Varina, Lich Queen

Commander / EDH Casual Multiplayer WUB (Esper) Zombie

Willzyx

Land (37)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 3x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 3x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Unholy Grotto
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

Creature (28)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Binding Mummy
• 1x Bone Miser
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Custodi Lich
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Eternal Skylord
• 1x Fallen Shinobi
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Lazotep Chancellor
• 1x Lich Lord of Unx
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Noxious Ghoul
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Ratadrabik of Urborg
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Pharaoh
• 1x Wayward Servant
• 1x Wonder
• 1x Zombie Master

Artifact (9)

• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Commander (1)

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Drake Haven
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Faith of the Devoted
• 1x Feast of Sanity
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Righteous War
• 1x Teferi's Ageless Insight

Instant (10)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Utter End

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Sideboard

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Ethereal Absolution

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Attrition SL
• 1x Necromancer's Covenant
• 1x Profane Procession  ^Flip
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x True Conviction

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Deep Analysis
• 1x From Under the Floorboards
• 1x Murderous Compulsion
• 1x Rite of Replication

Artifact (5)

• 1x Amulet of Vigor
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (3)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Shadow of the Grave

Creature (4)

• 1x Grave Scrabbler
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Noosegraf Mob
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One

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I’m still testing this one.

I tried some different versions. Zombies tribal didnt make the cut, since getting the zombies back from the graveyard wasn’t easy and most of the time not worth it and the army that did build up was just to slow. Most of the madness cards felt clunky and not worth it. At the end the only thing Varina seemed to be doing was slowly building 2/2’s.

This was a shame, since I really felt there was potiontial is this Commander.

So now I gave it another spin. This version tries to filter through the deck to search for the value cards. Cards that take advantage of the drawing and discarding. Also, there are ways to get strong cards back from the graveyard. This way, there is no problem is you discard an early Sheoldred, the Whispering One for that extra land drop.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 53 - 1 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.48
Tokens	Copy Clone, Drake 2/2 U, Spirit 1/1 WB, Monarch Emblem, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B, Zombie Wizard 1/1 UB