Herbert West, M.D. (Turn 2 Win - Multiple Wincons)

Legacy* Aggro Competitive Infinite Combo Reanimator UB (Dimir) Zombie

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Creature (19)

• 3x Carrion Feeder
• 4x Diregraf Captain
• 4x Gravecrawler
• 3x Mortician Beetle
• 1x Nantuko Husk
• 2x Phyrexian Ghoul
• 2x Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Land (23)

• 4x Drowned Catacomb
• 4x Island
• 1x Mutavault
• 9x Swamp
• 3x Tainted Isle
• 2x Temple of Deceit

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Rooftop Storm
• 2x Rooftop Storm
• 2x Secrets of the Dead

Artifact (3)

• 3x Phyrexian Altar

Instant (7)

• 3x Dark Ritual
• 2x Dispel
• 2x Entomb

Sorcery (4)

• 2x Artful Dodge
• 2x Dark Petition

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 3x Lifebane Zombie

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Gate to Phyrexia

Instant (4)

• 2x Dark Betrayal
• 2x Dizzy Spell

Sorcery (6)

• 2x Bone Splinters
• 2x Deathmark
• 2x Sign in Blood

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Perplex

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Careful Study
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Raise Dead

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The goal of this deck is to win turn 2-5 with the combo Diregraf Captain + Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar . This allows Gravecrawler to be sacrificed indefinitely, causing damage through Diregraf Captain's passive ability.

The turn 2 Win opening hand:

Swamp Island Dark Ritual Dark Ritual Gravecrawler Diregraf Captain Phyrexian Altar

T1: Swamp, Dark Ritual, Phyrexian AltarT2: Island, Dark Ritual, Gravecrawler, Diregraf Captain

Combo out and win!

Multiple sac effects and different tutors let you combo out pretty reliably, with some neat things happening like

Infinite Mana in any combination of colors: Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + Rooftop Storm

Infinite P/T Creatures + Artful Dodge

Gravecrawler + Secrets of the Dead in conjunction with either Rooftop Storm or Phyrexian Altar allow us to draw out our whole deck and then use any Dark Rituals we find to combo out pretty easily, though this can be dangerous if we draw too many cards, since Secrets's ability is not optional.

Artful Dodge + Entomb sets us up nicely with a surprise unblockable fatty, or lets us trigger Spell Mastery on Dark Petition, and since we are usually Petitioning for Phyrexian Altar, the free (B)(B)(B) is very welcome.

Since the deck doesn't necessarily rely on combo to win, with 20+ combat damage easily being reachable on turn 4, and wide versatility in combos, it is flexible, fast, and very fun.

Largest weakness here is lack of draw power, which is supplemented with Secrets of the Dead and Sign in Blood (in sideboard).

Criticisms welcome, and also be sure to check out my mono-black, (also sacrifice-themed) Zombie Tribal, linked towards the bottom right of this page!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Key combos	Diregraf Captain + Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + Rooftop Storm Gravecrawler + Secrets of the Dead Artful Dodge + Entomb
Legality	This deck is Legacy legal.
Rarity (main - side)	23 - 3 Rares 12 - 6 Uncommons 13 - 6 Commons
Cards	61
Avg. CMC	2.45
Folders	normal
Based on	ZomBeatdown ockhamsrazor LEG