Zombies Beat You Black And Blue

Commander / EDH*

jbrackett239

Creature (27)

• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Dralnu, Lich Lord
• 1x Dread Slaver
• 1x Drunau Corpse Trawler
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
• 1x Lich Lord of Unx
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Possessed Skaab
• 1x Prized Amalgam
• 1x Raving Dead
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Shepherd of Rot
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Zombie Master

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Parallel Thoughts
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rooftop Storm

Land (36)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 7x Island
• 1x Meteor Crater
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Unholy Grotto
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Beacon of Tomorrows
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Enter the Infinite
• 1x Ghoulcaller's Chant
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Kindred Dominance
• 1x Rite of Replication

Commander (1)

Instant (13)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Dimir Charm
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Last Word
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Silumgar's Command
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Swan Song

Artifact (8)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Planar Bridge
• 1x Ring of Three Wishes
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Cabal Interrogator
• 1x Filth
• 1x Gempalm Polluter
• 1x Metallic Mimic
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Soulless One
• 1x Unbreathing Horde
• 1x Vedalken Ghoul

Instant (6)

• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Hideous End
• 1x Long-Term Plans
• 1x Second Sight
• 1x Trickbind
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x River's Grasp
• 1x Stolen Identity
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Oversold Cemetery

Land (7)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Watery Grave

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 1x Liliana Vess

Artifact (3)

• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth

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Maybeboard

Instant (18)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Broken Concentration
• 1x Cancel
• 1x Confirm Suspicions
• 1x Contradict
• 1x Controvert
• 1x Counterlash
• 1x Deprive
• 1x Desertion
• 1x Dig Through Time
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Dream's Grip
• 1x Feast or Famine
• 1x Forbid
• 1x Induce Paranoia
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Psychic Rebuttal
• 1x Reality Spasm

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 1x Bribery
• 1x Clone Legion
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Distant Memories
• 1x Doomfall
• 1x Extinction
• 1x Extortion
• 1x Fortuitous Find
• 1x Grasping Current
• 1x Grim Discovery
• 1x Library of Lat-Nam
• 1x Mind Sludge
• 1x Personal Tutor
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Saheeli's Artistry

Land (5)

• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Lotus Vale
• 1x Terminal Moraine
• 1x Vault of Whispers

Creature (12)

• 1x Ammit Eternal
• 1x Forgotten Creation
• 1x Ghastly Remains
• 1x Grave Defiler
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gravespawn Sovereign
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Jhessian Zombies
• 1x Moonglove Changeling
• 1x Nested Ghoul
• 1x Phenax, God of Deception
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Artifact (6)

• 1x Citanul Flute
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gem of Becoming
• 1x Planar Portal
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Tamiyo's Journal

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Lunar Force

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This is my first public deck I have built here. I set out to create a deck that could be played multiple ways in a casual setting. My group ranges from 3-6 players. I have included a large number of readily available cards in my maybe board and am open to all kinds of suggestions for cards, style, play tips, etc.

Win con #1 - Endless Loop Scarab God DestructionOmniscience + Enter the Infinite + Beacon of Tomorrows

Tutor up Omniscience and Enter the Infinite. Cast Omniscience and then Enter the Infinite. Put all creatures on the board and cast Beacon of Tomorrows which goes back to library. This should allow for two consecutive terms with 20+ damage per turn to every player as long as Scarab God is on the board. Bonus points if you kick Rite of Replication 5 times and for 5 additional Scarab Gods or use Strionic Resonator to duplicate the Scarab God effect.

Win Con #2 - Revel in Riches + Archetype of Finality

With Revel in Riches and creatures with Deathtouch, I should be able to prevent most players from attacking me and my attacks will only add counters. These counters can also be used to ramp up for Win Con #1.

Win Con #3 - Just beat everyone to death with zombies and stop board wipes.

I was sure to include a fair number of counterspells and reanimations to prevent board wipes and counters of my needed spells. Additionally, I have included a couple of non-zombie board wipes with liliana, death's majesty and Kindred Dominance. Those paired with Grave Betrayal can create quite the army of zombies for moving Scarab God into the battlefield.

Concerns:

Mana - Do I have enough land and mana rocks to sustain this deck?

Ramp - How fast can I get to Win Con #1? With Planar Bridge I can search and cast Omniscience for 8 of any mana.

Targeting - Do I have enough counterspells and deterrence from attacks to survive the possible 10 turns needed?

Fast Play - Am I too top heavy with mana requirement or can I effectively get cards on the battlefield?

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 5 Mythic Rares 49 - 18 Rares 19 - 11 Uncommons 10 - 5 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.83
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Treasure, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Wizard 1/1 UB