Animate Abdel cedh *primer*

Commander / EDH Combo Competitive Exile Infinite Combo Necropotence Primer Reanimator Sacrifice Tokens WB (Orzhov)

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Instant (24)

• 1x Abolish
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Lethal Scheme
• 1x Slaughter Pact
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Demystify
• 1x Dispatch
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Isolate
• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Rebuff the Wicked
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Dawn Charm
• 1x Disenchant
• 1x Illumination
• 1x Vanishing Verse
• 1x Warping Wail
• 1x Withering Boon
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Cruel Tutor
• 1x Grim Tutor

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Land (28)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 6x Plains
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Silent Clearing
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x War Room
• 1x Windswept Heath

Creature (16)

• 1x Solitude
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Cauldron Familiar
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Deep Gnome Terramancer
• 1x Drannith Magistrate
• 1x Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat
• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Opposition Agent

Commanders (2)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mishra's Bauble
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Tormod's Crypt
• 1x Urza's Bauble
• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Altar

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Creature (2)

• 1x Heliod's Pilgrim
• 1x Moon-Blessed Cleric

Instant (1)

• 1x Ad Nauseam

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Cruel Tutor
• 1x Grim Tutor

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Aura of Silence

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This is my first attempt at a cedh deck, any advice would be appreciated!

Turn 1 Win

5 card win: Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt, Phyrexian Tower, Zulaport Cutthroat, Animate Dead

Cast Jeweled Lotus, tap and sac it for 3 White.

Cast Mana Crypt, tap for 2.

Cast Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward and target your Mana Crypt to exile it beneath Abdel.

Play Phyrexian Tower and sacrifice Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward for 2 black mana.

Tap the recently re-entered Mana Crypt for 2.

Cast Zulaport Cutthroat.

Cast Animate Dead targeting Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward in the graveyard. The only required target for his ETB is Animate Dead. Once you target it, Animate Dead removes itself, causing your commander to die and Zulaport Cutthroat to ping all opponents. When Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward dies, Animate Dead re-enters and targets Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward again. This loop continues until everyone is dead.

6 card win: Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt, Mox Opal/Swamp, Animate Dead, Culling the Weak, Zulaport Cutthroat

Cast Jeweled Lotus.

Cast Mana Crypt, tap for 2.

Cast/Play Mox Opal/Swamp, tap for Black.

Sacrifice Jeweled Lotus for 3 White.

Cast Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward using the J Lo and colorless floating mana.

Cast Culling the Weak, saccing Abdel.

Cast Zulaport Cutthroat.

Cast Animate Dead targeting Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward in the graveyard. The only required target for his ETB is Animate Dead. Once you target it, Animate Dead removes itself, causing your commander to die and Zulaport Cutthroat to ping all opponents. When Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward dies, Animate Dead re-enters and targets Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward again. This loop continues until everyone is dead.

7 card win(1 flexible card, 2 mana or less source providing a black mana):

Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Mox Opal/Swamp/Talisman of Hierarchy/Orzhov Signet, Culling the Weak, Zulaport Cutthroat, Animate Dead/Necromancy(requires a Swamp or Mox Opal for black mana).

Your first turn:

Cast Mana Cryptand tap for 2.

Cast Mana Vault, tap for 3.

Cast/Play Swamp/Mox Opal/Talisman of Hierarchy/Orzhov Signet and tap to achieve 1 black mana.

Cast Jeweled Lotus, tap and sac for 3 White mana.

Cast Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward while making sure not to spend your black mana.

Cast Culling the Weak to sac your commander for 4 black mana.

Cast Zulaport Cutthroat.

Cast Animate Dead targeting Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward in the graveyard. The only required target for his ETB is Animate Dead. Once you target it, Animate Dead removes itself, causing your commander to die and Zulaport Cutthroat to ping all opponents. When Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward dies, Animate Dead re-enters and targets Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward again. This loop continues until everyone is dead.

Turn 2 Win

Opening Hand:

Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt, Swamp/Mox Opal, Culling the Weak, Animate Dead

Cast Jeweled Lotus

Cast Mana Crypt, tap for 2.

Cast/Play Mox Opal/Swamp, tap for Black.

Tap and sac Jeweled Lotus for 3 White.

Cast Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward.

Cast Culling the Weak targeting Abdel.

Cast Animate Dead targeting Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward in the graveyard. Targetting at least Animate Dead with Abdel's etb, use the flicker loop as many times as needed to generate enough tokens to swing for lethal on turn 2.

The goal is to just use Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward as a Worldgorger Dragon in the command zone. The background allows you to put Abdel in the yard so you can hit him with Animate Dead or Necromancy. You select any number of target permanents you control while leaving Cruel Celebrant, Zulaport Cutthroat, and/or Corpse Knight on the field to get game ending triggers. Make sure you flicker your Animate Dead or Necromancy so Abdel dies and everything re-enters, and retargeting Abdel with your reanimating enchantment to continue the loop.

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	1.56
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Treasure
Folders	EDH Decks