(Competitive 1v1 EDH MEREN) La Mama de la Muerte

Duel Commander* BG (Golgari) Combo Competitive Midrange Reanimator Rock

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Creature (30)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Deranged Hermit
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Liliana's Specter
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Mesmeric Fiend
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Primeval Titan
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Scryb Ranger
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Wood Elves

Artifact (2)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Skullclamp

Land (36)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 7x Forest
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Treetop Village
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Instant (10)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Tragic Slip

Commander (1)

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Blackmail
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Duress
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Hymn to Tourach
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Pattern of Rebirth
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Recurring Nightmare

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Maybeboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Vampire Hexmage

Land (1)

• 1x Dark Depths

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Maelstrom Pulse

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Quite classical Meren build, with some added spices !

• Faceless Butcher : I'm quite surprised not seeing him more often on lists, cause the potential of this one, especially in black-green, is gold. You know the trick right ? You sacrifice it with a insta-speed sacrifice outlet in response of his first trigger ? Now you see all those gods that are indestructible ? Eldrazis ? Well that guy's made for them, oh and if you need to recur etb effects to your advantage (saying, destroy multiple artifacts/enchants a turn without pernicious deed) he can help too ! Clever Butcher

• Shadowborn Demon : A big body with wings that can kill nearly anything upon arriving and that let you have a sacrifice outlet every turn, he's just so impressive at what he does that it replaced without hesitation the (quite useful enough) Shriekmaw.

• Liliana's Specter : Can come down turn 2, Flies, dies to a Skullclamp, looks like a Nazgull and is great in Multiplayer. Even if on the paper it sounds less effective than a Mindslicer or a Sadistic Hypnotist for the discard effect, the 3cmc price (that works really well with meren's ability) and his wings makes it just much more threatening overall, as it helps you getting to the 20 life total needed for Marit Lage to make you win out of nowhere.

• Scryb Ranger : Flash is great, flying is great (see above why), protection from blue can be super useful, and untap a creature ? With a Dryad Arbor (Invincible blocker at the cost of your landdrop) or a Elf team (Priest of Titania of course, but Fauna Shaman is a great option too), that can go nuts in seconds. (Turn 4 Tooth and Nail ? hmm utopist indeed, but not that difficult to do)

• Deranged Hermit : 5 bodies for 5 mana on etb, grant Meren experience points, is an elf and is every Rick and Morty's fan favorite ruler of the world when recurring nightmare and phyrexian altar are in the game. Great to come back from a board wipe and establish board presence. Well, you've never see squirrels that frightening (Expect maybe the Unearth + Squirrel nest combo) in years !

• Dark Depths / Thespian Stage / Vampire Hexmage combo : Flying 20/20 Indestructible is good, instant speed with crop rotation is better, and the fact that it makes the deck not relying only on graveyard or "Mike and Trike" to finish the game is just perfect. Can inspire fear and despair for your opponents as early as turn 3 with Urborg in hand.

PS : No SOTF even if I'd love to, as it's always and forever too pricy for me, and too close to the banlist edge. Not too much Fetchlands for budjet reasons, the same goes for original bi-lands, cavern of souls and so on... Just have to make it work, and it does quite well ! Peace

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Duel Commander legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.78
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Experience Token, Marit Lage, Plant 0/1 G, Squirrel 1/1 G
Folders	cool