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Commander / EDH Aristocrats BGW (Abzan, Junk) Reanimator Sacrifice Umori, the Collector

Captain_Michael64

Land (37)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 3x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Mill and Sac (7)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Daemogoth Woe-Eater
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
• 1x Underrealm Lich

Ping (7)

• 1x Assault Intercessor
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Scuttling Doom Engine
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Draw and Recursion (14)

• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Bishop of Rebirth
• 1x Circuit Mender
• 1x Colfenor, the Last Yew
• 1x Disciple of Freyalise  ^Flip
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth  ^Flip
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Teneb, the Harvester
• 1x Twinblade Assassins

Removal and Control (14)

• 1x Accursed Marauder
• 1x Anowon, the Ruin Sage
• 1x Argentum Masticore
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Cataclysmic Gearhulk
• 1x Cavalier of Night
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gaddock Teeg
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Silverback Elder
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Witch Enchanter  ^Flip

Wincon (4)

• 1x Bringer of the Last Gift
• 1x Decimator of the Provinces
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Surrak and Goreclaw

Token Generation (3)

• 1x Cemetery Protector
• 1x God-Eternal Oketra
• 1x Thragtusk

Commander (1)

Companion (1)

Ramp and Reduction (13)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Elvish Pioneer
• 1x Honest Rutstein
• 1x Karametra, God of Harvests
• 1x Lord of the Forsaken
• 1x Nylea, Keen-Eyed
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Skull Prophet
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie

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Sideboard

Companion (1)

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Maybeboard

Draw and Recursion (13)

• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Guardian Scalelord
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Kellan, Daring Traveler
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Priest of Fell Rites
• 1x Ravos, Soultender
• 1x Renegade Rallier
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Vengevine
• 1x Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant

Ramp and Reduction (4)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Cemetery Prowler
• 1x Rampant Rejuvenator
• 1x Wight of the Reliquary

Token Generation (4)

• 1x Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal  ^Flip
• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Sanguine Evangelist
• 1x Sifter of Skulls

Removal and Control (11)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Foundation Breaker
• 1x Haywire Mite
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
• 1x Savra, Queen of the Golgari
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Windborn Muse

Land (7)

• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Lush Portico
• 1x Shadowy Backstreet
• 1x Underground Mortuary
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Vault of Champions

Ping (2)

• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Suture Priest

Mill and Sac (9)

• 1x Aftermath Analyst
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Old Rutstein
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x The Necrobloom
• 1x Vorinclex  ^Flip
• 1x World Shaper

Creature Tutor (8)

• 1x Brutalizer Exarch
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Gravebreaker Lamia
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Vile Entomber
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

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Overview

This is an Abzan reanimation deck built around Umori's companion restriction: only having creatures and permanents in your deck. This deck focuses on pulling strong creatures out of the graveyard using Karador's ability, and using Umori and other creatures to reduce the cost of pulling those creatures out. Umori's 7 total cost to cast it (which can at least be split over 2 turns) can slow us down in the early game, but will significantly speed us up once it's out.

Game Plan

Bringer of the Last Gift and Decimator of the Provinces are our main wincons alongside Surrak and Goreclaw. Nylea, Keen-Eyed, Honest Rutstein, and Lord of the Forsaken let us get creatures out faster, which alongside draw engines like Beast Whisperer will allow us to either overrun our opponents with high-damage creatures, or ping our enemies to death with Blood Artist, Cruel Celebrant, Syr Konrad, the Grim, and Zulaport Cutthroat.

Stayin' Alive

There's a decent amount of removal for a creature-only deck, consisting of edict effects (Accursed Marauder, Anowon, the Ruin Sage, Fleshbag Marauder, Merciless Executioner), artifact and enchantment hate (Reclamation Sage, Silverback Elder, Witch Enchanter  ), and some targeted creature removal (Cavalier of Night, Ravenous Chupacabra). We also have Argentum Masticore and Ashen Rider for wide coverage. Alongside our white hate pieces of Gaddock Teeg, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Thalia and The Gitrog Monster, and Kambal, Consul of Allocation, we should be able to stave off lower power decks until we reach critical mass.

Filling the bin

There are some key early game creatures that will help us fill the graveyard. Satyr Wayfinder and Skull Prophet ramp and mill us, while Nyx Weaver and Underrealm Lich will mill us every turn. Currently this is the weakest part of the deck. Notably, my play group plays both a Nekusar, the Mindrazer wheel deck and a Phenax, God of Deception mill deck, so getting cards in the graveyard tends not to be an issue. In isolation, however, this deck is severely lacking in that aspect.

Upgrade Tree

Currently, I really like how the deck plays. It's very simple and straightforward, and while never having interaction on your opponent's turns can hurt really bad sometimes, the sorcery-speed removal that this deck runs usually makes up for that. However, this deck still has some very notable problems. Consistency is a big issue. Even though it can be really, really fun to magically draw into the right pieces, it's unfortunately not a reliable gameplan. Three things are needed: better dual lands to ensure I get to play the game; more mill pieces to quickly and reliably fill my graveyard; and a suite of creature tutors to insure I have the answers I need to end the game or keep someone else from ending it. The next upgrades would be to buy some useful early game mill pieces in Stitcher's Supplier, Aftermath Analyst, and Old Rutstein, as well some late game mill pieces in World Shaper and Doom Whisperer. There are a decent amount of creature tutors in green and black, but the ones that would work best for this deck are Fauna Shaman, Fiend Artisan, Gravebreaker Lamia, Vile Entomber, and Protean Hulk. Extra money could be spent on the Bond lands (Bountiful Promenade, Undergrowth Stadium, Vault of Champions) and the Surveil lands (Lush Portico, Shadowy Backstreet, Underground Mortuary) to fix the mana base. Outside of consistency, this deck can struggle to end games. Even if I have a strong board state, I usually have to rely on Blood Artist plus Cataclysmic Gearhulk to kill one or two players, or Surrak and Goreclaw plus some big surprise threats to finish weak opponents off. If I don't have those, I usually end up durdling until someone inevitably pulls off a combo or hits me with their voltron threat. Finally, this deck does very little against spellslinger decks especially, since I can't do anything on their turns to stop them from suddenly popping off. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and Kambal, Consul of Allocation are really my only outs, and I won't always draw them.

Play Experience

I've had a blast playing this deck in my playgroup, and it always comes out at least once every game night. The combination of getting to play big stupid creatures as well as never having to hold up instant speed removal on my opponent's turns means I don't have to think or plan nearly as much as I do with my other decks. It's also nice for my playgroup because it's very obvious what I'll be doing every game, but I never take the game over quickly, which has left me in an advantageous final two many, many times. The deck-building restriction also provides a ton of enjoyment, since there's plenty of interesting creatures to work with. It also takes space away from the auto-include ramp and mana rocks that I play in every other deck and gives it back to the unique core of the deck.

Conclusion

Overall, this is one of my most enjoyable decks to bring to my game nights. This deck can be built at a wide range of power levels and budgets and still provide a unique play experience, and while it won't always take over games, it'll always do at least something interesting. This is the deck that I give newcomers to try out first thanks to the straightforward gameplan, while still being a deck I pull out when I'm really looking for a sweaty win. I highly encourage others to try out a Karador or Umori deck, and see for themselves how diverse and colorful the build can be. Thanks for reading!

Date added	1 year
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 1 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.17
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Harpy 1/1 B, Human 1/1 W, Zombie Warrior 4/4 B
Folders	Decks, thoughts