Old Stickfingers Reanimator *ZOMBIES*

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Reanimator Zombie

205cwood

Land (35)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Deathcap Glade
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 5x Forest
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Removal (8)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Gaze of Granite
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Terastodon

Wincons (5)

• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

IT'S ALIVE (16)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Persist
• 1x Soul Exchange
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Unmarked Grave
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Squirming Emergence
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Blood for Bones
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Liliana, Untouched By Death
• 1x Diregraf Rebirth
• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

Ramp (8)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Realms Uncharted
• 1x Skyshroud Claim

Zombie Fuel (8)

• 1x Songs of the Damned
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Moldervine Reclamation
• 1x Skirge Familiar

Commander (1)

Undead Dudes (16)

• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Lotleth Troll
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Unbreathing Horde
• 1x Soulless One
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Noxious Ghoul
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Rot Hulk
• 1x Ghoultree

Zombie Protection (3)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Blessed Respite
• 1x Perpetual Timepiece

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BRAINS (Introduction)

From the moment I saw Old Stickfingers I wanted to make him a commander. The ability to get an X amount of creatures in your graveyard is an ability with a lot of potential. At first I wanted to make more of a faster, semi-CEDH, or just full on CEDH deck with him but after making a decklist I decided that wasn't really the kind of deck I wanted to actually play with so a switched gears to ZOMBIES.

Now I have to say that, in general, I don't like tribal decks, especially in commander. Tribal decks are pretty easy to build and with tribes like Elves and Slivers you can end up with a really powerful deck without really trying that hard. I play magic because it's fun, challenging, and there's a lot to think about and tribal decks just don't do it for me. I don't mean to insult anyone, that's just my opinion.

Considering my general views on tribal decks there are two things that made me happy about building this deck and have me excided to actually own the deck, first, I like zombies and second, I get to use reanimation. I'm not much of a TV person, there are very few shows that I have made an effort to watch and one of those is The Walking Dead. Now, I don't think anything like a Zombie Apocalypse is ever going to happen or is even possible but I find the premise entertaining. Reanimation! Ever since the first time I saw reanimation mechanics in MTG I thought it was so cool and I think that's a big part of why I was drawn to Old Stickfingers in the first place because I immediately saw the connection.

BRAINSS (Playing the Deck)

BRAINSSS (Winning the Game)

This deck has a few Zombie-like ways of winning the game, the first is using what I consider to be the decks "second" commander Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord. Old Stickfingers and Jarad pair so well together, Stickfingers can get Jarad into grave and Jarad get get himself out. Old Stickfingers is also one of the many good targets for Jarad's {1}{B}{G} ability, other great targets include Unbreathing Horde, Soulless One, Liliana's Elite, Ghoultree, Rhizome Lurcher, and Diregraf Colossus.

Another win can come by using Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar and either Vengeful Dead to possibly win outright or Mikaeus, the Unhallowed to get infinite mana and with card draw coming from either Midnight Reaper or Moldervine Reclamation can get the pieces necessary for a win.

Of course there is the classic ZOMBIE HORDE win condition which God-Eternal Rhonas and more importantly Craterhoof Behemoth help make happen.

BRAINSSSS (General Goals)

Running the deck is pretty straightforward, cast Old Stickfingers, reanimate zombies, and set myself up for one of the wincons that I've already outlined. This is a creature heavy deck and I shouldn't have much of a problem keeping myself protected and keeping pressure on my opponents while I set up for the win. By casting Old Stickfingers, Buried Alive, and Unmarked Grave I can get creatures in my graveyard and reanimate the ones that i need to depending on the situation.

BRAINSSSSS (Specific Goals)

1. Reanimation
This is a critical part of this deck performing well and there are 9 spells, not including Liliana, Death's Majesty, that reanimates and I'm hoping that proves to be enough. Two things that are true about every reanimation spell in this deck is that 1. you need at least one target in the graveyard and 2. they are sorcery speed. It is important that we have and keep creatures in our graveyard and to protect my creatures while they are in the graveyard I have Elixir of Immortality, and Perpetual Timepiece so that I can still have access to them rather than them be exiled. I also have Emergence Zone in case a situation presents itself in which being able to cast a reanimation spell at instant speed could be relevant.
2. Removal
I may not have enough removal in this deck but the removal that I do have is significant. Because reanimation is so present in this deck I have a few creatures that I have as great removal in Terastodon and the closest thing to a board wipe in this deck Massacre Girl. I am not to worried about creature removal because I should have a steady flow of creatures to block with so the stuff I'm worried about is flying creatures and value artifacts and enchantments my opponents have but I think I have enough stuff in this deck to deal with it.

BRAINSSSSSS (The last thing my opponents see)

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elephant 3/3 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Commander, New Possibilities, Decks I Own