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Commander / EDH* BR (Rakdos) Budget Counters UB (Dimir) UBR (Grixis) UR (Izzet)

Stamina

Creature (33)

• 1x Blood Host
• 1x Blood Tyrant
• 1x Bloodflow Connoisseur
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Chaos Imps
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Cloudfin Raptor
• 1x Dack's Duplicate
• 1x Dead Reveler
• 1x Demonlord of Ashmouth
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Falkenrath Marauders
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Gore-House Chainwalker
• 1x Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
• 1x Helium Squirter
• 1x Hellhole Flailer
• 1x Hound of Griselbrand
• 1x Marchesa, the Black Rose
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Mirri the Cursed
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf
• 1x Rakdos Cackler
• 1x Splatter Thug
• 1x Thopter Squadron
• 1x Vigean Graftmage

Land (34)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Crosis's Catacombs
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 3x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Salt Marsh
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urborg Volcano

Artifact (10)

• 1x Ashnod's Transmogrant
• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Dimir Keyrune
• 1x Dragon Blood
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spawning Pit *list*
• 1x Unscythe, Killer of Kings

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dash Hopes
• 1x Devour Flesh
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Grixis Charm
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Rend Flesh
• 1x Silence the Believers
• 1x Terminate

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Blood Moon
• 1x Dissipation Field
• 1x Infernal Tribute
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Mark of Mutiny
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Time Warp

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New additions: Mer-Ek Nightblade

This deck features a myriad of cards, all of which share synergy with almost all other cards in countless combinations. The deck uses mechanics such as Graft, Undying, Unleash, Evolve, Outlast, and Dethrone to always create a consistently synergistic and powerful board. While there are no specific singular goal, the deck always provides a strategically purposeful move and will ensure the player has multiple options for powerful combos regardless of the board state.

Most of these creatures either place +1/+1 counters on other creatures or have +1/+1 counters upon entering the battlefield. Some cards ****** The creatures that don't do that have undying instead, giving them a unique synergy with almost every card.

Creatures with Undying:

Geralf's Messenger

Hound of Griselbrand

Pyreheart Wolf

Demonlord of Ashmouth

Undying Evil (instant)

Creatures with +1/+1 Counters:

Ashling the Pilgrim

Carrion Feeder

Chaos Imps (unleash)

Dead Reveler (unleash)

Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch (unleash)

Hellhole Flailer (unleash)

Gore-House Chainwalker (unleash)

Flayer of the Hatebound (unleash)

Rakdos Cackler (unleash)

Control the Board:

Dash Hopes (5 damage or a counter, either one is good for me)

Dimir Charm (Versatile)

Dreadbore (Terminate but with planeswalkers, but at sorcery speed)

Doom Blade (Kills stuff for 2 CMC)

Grixis Charm (Versatile)

Murder (Budget Hero's Downfall)

Izzet Charm (Versatile)

Rakdos Charm (Good against token decks and good for graveyard hate)

Terminate (Better than Dreadbore because instant speed)

Sacrifice Outlet Combos:

Carrion Feeder + Marchesa, the Black Rose + Creature with Counter Bloodflow Connoisseur + Marchesa, the Black Rose + Creature with Counter Attrition + Marchesa, the Black Rose + Creature with Counter Marchesa, the Black Rose + Spawning Pit + Creature with Counter Diabolic Intent + Marchesa, the Black Rose + Creature with Counter

Use Diabolic Tutor, Rhystic Tutor or Diabolic Intent to get any of these cards if you don't have them.

Lifegain Combos:

Devour Flesh + Marchesa, the Black Rose + Creature with Unleash or UndyingMarchesa, the Black Rose + Miren, the Moaning Well + Creature with Unleash or Undying

Use Diabolic Tutor, Rhystic Tutor or Diabolic Intent to get any of these cards if you don't have them.

This deck functions at it's best on turn 3 and 4, where you have access to Marchesa, the Black Rose and you are able to create a large amount of creatures that can never die. The mana curve below curves out at 5. But almost certainly you will be paying 6 mana to bring back Marchesa, the Black Rose because she is the biggest threat and will almost certainly be killed by some sort of removal.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	7 years
Key combos	Marchesa, the Black Rose + Miren, the Moaning Well Carrion Feeder + Marchesa, the Black Rose Bloodflow Connoisseur + Marchesa, the Black Rose Attrition + Marchesa, the Black Rose Marchesa, the Black Rose + Spawning Pit Diabolic Intent + Marchesa, the Black Rose Devour Flesh + Marchesa, the Black Rose
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	3.12
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Squid 1/1 U, Thopter 1/1 C, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	edh, EDH, Budget EDH