Cheap, efficient creatures backed by bounce and tap effects, staying a step ahead on board all game.
Removal, reanimation, and sacrifice, often paid for in life or cards rather than mana alone. "Reanimator," an EDHREC-tracked deck-building term, is most associated with this color alone.
Mono-Black Tempo
31%(211 games, 49 decks)
Cards That Overperform in Tempo
Not yet broken out by color identity specifically — these numbers are for Tempo across Commander as a whole.
Lena, Selfless Champion+14% (n=21)
Captain of the Watch+14% (n=20)
Angrath's Marauders+13% (n=24)
Mind into Matter+10% (n=29)
Arcbound Ravager+9% (n=35)
Dross Scorpion+8% (n=33)
Plague Myr+8% (n=67)
Prismari, the Inspiration+8% (n=58)
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King+7% (n=64)
Lotus Petal+7% (n=4243)
Cards That Underperform in Tempo
Not yet broken out by color identity specifically — these numbers are for Tempo across Commander as a whole.