Volrath Devotion Reanimator

Commander / EDH Devotion Mono-Black Necropotence Reanimator

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Creature (21)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Draco
• 1x Dread Cacodemon
• 1x Filth
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Reiver Demon
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Twisted Abomination
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Void Maw

Land (40)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scrying Sheets
• 24x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terrain Generator
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Infernal Tribute
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Artifact (15)

• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (3)

• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Imp's Mischief

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Exhume
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Reanimate

Commander (1)

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Creature (8)

• 1x Emrakul, the Promised End
• 1x Kuro, Pitlord
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Pack Rat
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Soul of Innistrad
• 1x Umbra Stalker
• 1x Visara the Dreadful

Land (2)

• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Underworld Connections

Artifact (6)

• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Fractured Powerstone
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Sundial of the Infinite
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Instant (1)

• 1x Vampiric TutorGC

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Sign in Blood

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Based on a list by l0rdofwar.

The deck operates on a few different axes. Sometimes, you cast Volrath early and smack people for massive general damage. Other times, you Entomb for a big fatty and reanimate it to beat face with. Still other times, you build up devotion on field and drain people to death with Gray Merchant of Asphodel.

A few touches of my own that I added include Void Maw and Infernal Tribute. One of the ways to truly go HAM with this deck is Whip of Erebos on Gary. Trouble is, Whip exiles what it reanimates; that's what makes it fair. But if you have a Void Maw on the board and kill Gary, you can exile it to Void Maw's replacement effect instead, letting you put it back in the grave to Whip out again. So, to do this we need a sac outlet, and while there are some obviously good ones (Ashnod's Altar, I'm looking at you here), I chose Infernal Tribute because a) it's one of my favorite cards, and b) just look at dat devotion!

Still making tweaks to this deck. (At the time of writing, I haven't even gotten a game in with it.)

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.62
Tokens	Harpy 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B
Based on	Volrath Whip l0rdofwar EDH