Tithing Blade
Put the pieces together
- Draught draws on arrival and again when sacrificed to Bartolomé, adding a counter while replacing itself.
- Sacrificing Draught pays Bartolomé’s cost; it cannot simultaneously be exiled to pay craft.
WB
Dusk Legion Pilgrimage
White–Black (WB)Use artifacts and creatures that leave value behind, then turn expendable pieces into a large attacker.
Mode
How it wins
Use artifacts and creatures that leave value behind, then turn expendable pieces into a large attacker.
- Early
- Develop mana and an early creature or answer.
- Middle
- Draught draws on arrival and again when sacrificed to Bartolomé, adding a counter while replacing itself.
- Finish
- Use artifacts and creatures that leave value behind, then turn expendable pieces into a large attacker.
What it needs
Commit when useful cards in both colors keep arriving and the support for this plan is present.
Four checks while you draft
- 1A playable curve
Can this deck affect the board before its payoff arrives?
Keep early creatures and interaction while assembling the specific support below.
- 2Support the plan
Do I have enough cards that make this interaction happen?
Draught draws on arrival and again when sacrificed to Bartolomé, adding a counter while replacing itself.
- 3Answers and a finish
Can I break a board stall without drawing one particular rare?
Use artifacts and creatures that leave value behind, then turn expendable pieces into a large attacker.
Choose the missing job before another reward that needs it.
What to take next
You have the payoff but too few ways to activate it.
Look for Mephitic Draught.
Draught draws on arrival and again when sacrificed to Bartolomé, adding a counter while replacing itself.
Your synergy is already working but you keep falling behind.
Take an early play or answer before another expensive reward.
Sacrificing Draught pays Bartolomé’s cost; it cannot simultaneously be exiled to pay craft.
The support is missing
Favor castable creatures and interaction if narrow support does not arrive.
Signals to watch
- Repeated access to Tinker's Tote, Mephitic Draught, Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher is better evidence than one gold card.
Repeated useful cards are clues, not proof that the colors are open.
Don’t
Check the support
Sacrificing Draught pays Bartolomé’s cost; it cannot simultaneously be exiled to pay craft.
Best commons & uncommons
Deep-Cavern Bat61.8% GIH · 7,567 instances
Chupacabra Echo59.1% GIH · 6,210 instances
Clay-Fired Bricks59.1% GIH · 6,811 instances
Ruin-Lurker Bat59.0% GIH · 6,376 instances
Spring-Loaded Sawblades58.6% GIH · 5,924 instances
Oltec Cloud Guard58.4% GIH · 15,087 instances17Lands ↗ · Nov 9–Dec 25, 2023 · at least 100 card-in-hand instances in this pair’s no-splash decks. Choose the job your deck needs first.
Bombs in these colors
Sanguine Evangelist 2WAdds flying material on both entry and death. Battle cry is strongest when you can attack with several other creatures.
Unstable Glyphbridge 3WWA board reset that can later craft into a large flyer. Be deliberate about which small creature each player keeps.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal 3BBAttack to force discards while lifelink stabilizes a race. Its return as a tapped land makes ordinary destruction less final; double black still needs a real mana base.17Lands Premier Draft ↗ · Nov 9–Dec 25, 2023 · 100-instance minimum
Cards for this pair
By jobA card can fill more than one job.
Greedy FreebooterCan trade early and leave Treasure plus a scry, also making you descend when the card dies.
Miner's Guidewing
Tinker's ToteOne card supplies two Gnomes and a spare artifact for tapping, sacrifice or craft.
Mephitic DraughtDraws on entry and when sacrificed, making it useful material for sacrifice engines. Exiling it to craft does not draw again.
GoldUncommons and rares in both colors
All 172 castable cards →Including hybrid and colorless cards
Worked turns
1 examplesExamples apply the printed rules; judge the board, costs and timing.
Adapt the plan to your format
| One-pick | Sealed |
|---|---|
| Three Draft Boosters per player; one card per pick. Premier statistics are recorded Arena games, not a prediction for your table. | Start from the cards you opened. Favor a complete curve, interaction and castable threats over forcing the draft theme. |
Rules for every deck →What every two-color deck needs before the plan: early plays, answers, a curve and mana · BuildLearn deck building →
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