I'm a huge fan of Black and have built many different tribal decks in the past (Zombies, Vampires, etc.) as well as MANY monoblack decks.
This deck is on a little bit of a budget on based on what I have in my hand not what I can find.. no Black Lotus here; this is realistic
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Below I have listed Dimir (U/B) Zombie cards not included for this build but useful for different style builds.For most cards I will try to include information about suggested card usage and have also alphabetized it for your convenience.
Enjoy and please upvote to spread the good word of Dimir Zombies!!
Creatures
Armored Skaab
: useful in self-mill zombie decks
Blood Scrivener
: useful for card advantage. consider using with Rooftop Storm builds because once Rooftop Storm drops, you WILL run out of cards to play
Butcher Ghoul: solid 2 drop especially if you incorporate sacrifice cost spells( ie. Bone Splinters)
Carrion Crow
: useful for flying, not crazy about it though since it enters the battlefield tapped
Cemetery Reaper
Corpse Harvester
: not modern legal
Death Baron: Too rich for my blood and I already have solid 3 drops
Diregraf Ghoul
Dread Slaver
Forgotten Creation
Geralf's Masterpiece
: much needed flying but a bit too costly in the CMC department
Geralf's Messenger
: harder to cast in U/B the more blue you incorporate
Geth, Lord of the Vault
Ghoulcaller Gisa: not technically a zombie but really produces tokens well
Ghoulraiser
Gnawing Zombie
Grave Titan: not technically a zombie but spills 2/2 tokens everywhere
Gravespawn Sovereign: not modern legal
Grey Merchant of Asphodel: use this card if you are only splashing blue or are going mono-black zombies. You'll thank me later
Graveborn Muse
Gravedigger
Highborn Ghoul
Lifebane Zombie
: amazing for sideboard against green and/or white decks
Liliana's Reaver
Lord of the Undead
: Again, too expensive and I already have solid 3 drops
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed: too expensive $$ wise for this build
Noxious Ghoul
: not modern legal
Relentless Dead
: super good card hard to justify not having it in a zombie deck
Risen Executioner
Shambling Attendants
: passable mid-range for self-mill zombie decks
Shambling Goblin
: decent enough 1 drop with potential to eliminate weak effect creatures
Shepherd of Rot: can get dangerous to use with the self damage
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
Soulless One
: Not Modern legal
Stromgald Crusader
: able to fly, self pump and has protection from white. Need I say more?
Stronghold Assassin
Unbreathing Horde
Undead Alchemist
Veilborn Ghoul
Vengeful Dead
: Not modern legal
Vengeful Pharaoh
Wight of Precinct Six
Zombie Master
: Not modern legal
Zombie Trailblazer
: Not modern Legal
Infect Specific Creatures
For those of you who enjoy walking on the wild side and want to poison your opponents, I have listed the following zombies below because they have infect. Enjoy.
Blackcleave Goblin
Contagious Nim
Hand of the Praetors: My favorite Zombie infector
Phyrexian Crusader: My second favorite Zombie infector
Scourge Servant
Toxic Nim
: Infect + : Regenerate = Fun
Enchantments
Animate Dead: not modern legal. Lower CMC but more vulnerable than Rise from the Grave
Endless Ranks of the Dead
: more useful for long range deck than for mid range
Call to the Grave: if you use this you shouldn't have cards like Grave Titan that aren't zombies themselves
Grave Betrayal: useful for long range deck builds
Necromancer's Stockpile: great utility with Gravecrawler or any decks that bring zombies back with cards such as
Ghoulraiser
, Gravedigger or Havengul Lich
Rooftop Storm
Waste Not
Instants
Compelling Deterrence
Cruel Revival
Empty the Pits
Ritual of the Returned
Vile Rebirth
Sorceries
Army of the Damned
Ever After
From Under the Floorboards
Ghoulcaller's Chant
Gisa's Bidding
Midnight Ritual
Moan of the Unhallowed
Reap the Seagraf
Rise from the Tides
Shamble Back
Zombie Apocalypse
