Dead who Don't Die

Standard*

ALX

Creature (37)

• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 2x Banisher Priest
• 4x Basilica Screecher
• 3x Cartel Aristocrat
• 2x Corpse Hauler
• 2x Imposing Sovereign
• 4x Nyxborn Shieldmate
• 4x Sightless Brawler
• 4x Syndic of Tithes
• 3x Thrill-Kill Assassin
• 4x Underworld Coinsmith
• 4x Xathrid Necromancer

Land (22)

• 11x Plains
• 11x Swamp

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Immortal Servitude

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Agent of Erebos
• 4x Grim Guardian
• 3x Herald of Torment

Enchantment (4)

• 2x Banishing Light
• 2x Blind Obedience

Instant (1)

• 1x Deicide

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Extinguish All Hope

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Maybeboard

Creature (53)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 4x Agent of the Fates
• 4x Akroan Skyguard
• 2x Bloodcrazed Hoplite
• 1x Boros Elite
• 4x Brain Maggot
• 2x Burnished Hart
• 1x Champion of Stray Souls
• 1x Eater of Hope
• 1x Favored Hoplite
• 3x Gnarled Scarhide
• 1x Gnawing Zombie
• 1x Hero of Iroas
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 2x Hopeful Eidolon
• 1x Leonin Iconoclast
• 1x Nighthowler
• 4x Nyx-Fleece Ram
• 3x Odunos River Trawler
• 1x Phalanx Leader
• 2x Setessan Battle Priest
• 1x Slum Reaper
• 2x Soulmender
• 1x Tenacious Dead
• 2x Tethmos high Priest
• 1x Thrill-Kill Assassin
• 1x Tormented Hero
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 2x Wight of Precinct Six

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 2x Dictate of Erebos
• 4x Ethereal Armor
• 2x Gift of Immortality
• 2x Grave Betrayal

Artifact (1)

• 1x Strionic Resonator

Instant (11)

• 1x Ajani's Presence
• 2x Gods Willing
• 1x Grim Return
• 2x Orzhov Charm
• 1x Pharika's Cure
• 3x Reprisal
• 1x Vile Rebirth

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Exploiting the Underworld's Revolving Doors.

The idea is to gain Life while chipping away at my opponent's Life through Extort and Underworld Coinsmith

Xathrid Necromancer means that as human creatures die they build an army of 2/2 zombies which maintains blockers, attackers and Sac fodder for Cartel Aristocrat who gains protection in order to attack without being blocked and/or block without dying.

Creatures can be brought back via Corpse Hauler / Athreos, God of Passage and since almost all the creatures are 2 drops they can all be brought back at once for only 5mana with Immortal Servitude

The Sideboard allows me to switch Humans for Enchantments (eg. Blind Obedience replaces Imposing Sovereign) and then replace Xathrid Necromancer with Grim Guardian to hit Constellation triggers and Extort at the same time.

I can also board in Extinguish All Hope if my opponent is not running Enchantments and replace Immortal Servitude with Debt to the Deathless for an alt Win Con.

Advice is appreciated, this is still an early development, I'm not sure how many of each of the cards to have and what to put in the sideboard.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 7 - 7 Rares 16 - 4 Uncommons 14 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.11
Tokens	Zombie 2/2 B