Meren of Clan Nel Toth EDH

Commander / EDH Aristocrats BG (Golgari) Reanimator Sacrifice Theme/Gimmick Undergrowth

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Creature (34)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Mindslicer
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Viridian Zealot
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (36)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 3x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x War Room
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Woodland Chasm

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen
• 1x Vraska, Relic Seeker
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Instant (3)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets

Commander (1)

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (5)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Creature (5)

• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Reclamation Sage

Artifact (3)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Strionic Resonator

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Blood for Bones
• 1x Torment of Hailfire

Instant (3)

• 1x Deathsprout
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Rushed Rebirth

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"Depending on your point of view, the seal represents a proud guardian of the natural cycle or one who has sold her soul to darkness for eternal life." — Golgari Signet; The Golgari Swarm is the embodiment of life and death. The guild believes that life and death are both natural and equally essential too, and that life and death are natural elements of a cycle with no intermediary break. Growth is power that comes slowly, but it is also ruthless and inevitable, and this makes growth a key virtue of the Swarm's power. Their necromantic magic has made the Golgari the largest Ravnican guild. The Golgari Swarm's consists of many sub-factions, each with its own agenda. Their reverered parun is the legendary necromancer Svogthir, the "god-zombie". The guild started as an army of elves and outcasts that Svogthir had united, but most importantly were the undead legions Svogthir himself had raised. Svogthir fought in the name of chaos, but when the war came to a stand still, the paruns of the guilds came together. Szadek, Lord of Secrets proposed the Guildpact and Svogthir was instrumental in convincing the forces of chaos in becoming signatories of the pact. He remained in charge of the Golgari for thousands of years, surviving through his mastery of necromancy, which he used to become a lich. Over time, he improved his physical form and his body was comprised of the remains of various powerful individuals, including the torso of Cisarzim, the Gruul parun. The only original part of his body was his head, which became indestructible thanks to his magics. Eventually, Svogthir was overthrown by five gorgons, the Sisters of Stone Death. Although he managed to kill two of them, the other three were able to rot away his body and then sealed him inside an ancient tomb that came to be known as Svogthos. There Svogthir remained for over a century. However, the parun reappeared at the time of the Decamillennial anniversary of the Guildpact's signing due to the conniving of Savra, who wanted to use him to overthrow the Sisters of Stone Death. She freed Svogthir from his tomb and constructed a new body for him, which he used to defeat the Sisters, killing another two of them in the process. However, Savra, Queen of the Golgari betrayed him, taking over the leadership of the guild herself by unsummoning his replacement body and consuming his essence to empower herself. But Svogthir survived still. When Szadek betrayed and murdered Savra, Svogthir's spirit took over the treacherous elf's corpse. He made an alliance with the Simic guildmaster Momir Vig, Simic Visionary and the two planned to wipe Ravnica clean using Experiment Kraj. However, Svogthir's mind was overpowered by that of Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran, who possessed Savra's body and used it to kill Vig. After that Kraj destroyed Vig's lab where Svogthir was. His fate after this is unknown, but given the tenacity the necromancer had, he likely still exists.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 months
Exclude colors	WUR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.66
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Experience Token, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Insect 1/1 BG, Morph 2/2 C, Pirate 2/2 B, Treasure, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	TTS, EDH