TSG

Commander / EDH* UB (Dimir)

LuPe2593

Land (36)

• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x High Market
• 9x Island
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tyrite Sanctum
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Maddening Cacophony
• 1x Fractured Sanity
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Bond of Insight
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms

Creature (16)

• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Duskmantle Guildmage
• 1x Manic Scribe
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Gleaming Overseer
• 1x Lich Lord of Unx
• 1x Vizier of the Scorpion
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Notion Thief
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Undead Alchemist
• 1x Eternal Skylord
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Necromaster Dragon
• 1x Noosegraf Mob

Instant (16)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Visions of Beyond
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Lazotep Plating
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Winds of Rebuke
• 1x Capsize
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Rise of the Dread Marn
• 1x Ancient Excavation *list*
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Grisly Spectacle
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Sublime Epiphany

Commander (1)

Artifact (16)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Folio of Fancies
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mindcrank
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Trading Post

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Training Grounds
• 1x Vanishing
• 1x Diplomatic Immunity
• 1x Memory Erosion
• 1x Mystic Redaction
• 1x Psychic Corrosion

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Maybeboard

Creature (46)

• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Merfolk Secretkeeper
• 1x Overwhelmed Apprentice
• 1x Boneknitter
• 1x Deranged Assistant
• 1x Dreamscape Artist
• 1x Hedron Crawler
• 1x Kaijin of the Vanishing Touch
• 1x Manakin
• 1x Nightscape Familiar
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gutless Ghoul
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Sedraxis Alchemist
• 1x Siren of the Silent Song
• 1x Stronghold Assassin
• 1x Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
• 1x Vesper Ghoul
• 1x Clever Impersonator
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dreamborn Muse
• 1x Fatestitcher
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vile Entomber
• 1x Wonder
• 1x Bone Miser
• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Dralnu, Lich Lord
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Stitcher Geralf
• 1x Eligeth, Crossroads Augur
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Wrexial, the Risen Deep
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Mindleech Mass
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Artifact (29)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Lotus Bloom
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Paradise Mantle
• 1x Darkwater Egg
• 1x Mana Cylix
• 1x Springleaf Drum
• 1x Thran Turbine
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Corrupted Grafstone
• 1x Doubling Cube
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Prophetic Prism
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Abandoned Sarcophagus
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Dimir Locket
• 1x Heartstone
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Victory Chimes
• 1x Worn Powerstone
• 1x Erratic Portal

Instant (15)

• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Turn Aside
• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Disallow
• 1x Rebuild
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Evacuation

Land (12)

• 1x Archway Commons
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Gateway Plaza
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Grixis Panorama
• 1x Ice Tunnel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Sorcery (25)

• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Careful Study
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Displacement Wave
• 1x Drain Power
• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Treasure Cruise
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Languish
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise
• 1x Awaken the Erstwhile
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Enter the God-Eternals
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Pore Over the Pages
• 1x Syphon Flesh
• 1x Command the Dreadhorde

Enchantment (18)

• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Vampiric Rites
• 1x Heartless Summoning
• 1x Necromancer's Stockpile
• 1x Steal Enchantment
• 1x Waste Not
• 1x Zombie Infestation
• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Blanket of Night
• 1x King Narfi's Betrayal
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Greed
• 1x Steal Artifact
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Grave Betrayal

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Gameplan

My goal with this deck is incremental table mill of the opponents to fill their graveyards for The Scarab God fuel. I went for mill cards that didn't mill too much at any given time to not draw too much hate. Things that mill from 1-5 at a time roughly. Then there are a couple explosive mill cards Fractured Sanity and a kicked Maddening Cacophony to finish off opponents late in the game.

Otherwise, I'm controlling the board with interaction to help me survive until mid-to-late game where The Scarab God will shine best. These cards will mainly be used for protection against me but can be used in other circumstances as well.

There are a couple combos here that may or may not induce salt but I wanted something that could end the game if I happen to have the pieces but I wouldn't necessarily be tutoring for or working towards these as my preferred Win Con would be The Scarab God value.

Win Con

Main one is The The Scarab God shenanigans. Secondary would be Rise of the Dark Realms . The other combos I would try to avoid tutoring for unless the game needs to end. I would like to draw into these combos rather than try to get them every game to keep things fresh and exciting rather than repetitive.

Combo 1

Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank + Bontu the Glorified / Crypt Ghast

If you activate Duskmantle Guildmage's first ability and then second ability when you have a Mindcrank out, they will put all the cards from their library into their graveyard and lose that much life. Alternatively, you only need to activate Duskmantle Guildmage 's first ability if you start the Mindcrank engine by using Bontu the Glorified or Crypt Ghast to induce life loss.

Combo 2

Altar of the Brood + Undead Alchemist + Altar of Dementia

Endless mill combo + Token creation. Have Altar of the Brood out, then cast Undead Alchemist to trigger brood and then hopefully it will keep on going. It will make many tokens if it does not mill out completely but using Altar of Dementia in addition to this can keep things moving forward. This would be more or less a last resort type combo as the exiling from Undead Alchemist opposes The Scarab God synergies.

Combo 3

Notion Thief + Windfall

Mystic Redaction + Windfall

Everyone discards their hand and draws an amount equal to the highest amount discarded. With Notion Thief this prevents them from drawing, leaving them with an empty hand. Even better, with Notion Thief you're drawing even more. Also having Mystic Redaction out would cause everyone to mill equal to my hand size so this interaction could be nice as well.

Edit: Notion Thief also works great with Geier Reach Sanitarium to draw 4, everyone discards 1, and no one gets to draw but me.

Other Possible Combos

Siren of the Silent Song

+ Springleaf Drum

Siren of the Silent Song + Springleaf Drum

+ Paradise Mantle

Paradise Mantle + Siren of the Silent Song

+ Fatestitcher

Fatestitcher + Siren of the Silent Song

+ Cryptbreaker

Cryptbreaker + Siren of the Silent Song

Tutor to Grave

ETBs

Erratic Portal + Vile Entomber

Tokens

Gisa and Geralf

Ghoulcaller Gisa + Stitcher Geralf

Mana Fixing // Lands in Play

Simulacrum Blink

Erratic Portal + Solemn Simulacrum

Dreamscape

Crucible of Worlds + Dreamscape Artist

Cards that fit flavor but couldn't find a space for:

1. Altar's Reap
2. Black Sun's Zenith
3. Coalition Relic
4. Mana Crypt
5. Mausoleum Secrets
6. Temple of the False God
7. Vile Entomber
8. Disciple of Bolas
9. Vizier of the Scorpion
10. Eternal Skylord
11. Abandoned Sarcophagus
12. Enter the God-Eternals

Cards that would be fun to play with but couldn't find a space for:

1. Blanket of Night
2. Bubbling Muck
3. Cabal Ritual
4. Springleaf Drum
5. Dark Ritual
6. Drain Power
7. Erratic Portal
8. High Tide
9. Victory Chimes
10. Mindleech Mass
11. Mystic Reflection
12. Vesper Ghoul
13. Reins of Power
14. Vanishing
15. Paradise Mantle
16. Mystic Remora
17. Ritual of the Machine

Cards that fit the gameplan or synergise well but were edged out. Maybe these are better than what I have?

1. Dreamborn Muse
2. Black Market
3. Mind Grind
4. Overwhelmed Apprentice
5. Wrexial, the Risen Deep
6. Buried Alive
7. Final Parting
8. Sidisi, Undead Vizier
9. Open the Graves
10. King Narfi's Betrayal
11. Waste Not
12. Consuming Aberration
13. Dread Summons

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Duskmantle Guildmage + Mindcrank Altar of the Brood + Undead Alchemist Notion Thief + Windfall Crucible of Worlds + Dreamscape Artist Siren of the Silent Song + Springleaf Drum Paradise Mantle + Siren of the Silent Song Fatestitcher + Siren of the Silent Song Cryptbreaker + Siren of the Silent Song Erratic Portal + Vile Entomber Ghoulcaller Gisa + Stitcher Geralf Erratic Portal + Solemn Simulacrum Mystic Redaction + Windfall
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.02
Tokens	Copy Clone, Foretell, Goat 0/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B, Zombie Berserker 2/2 B, Zombie Wizard 1/1 UB
Folders	Wants/Building Towards