Meren Makin' Mana

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Casual Ramp Reanimator

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Creature (33)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Catacomb Sifter
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Darkheart Sliver
• 1x Dawntreader Elk
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Pharika's Mender
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Reaper of the Wilds
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sapling of Colfenor
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Slum Reaper
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sylvok Replica
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Vulturous Zombie
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Gaze of Granite
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x From Beyond
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Perilous Forays
• 1x Pernicious Deed

Artifact (5)

• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spawning Pit *list*
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 13x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x High Market
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Instant (2)

• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Putrefy

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vraska the Unseen

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Enchantment (1)

• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (1)

• 1x Planar Bridge

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All Life succumbs to the gnawing ravages of time, succumbs to death. Death, in turn, gives way to new life. We fall, we perish, we return to the soil. And from the soil, life springs anew. And it is Meren's guiding hand that eases you through this process.

My Meren deck loves to focus on growth. Ramp, ramp, ramp, feed the soil and grow the trees. It's designed around a more casual playgroup, so I love using that leeway to focus on ramping to a rediculous degree. Cultivate, Rampant Growth, Kodama's Reach, Groth Spasm, Primal Growth, and more, just from the sorceries. Where it really gets growing is when you land your Sakura-Tribe Elder or Yavimaya Elder.

I don't use much one-shot recursion. There aren't many mandatory creatures requiring an entire deck spot just for a single use revival spell. Mostly I just rely on Meren, or possibly Sheoldred. Rise of the Dark Realms also deserves a mention, though it usually ends up as a wincon by itself.

For the most part, however, the deck likes its small creatures. Caustic Caterpillar and Sylvok Replica keep the non-creature threats at bay, while Fleshbag Marauder, Merciless Executioner, and Slum Reaper are the three cogs that keep the field safe and untrodden. Eldrazi spawn tokens play a big role in giving Meren her experience counters, and they work amazingly with Grave Pact, Dictate of Erebos, and Butcher of Malakir.

The final win either comes through attrition, or Tooth and Nail fetching your Mike&Trike combo for an instant game. The only groans come when Tooth and Nail are in your opening hand and you can ramp to in on turn 4-5. Not the friendliest thing to do in a casual deck.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	WUR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.05
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elephant 3-3 G, Experience Token, Plant 0/1 G