Worthy Sacrifices

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Sacrifice creatures for value, then bring the best ones back each turn as clattering skeletons to die again.

Sac outlets×1Death trigger×0.9Sac fodder×0.6Drain×0.4

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 676 cards that fit

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Hidden gemSac outletsSac fodder
EDHREC #16,768 · $0.14 · art Eric Deschamps
Hidden gemDeath triggerSac outletsSac fodder
EDHREC #14,819 · $0.59
Death triggerSac outlets
EDHREC #3,058 · $2.26 · art Tiffany Turrill
Sac outlets
EDHREC #834 · $23.21 · art Mark Winters
Hidden gemDeath triggerSac outlets
EDHREC #7,167 · $4.57 · art Todd Lockwood

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

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Sling-Gang Lieutenant	1.818	1.14	1.00	0.75	1.96	1.25	5948	Sac outlets, Sac fodder, Drain, Death trigger
2	Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet	1.635	0.79	1.03	0.85	2.03	1.25	7167	Death trigger, Sac outlets
3	Meathook Massacre II	1.556	0.78	1.31	0.85	1.73	1.13	3058	Death trigger, Sac outlets
4	Priest of Forgotten Gods	1.515	1.01	1.09	0.78	1.48	1.35	1392	Sac outlets, Drain, Death trigger
5	Mortarpod	1.363	0.79	1.00	0.68	2.28	1.35	16768	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
6	Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel	1.201	1.16	1.10	0.75	1.45	1.00	1257	Death trigger, Sac outlets, Drain
7	Arcbound Ravager	1.087	0.92	1.00	0.70	1.79	1.13	3696	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
8	Cavalier of Night	1.007	0.58	1.30	0.78	1.94	1.00	5593	Sac outlets, Death trigger
9	Kingpin, Wilson Fisk	0.968	0.82	1.09	0.65	2.07	1.00	14819	Death trigger, Sac outlets, Sac fodder
10	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	0.962	0.80	1.25	0.80	1.34	1.00	834	Sac outlets
11	Dictate of Erebos	0.935	0.91	1.00	0.70	1.40	1.25	1024	Death trigger, Sac outlets
12	Grave Pact	0.929	0.91	1.00	0.75	1.25	1.25	580	Death trigger, Sac outlets
13	Vein Ripper	0.909	0.65	1.00	0.72	1.69	1.35	2732	Death trigger, Drain
14	Woe Strider	0.900	0.85	1.00	0.72	1.54	1.13	1682	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
15	Massacre Girl, Most Wanted	0.863	0.62	1.10	0.60	2.01	1.35	29252	Death trigger, Drain
16	Phyrexian Altar	0.862	0.99	1.00	0.85	1.11	1.00	310	Sac outlets, Death trigger
17	Falkenrath Noble	0.820	0.72	1.00	0.80	1.59	1.00	2018	Death trigger, Drain
18	Popular Egotist	0.802	1.14	1.09	0.55	1.59	1.00	12353	Sac outlets, Death trigger, Drain
19	Hell's Caretaker	0.778	0.77	1.43	0.55	1.55	1.13	9530	Sac outlets, Death trigger
20	Ghoulcaller Gisa	0.748	0.89	1.12	0.60	1.44	1.13	2491	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
21	Cauldron Familiar	0.748	0.67	1.00	0.75	1.72	1.00	2995	Sac fodder, Sac outlets, Drain
22	Skeletal Vampire	0.745	0.62	1.25	0.60	1.84	1.13	14880	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
23	Eradicator Valkyrie	0.731	0.60	1.00	0.70	2.08	1.00	8067	Sac outlets
24	Skyclave Shadowcat	0.724	0.97	1.00	0.55	1.62	1.13	14714	Sac outlets, Death trigger
25	Viscera Seer	0.724	1.02	1.09	0.72	1.07	1.00	257	Sac outlets, Death trigger
26	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	0.715	0.42	1.00	0.70	2.15	1.35	9658	Sac outlets, Drain
27	Yahenni, Undying Partisan	0.702	0.97	1.03	0.65	1.33	1.00	1033	Sac outlets, Death trigger
28	Stronghold Assassin	0.697	0.80	1.00	0.55	1.58	1.35	11551	Sac outlets
29	Junji, the Midnight Sky	0.694	0.41	1.36	0.78	1.45	1.25	1232	Death trigger, Drain, Sac fodder
30	Liliana, Dreadhorde General	0.684	0.53	1.00	0.90	1.33	1.13	794	Death trigger, Sac fodder
31	Nightmare Shepherd	0.678	0.53	1.00	0.72	1.84	1.13	4305	Death trigger, Sac fodder
32	Qarsi High Priest	0.673	0.87	1.09	0.50	1.49	1.35	23383	Sac outlets, Death trigger
33	Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar	0.672	0.80	1.10	0.60	1.50	1.10	3494	Sac outlets
34	Krav, the Unredeemed	0.671	0.80	1.03	0.60	1.74	1.00	10202	Sac outlets
35	Blood Artist	0.663	0.72	1.00	0.80	0.95	1.35	141	Death trigger, Drain
36	Ashnod's Altar	0.660	0.90	1.00	0.78	0.94	1.13	134	Sac outlets
37	Fain, the Broker	0.655	0.86	1.10	0.60	1.49	1.00	3341	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
38	Rakshasa Gravecaller	0.648	0.55	1.00	0.65	2.25	1.00	24254	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
39	Rat King, Pale Piper	0.642	0.80	1.00	0.60	1.73	1.00	9529	Sac outlets, Death trigger, Sac fodder
40	Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools	0.641	0.72	1.00	0.60	1.53	1.25	3915	Sac outlets, Sac fodder

Scoring cards for this theme…

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

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Sling-Gang Lieutenant	1.818	1.14	1.00	0.75	1.96	1.25	5948	Sac outlets, Sac fodder, Drain, Death trigger
2	Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet	1.635	0.79	1.03	0.85	2.03	1.25	7167	Death trigger, Sac outlets
3	Meathook Massacre II	1.556	0.78	1.31	0.85	1.73	1.13	3058	Death trigger, Sac outlets
4	Priest of Forgotten Gods	1.515	1.01	1.09	0.78	1.48	1.35	1392	Sac outlets, Drain, Death trigger
5	Mortarpod	1.363	0.79	1.00	0.68	2.28	1.35	16768	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
6	Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel	1.201	1.16	1.10	0.75	1.45	1.00	1257	Death trigger, Sac outlets, Drain
7	Arcbound Ravager	1.087	0.92	1.00	0.70	1.79	1.13	3696	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
8	Cavalier of Night	1.007	0.58	1.30	0.78	1.94	1.00	5593	Sac outlets, Death trigger
9	Kingpin, Wilson Fisk	0.968	0.82	1.09	0.65	2.07	1.00	14819	Death trigger, Sac outlets, Sac fodder
10	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician	0.962	0.80	1.25	0.80	1.34	1.00	834	Sac outlets
11	Dictate of Erebos	0.935	0.91	1.00	0.70	1.40	1.25	1024	Death trigger, Sac outlets
12	Grave Pact	0.929	0.91	1.00	0.75	1.25	1.25	580	Death trigger, Sac outlets
13	Vein Ripper	0.909	0.65	1.00	0.72	1.69	1.35	2732	Death trigger, Drain
14	Woe Strider	0.900	0.85	1.00	0.72	1.54	1.13	1682	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
15	Massacre Girl, Most Wanted	0.863	0.62	1.10	0.60	2.01	1.35	29252	Death trigger, Drain
16	Phyrexian Altar	0.862	0.99	1.00	0.85	1.11	1.00	310	Sac outlets, Death trigger
17	Falkenrath Noble	0.820	0.72	1.00	0.80	1.59	1.00	2018	Death trigger, Drain
18	Popular Egotist	0.802	1.14	1.09	0.55	1.59	1.00	12353	Sac outlets, Death trigger, Drain
19	Hell's Caretaker	0.778	0.77	1.43	0.55	1.55	1.13	9530	Sac outlets, Death trigger
20	Ghoulcaller Gisa	0.748	0.89	1.12	0.60	1.44	1.13	2491	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
21	Cauldron Familiar	0.748	0.67	1.00	0.75	1.72	1.00	2995	Sac fodder, Sac outlets, Drain
22	Skeletal Vampire	0.745	0.62	1.25	0.60	1.84	1.13	14880	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
23	Eradicator Valkyrie	0.731	0.60	1.00	0.70	2.08	1.00	8067	Sac outlets
24	Skyclave Shadowcat	0.724	0.97	1.00	0.55	1.62	1.13	14714	Sac outlets, Death trigger
25	Viscera Seer	0.724	1.02	1.09	0.72	1.07	1.00	257	Sac outlets, Death trigger
26	Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath	0.715	0.42	1.00	0.70	2.15	1.35	9658	Sac outlets, Drain
27	Yahenni, Undying Partisan	0.702	0.97	1.03	0.65	1.33	1.00	1033	Sac outlets, Death trigger
28	Stronghold Assassin	0.697	0.80	1.00	0.55	1.58	1.35	11551	Sac outlets
29	Junji, the Midnight Sky	0.694	0.41	1.36	0.78	1.45	1.25	1232	Death trigger, Drain, Sac fodder
30	Liliana, Dreadhorde General	0.684	0.53	1.00	0.90	1.33	1.13	794	Death trigger, Sac fodder
31	Nightmare Shepherd	0.678	0.53	1.00	0.72	1.84	1.13	4305	Death trigger, Sac fodder
32	Qarsi High Priest	0.673	0.87	1.09	0.50	1.49	1.35	23383	Sac outlets, Death trigger
33	Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar	0.672	0.80	1.10	0.60	1.50	1.10	3494	Sac outlets
34	Krav, the Unredeemed	0.671	0.80	1.03	0.60	1.74	1.00	10202	Sac outlets
35	Blood Artist	0.663	0.72	1.00	0.80	0.95	1.35	141	Death trigger, Drain
36	Ashnod's Altar	0.660	0.90	1.00	0.78	0.94	1.13	134	Sac outlets
37	Fain, the Broker	0.655	0.86	1.10	0.60	1.49	1.00	3341	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
38	Rakshasa Gravecaller	0.648	0.55	1.00	0.65	2.25	1.00	24254	Sac outlets, Sac fodder
39	Rat King, Pale Piper	0.642	0.80	1.00	0.60	1.73	1.00	9529	Sac outlets, Death trigger, Sac fodder
40	Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools	0.641	0.72	1.00	0.60	1.53	1.25	3915	Sac outlets, Sac fodder