A Kingdom Betrayed [Sedris EDH]

Commander / EDH Budget Multiplayer Reanimator UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (26)

• 1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Diluvian Primordial
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mercurial Chemister
• 1x Mulldrifter
• 1x Nucklavee
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Prince of Thralls
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Putrid Imp
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Swift Warkite
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Tyrant of Discord
• 1x Viashino Heretic

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Land (36)

• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 1x Haunted Fengraf
• 5x Island
• 1x Molten Slagheap
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Rhystic Study

Artifact (13)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sundial of the Infinite
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (7)

• 1x Cauldron Dance
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Pulse of the Grid
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Wake the Dead

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cruel Ultimatum
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Scrap Mastery
• 1x Teleportal
• 1x Tempt with Immortality
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Voidwalk

Commander (1)

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Creature (10)

• 1x Anathemancer
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Dulcet Sirens
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Kederekt Leviathan
• 1x Netherborn Phalanx
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Sutured Ghoul

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Dreams of the Dead
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Night of Souls' Betrayal
• 1x Oppression
• 1x Think Tank

Artifact (5)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Obelisk of Grixis
• 1x Unscythe, Killer of Kings
• 1x Witchbane Orb

Instant (4)

• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Makeshift Mannequin
• 1x Polymorphist's Jest

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Slave of Bolas
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Vandalblast

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So, despite my low amount of experience making decks of any kind, a friend of mine handed me a Sedris, the Traitor King, Unscythe, Killer of Kings, Crumbling Necropolis, and Sutured Ghoul and told me to make an EDH deck out of it. Needless to say, I'm somewhat lost because of the sheer possibility involved with EDH; I have been playing with friends' decks for a while, but deck-building is something I haven't really tried up until now. So be gentle.

If you weren't aware, Unearth counts as a "delayed triggered ability", which means two things:

a) The part of the ability that activates at the end step (to remove the creature from the battlefield) can be countered, and

b) That part of the ability can be canceled with effects such as Time Stop and Sundial of the Infinite when it goes on the stack.

However, unearthed creatures will still be exiled when they leave the battlefield - unless you exile them yourself! For this reason I've included everyone's favorite Deadeye Navigator, as well as Voidwalk . Alternatively, Sundial of the Infinite is a fantastic little piece that makes all spells and abilities on the stack exiled, which includes Unearth triggers (can also use it to counter people who think they're being clever on your turn). To summarize: you can just hit the blinks to remove the exile effect permanently, or dodge it with Sundial. It's very experimental and I can't wait to try it.

Since I'm running a number of things that don't benefit from dashing in, swinging and leaving forever, I'm running a small number of graveyard interaction cards. Notables include Tempt with Immortality and Victimize.

In late game, if everyone has lots of creatures and it turns into a deadlock, we can still win with an overloaded Teleportal or Cyclonic Rift. However, the primary playstyle has recently been changed to be something like "EtB pseudo-control + damage" where things like Purphoros, God of the Forge and It That Betrays can act as wincons. I might add a Black Market at some point, to make the Purphoros wincon more of an uncounterable shock victory if my yard is loaded and the Market is rich.

My plan is to use Dulcet Sirens to force an opponent to run that squishy utility creature straight into that Jund dragons player next to me. It's a very political card and fits the late-game Bolas theme of the deck fairly well, particularly if you're playing a free-for-all with four or more players. It basically helps direct traffic, so to speak, while I'm waiting for the pieces of My Crushing Masterstroke to come together.

I'm waiting with bated breath for something in the new Zendikar block to be Exactly What This Deck Needs.

While not a true "Budget" deck in my mind, this deck contains budget elements and therefore is tagged as such.

If you have any suggestions, please, PLEASE feel free to comment. As I said, I'm a pretty novice decksmith, so any and all constructive feedback is much appreciated.

Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.27
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	Grand 3-Color EDH Project, commander ideas