Dimir Demon Annex

A Dimir midrange deck that uses evasive creatures, Unholy Annex for card advantage and draining, and powerful demons to close out games.

Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber draws cards and drains life when you control a Demon, and Bloodletter of Aclazotz doubles that life loss. Vein Ripper adds extra drain and gain when opposing creatures die. Kaito, Bane of Nightmares provides recurring card advantage and pressures planeswalkers. Deep-Cavern Bat and Spyglass Siren give early evasive bodies and disruption. Hero's Downfall and Bitter Triumph answer threats efficiently.

Keep hands with 2-4 lands, at least one cheap interaction spell, and a proactive threat. Mulligan hands with no early play, too many expensive cards (4+ mana), or only one color of mana.

Early game: deploy Spyglass Siren or Deep-Cavern Bat, use Bitter Triumph, Hero's Downfall, and Duress to disrupt. Midgame: resolve Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber and follow with Bloodletter of Aclazotz or Lord Skitter, Sewer King to generate card advantage and drain. Late game: use Kaito, Bane of Nightmares and Unstoppable Slasher to close while Vein Ripper and Abyssal Harvester grind out value.

Fast aggressive decks can punish a slow start. Enchantment removal on Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber hurts the engine. Graveyard hate can slow Unstoppable Slasher recursion. Counterspells can disrupt expensive demons and Kaito.