Commander Collection: Scorpion Express

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Counters Deathtouch Proliferate

Jurrane

Creature (30)

• 1x Ambush Viper
• 1x Ammit Eternal
• 1x Banewhip Punisher
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Carnifex Demon
• 1x Channeler Initiate
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Gifted Aetherborn
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Hooded Blightfang
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Massacre Girl, Known Killer
• 1x Mirkwood Bats
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Nighthawk Scavenger
• 1x Obelisk Spider
• 1x Ohran Viper
• 1x Questing Beast
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Sosuke, Son of Seshiro
• 1x Soul Snuffers
• 1x Spitting Dilophosaurus
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Vengeful Reaper
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Crumbling Ashes
• 1x Moldervine Reclamation
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Land (35)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 7x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x War Room
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow P

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Resilience
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Viridian Longbow
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (8)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Stinging Shot

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This is fast becoming one of my favourite decks. 'Scorpion Express' came about because I wanted to make a Golgari deck where everything had deathtouch. Along the way, it also developed a -1/-1 counters sub-theme, which seemed to fit the deck well.

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons's low CMC means she's rarely off the board and she can generate large numbers of Snake tokens very quickly, especially if Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Carnifex Demon or anything else with proliferate is also in play. Triumph of the Hordes can finish off an opponent in one fell swoop.

The deck also has a combo option if the game stalls or if its main game plan doesn't work.

Infinite life loss. Infinite lifegain. Infinite death triggers. Infinite ETB. Infinite LTB.

Requires:

• Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, Blowfly Infestation and any of Obelisk Spider, Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat are on the battlefield.
• Hapatra does not have summoning sickness.
• An additional 1 toughness creature is on the battlefield.

Steps:

1. Deal combat damage with Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons.
2. Place a -1/-1 counter on the 1 toughness creature using Hapatra's ability, killing it and create a 1/1 Snake token.
3. Blowfly Infestation triggers, place the -1/-1 counter on the new snake.
4. Continue to place the -1/-1 counters on the newly created snakes.
5. Each time the counter is placed, Obelisk Spider // Blood Artist // Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, draining 1 life.

I'd like to add Maha, Its Feathers Night as it synergises so well with the -1/-1 counters theme.

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Blue Streak: Mono-Blue Spellslinger

{U} Orvar, the All-Form {U}
Clone Zone: Mono-Blue Shapeshifters Combo

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Red Force: Mono-Red Group Slug

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Firebird: Mono-Red Storm/Tokens

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Timber Terror: Mono-Green Stax

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Control Freak: Azorius Control

{W}{U} Elminster {W}{U}
Crystal Wing: Azorius Skies & Scry

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Trailblazer: Gruul Kicker

{R}{G} Wort, the Raidmother {R}{G}
Barnstormer: Gruul Conspire

{W}{G} Sigarda, Heron's Grace {W}{G}
Stampida: Selesnya Humans Tribal

{W}{G} Captain Sisay {W}{G}
Legendia: Selesnya Legendary

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{W}{B} Daxos the Returned {W}{B}
Curse of Novgorod: Orzhov Constellation

{W}{B} Kambal, Consul of Allocation {W}{B}
Oblivion: Orzhov Lifegain & Lifedrain

{U}{R} Firkraag, Cunning Instigator {U}{R}
Dragon’s Fury: Izzet Dragons/Goad

{B}{G} Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons {B}{G}
Scorpion Express: Golgari Deathtouch

{B}{G} Nath of the Gilt-Leaf {B}{G}
Outlaw Run: Golgari Elves/Discard

{W}{R} Bruenor Battlehammer {W}{R}
Steel Force: Boros Equipment

{W}{R} General Ferrous Rokiric {W}{R}
Gatekeeper: Boros Multicoloured

{U}{G} Prime Speaker Zegana {U}{G}
Wicked Twister: Simic +1/+1 Counters

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Toxic Garden: Simic Infect

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{W}{U}{G} Galadriel, Light of Valinor {W}{U}{G}
Vapour Trail: Bant Flicker

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Hair Raiser: Abzan Reanimator

{W}{U}{R} Kykar, Wind's Fury {W}{U}{R}
Storm Runner: Jeskai Tokens

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{U}{R}{G} Omnath, Locus of the Roil {U}{R}{G}
Boulder Dash: Temur Landfall

Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Foretell, Insect 1/1 B, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch