Braids' Graveyard Sacrifice

A fast mono-black Brawl deck led by Avacyn, Angel of Horror that grinds value by sacrificing cheap recursive creatures for cards and drain, then reanimates threats to close out games.

• Avacyn + disposable creatures: Feed Phyrexian Vivisector, Greedy Freebooter, Ichor Drinker, or Skullcap Snail into sacrifice outlets each turn to draw cards and drain life while keeping the board active.
• Sacrifice outlets + recursion: Village Rites, Corrupted Conviction, and Fanatical Offering convert a creature into cards, while Braids's Frightful Return, Unseal the Necropolis, Presumed Dead, and Reassembling Skeleton keep bringing bodies back to fuel the engine.
• Death triggers + drain: Blood Artist, Chupacabra Echo, and Grafted Butcher reward every death with drain or removal, turning trades into a life-total snowball.
• Sheoldred + Gisa: Sheoldred, the Apocalypse punishes opponents for drawing and drains them each turn, while Gisa, the Hellraiser generates Zombie tokens and returns fallen creatures to hand so the sacrifice loop never runs dry.

Keep hands with 2-4 Swamps, at least one cheap creature (Phyrexian Vivisector, Greedy Freebooter, Ichor Drinker, Skullcap Snail), and either a sacrifice outlet (Village Rites, Corrupted Conviction, Fanatical Offering) or an early removal spell. Mulligan hands with no plays before turn 3 or with five or more lands.

Early: Deploy one-drop creatures and removal like Cut Down, Disfigure, and Anoint with Affliction to survive, then land Avacyn as soon as possible to start draining. Mid: Build the value engine with Blood Artist, Gisa, and Sheoldred. Sacrifice creatures to draw cards and drain life totals, using edicts like Sheoldred's Edict and Vraska's Fall to clear blockers. Late: Rebuy the best threats with Braids's Frightful Return, Unseal the Necropolis, and Presumed Dead. Sheoldred and Gisa take over long games, and each sacrifice triggers a lethal drain loop.

• Graveyard hate such as Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void shuts down recursion and reanimation.
• Exile removal (Farewell, Swords to Plowshares) denies key reanimation targets.
• Fast combo decks can outrace the slow drain plan if you spend too many turns setting up.
• The deck needs a steady stream of disposable creatures; if the board is wiped repeatedly, the sacrifice outlets run dry.