So I have been toying around with a few zombies I have and not sure where to go.I do want this for the "casual night magic" at the lgs but I would love to take it to anything "real" just for fun because why not.
I do like goblins and merfolk decks but they really are not my tribe. Been a fan of zombies ever since I started mtg really.
Not sure if I should take ideas from goblins and merfolk like vial, port, wasteland, Lords and that sort.
I do need cavern's for sure, wasteland is not good as most zombies I chose are 1 and multiblack so I would have to have urborg to make port and wasteland usable to cast stuff.But if I use vial then it don't matter, I really want to use rituals for speed but consistency against counter magic vial with cavern should be a must.
But dropping in 3 carnophage t1 is just sweet but like anything a fow means I'm done for. Now on to cards
Creatures I am interested in usingCarnophageCorpse HarvesterGeralf's MessengerGravecrawlerGurmag AnglerMaggot CarrierSangrophageShepherd of Rot
If I do use rits dark and culling are my top picks, I don't have any other fow user at the lgs so I think I can get away with a ritual build for the time being.
Removal in the form of edict effects and dismember.
Discard I don't really have room for but can be good to have, but then again at my lgs removal is almost non existent to the point of laughing your way out of the store.
I ha e been toying with draw in the form of sign in blood, nights whisper and alters reap.
And my creature curve is picked so low so I can use unearth, if it's useless I draw.
Reasons for creatures
I love the good 1drop zombies, I almost want maggot carrier over gravecrawler because it causes life lose on entering.But repeatability the crawler is by far the best for the long game.
Maybe maggot can go.
The phages because the most damage for the cost, life loss is a thing but I hope I do more damage before it matters.
Corpse harvester is fantastic, any zombie and a land for the payment of a creature that I can recure or it just comes back(messenger).
The fish because it's a big beatstick
Shepard of rot is really my endgame, I love that card because it reminds me of old pestilence which is another card I really found interesting.
I have it as a 1 of in the idea but tendrils of agony, it gives life back, takes life and works with all the rits and such.
But if I go vial its useless and I need a different way to get life back from the phages and Shepard.
I really want to make this a strong contender but it will never be "t2" unless we get a zombie recruiter and a 2/2 haste for 1.
I have gone through almost every zombie in the cmc top of 3 and these are the ones I really like.Only 3drop I like is messenger and I'm not a huge fan of the Lord's, I want to drop creatures, get some beats in and finish with SoR.
I do have 1 big issue and that's a lot of 2 cmc spells which can lead to bad opening hands and reliant on rits to do anything.
Not sure on numbers at this point or which direction to go to plan the deck.Just tossing around the idea and decided to ask for opinions on the subject.
