A buddy in my pod gifted me [[Doomsday Excruciator]] after I got hyped about the Pro Tour result and I'm trying to build the most fun home for it. I landed on [[Bane, Lord of Darkness]] because it gives me access to Esper and his "creatures dying equals value" seems like a very cool engine.
The plan is to stay alive and accumulate value through Bane and aristocrats pieces then hard-cast Excruciator and win the following turns with Lab Maniac or Jace.
I know I will usually die the turns after Excruciator resolves and that's fine. It's a slow combo at a casual-leaning pod and I'm just trying to land the win before the table cleans me up.
When I goldfish the deck feels clunky. I think my black source isn't enough to reliably hard-cast Excruciator (six black is brutal). Maybe the wheel package is too much. And I'm not sure if I should lean harder into the aristocrats engine from the commander or go heavier on tutors to find the combo faster.
Decklist: https://moxfield.com/decks/4pcHk-urGk-RuGjihJ5tIA
Two real questions for the sub. First, has anyone else built around Excruciator since the PT, and what shell did you land on? Second, is there a better commander I should be considering for this kill? I picked Bane partly because he's underplayed on EDHREC and I wanted a unique brew, but I'm not married to him the whole goal is to win with the demon.