.59	1.00	2018	Drain, Death trigger
4	Priest of Forgotten Gods	1.289	0.76	1.22	0.78	1.48	1.35	1392	Drain, Edict, Death trigger
5	Massacre Girl, Most Wanted	1.220	0.84	1.28	0.60	2.01	1.22	29252	Drain, Death trigger
6	Kokusho, the Evening Star	1.203	0.85	1.34	0.70	1.63	1.11	2286	Drain, Death trigger
7	Professor Onyx	1.106	0.89	1.25	0.68	1.60	1.11	2403	Drain, Edict
8	Ultron the Annihilator	1.087	0.72	1.13	0.70	2.29	1.00	13206	Drain, Death trigger
9	Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	1.082	0.80	1.26	0.93	1.20	1.00	460	Drain
10	Sling-Gang Lieutenant	1.079	0.65	1.19	0.75	1.96	1.11	5948	Drain, Death trigger
11	Valley Rotcaller	1.050	0.80	1.25	0.70	1.66	1.08	2492	Drain
12	Blood Artist	1.025	1.07	1.10	0.80	0.95	1.27	141	Drain, Death trigger
13	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	1.000	0.60	1.09	0.70	2.15	1.22	9658	Drain
14	Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel	0.989	0.94	1.11	0.75	1.45	1.00	1257	Drain, Death trigger
15	Epicure of Blood	0.934	0.80	1.25	0.60	1.65	1.22	6974	Drain
16	Revenge of Ravens	0.924	0.70	1.09	0.70	1.71	1.22	2871	Drain
17	The Meathook Massacre	0.911	0.81	1.11	0.88	1.22	1.00	513	Drain, Death trigger
18	Palace Siege	0.909	0.60	1.32	0.70	1.96	1.00	5867	Drain
19	Sanguine Bond	0.850	0.90	1.09	0.70	1.22	1.22	505	Drain
20	South Wind Avatar	0.850	0.88	1.29	0.60	1.61	1.00	5766	Drain, Death trigger
21	Vengeful Bloodwitch	0.839	0.94	1.10	0.60	1.37	1.27	1761	Drain, Death trigger
22	Exsanguinate	0.834	0.95	1.09	0.72	1.09	1.22	277	Drain
23	Vraan, Executioner Thane	0.833	1.04	1.11	0.60	1.55	1.00	4279	Drain, Death trigger
24	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	0.823	0.90	1.09	0.80	1.06	1.11	245	Drain
25	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton	0.820	0.60	1.09	0.65	2.11	1.13	16749	Drain
26	Archon of Cruelty	0.792	0.72	1.09	0.80	1.41	1.00	1086	Drain, Edict
27	Tendrils of Agony	0.789	0.80	1.09	0.60	1.61	1.22	5618	Drain
28	Twilight Prophet	0.788	0.70	1.09	0.78	1.43	1.05	1135	Drain
29	Vindictive Lich	0.782	0.86	1.23	0.55	1.51	1.19	7600	Drain, Edict, Death trigger
30	Venerated Stormsinger	0.781	0.94	1.12	0.60	1.60	1.00	5471	Drain, Death trigger
31	Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose	0.762	0.85	1.10	0.68	1.20	1.22	492	Drain
32	Massacre Wurm	0.752	0.75	1.10	0.82	1.22	1.00	511	Drain, Death trigger
33	Meathook Massacre II	0.724	0.39	1.13	0.85	1.73	1.22	3058	Death trigger, Edict
34	Susurian Voidborn	0.715	0.84	1.12	0.60	1.64	1.00	6503	Drain, Death trigger
35	Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern	0.702	0.43	1.38	0.78	1.52	1.13	1572	Drain, Edict
36	Syr Konrad, the Grim	0.701	0.84	1.20	0.70	1.07	1.11	260	Drain, Death trigger
37	Enduring Tenacity	0.676	0.80	1.26	0.65	1.28	1.00	788	Drain
38	Vindictive Vampire	0.671	0.84	1.10	0.60	1.56	1.00	4459	Drain, Death trigger
39	Sorin Markov	0.671	0.70	1.09	0.65	1.68	1.00	4181	Drain
40	Geralf's Messenger	0.665	0.65	1.19	0.60	1.69	1.11	8114	Drain, Death trigger

Scoring cards for this theme…

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Vein Ripper	1.441	1.04	1.10	0.72	1.69	1.22	2732	Drain, Death trigger
2	Profane Command	1.405	0.70	1.37	0.75	1.90	1.19	4982	Drain
3	Falkenrath Noble	1.348	1.07	1.10	0.80	1.59	1.00	2018	Drain, Death trigger
4	Priest of Forgotten Gods	1.289	0.76	1.22	0.78	1.48	1.35	1392	Drain, Edict, Death trigger
5	Massacre Girl, Most Wanted	1.220	0.84	1.28	0.60	2.01	1.22	29252	Drain, Death trigger
6	Kokusho, the Evening Star	1.203	0.85	1.34	0.70	1.63	1.11	2286	Drain, Death trigger
7	Professor Onyx	1.106	0.89	1.25	0.68	1.60	1.11	2403	Drain, Edict
8	Ultron the Annihilator	1.087	0.72	1.13	0.70	2.29	1.00	13206	Drain, Death trigger
9	Sheoldred, the Apocalypse	1.082	0.80	1.26	0.93	1.20	1.00	460	Drain
10	Sling-Gang Lieutenant	1.079	0.65	1.19	0.75	1.96	1.11	5948	Drain, Death trigger
11	Valley Rotcaller	1.050	0.80	1.25	0.70	1.66	1.08	2492	Drain
12	Blood Artist	1.025	1.07	1.10	0.80	0.95	1.27	141	Drain, Death trigger
13	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	1.000	0.60	1.09	0.70	2.15	1.22	9658	Drain
14	Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel	0.989	0.94	1.11	0.75	1.45	1.00	1257	Drain, Death trigger
15	Epicure of Blood	0.934	0.80	1.25	0.60	1.65	1.22	6974	Drain
16	Revenge of Ravens	0.924	0.70	1.09	0.70	1.71	1.22	2871	Drain
17	The Meathook Massacre	0.911	0.81	1.11	0.88	1.22	1.00	513	Drain, Death trigger
18	Palace Siege	0.909	0.60	1.32	0.70	1.96	1.00	5867	Drain
19	Sanguine Bond	0.850	0.90	1.09	0.70	1.22	1.22	505	Drain
20	South Wind Avatar	0.850	0.88	1.29	0.60	1.61	1.00	5766	Drain, Death trigger
21	Vengeful Bloodwitch	0.839	0.94	1.10	0.60	1.37	1.27	1761	Drain, Death trigger
22	Exsanguinate	0.834	0.95	1.09	0.72	1.09	1.22	277	Drain
23	Vraan, Executioner Thane	0.833	1.04	1.11	0.60	1.55	1.00	4279	Drain, Death trigger
24	Gray Merchant of Asphodel	0.823	0.90	1.09	0.80	1.06	1.11	245	Drain
25	Graveyard Trespasser // Graveyard Glutton	0.820	0.60	1.09	0.65	2.11	1.13	16749	Drain
26	Archon of Cruelty	0.792	0.72	1.09	0.80	1.41	1.00	1086	Drain, Edict
27	Tendrils of Agony	0.789	0.80	1.09	0.60	1.61	1.22	5618	Drain
28	Twilight Prophet	0.788	0.70	1.09	0.78	1.43	1.05	1135	Drain
29	Vindictive Lich	0.782	0.86	1.23	0.55	1.51	1.19	7600	Drain, Edict, Death trigger
30	Venerated Stormsinger	0.781	0.94	1.12	0.60	1.60	1.00	5471	Drain, Death trigger
31	Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose	0.762	0.85	1.10	0.68	1.20	1.22	492	Drain
32	Massacre Wurm	0.752	0.75	1.10	0.82	1.22	1.00	511	Drain, Death trigger
33	Meathook Massacre II	0.724	0.39	1.13	0.85	1.73	1.22	3058	Death trigger, Edict
34	Susurian Voidborn	0.715	0.84	1.12	0.60	1.64	1.00	6503	Drain, Death trigger
35	Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern	0.702	0.43	1.38	0.78	1.52	1.13	1572	Drain, Edict
36	Syr Konrad, the Grim	0.701	0.84	1.20	0.70	1.07	1.11	260	Drain, Death trigger
37	Enduring Tenacity	0.676	0.80	1.26	0.65	1.28	1.00	788	Drain
38	Vindictive Vampire	0.671	0.84	1.10	0.60	1.56	1.00	4459	Drain, Death trigger
39	Sorin Markov	0.671	0.70	1.09	0.65	1.68	1.00	4181	Drain
40	Geralf's Messenger	0.665	0.65	1.19	0.60	1.69	1.11	8114	Drain, Death trigger