Crypt of the Deathless

Standard WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (23)

• 3x Basilica Guards
• 4x Basilica Screecher
• 2x Crypt Ghast
• 4x High Priest of Penance
• 3x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 3x Sin Collector
• 4x Tithe Drinker

Planeswalker (2)

• 2x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Land (24)

• 4x Godless Shrine
• 10x Plains
• 10x Swamp

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Soul Tithe

Instant (4)

• 4x Hero's Downfall

Sorcery (3)

• 3x Debt to the Deathless

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 3x Kingpin's Pet

Sorcery (12)

• 4x Duress
• 3x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Mind Rot
• 4x Shadow Slice

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Themed Orzhov Standard Constructed deck. Stall board, extort, finish with Debt to the Deathless

I've been running this deck at my local FNM for some time now, and I've really enjoyed playing it and tweaking it over time. I like to run thematic, characterful decks when I can and I'm pleased that this one has been able to perform pretty consistently within my local meta - it usually places top four.

The basic idea of the deck is to survive the early stages of the game by stalling the board and extorting, before finishing off my opponent with either Obzedat, Ghost Council or a huge Debt to the Deathless.

Early drops like High Priest of Penance are there to discourage the ground attack, which it does very effectively, and Basilica Screecher and Tithe Drinker both help to top up my life total and slowly drain my opponent.

Hero's Downfall, Soul Tithe and Sin Collector help me to keep major threats under control and thin out my opponent's hand, while Liliana of the Dark Realms helps me to build my mana base more quickly and thin out the deck.

Once my opponent has run out of cards in hand and extort has taken them in range, I'll play Debt to the Deathless for a big finisher. It's not unusual for me to play this for about 14 life, and even if my opponent survives, the life gain often puts me back out of range.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 11 - 3 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 12 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.92
Tokens	Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms