Grimgrin, Combo-Swarm-Swine

Commander / EDH Combo Infinite Combo Multiplayer UB (Dimir) Zombie

MrHighscore

Creature (29)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Helldozer
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Risen Executioner
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Zombie Master

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 2x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Unholy Grotto
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Call to the Grave
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rooftop Storm

Artifact (13)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Crystal Chimes
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (2)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Recall
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

Commander (1)

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Artifact (1)

• 1x Arena of the Ancients

Instant (1)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift

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Zombies tribal with 3 win conditions, in order of priority:

• Combo (see below)
• Zombie swarm (all hail our Zombie overlords)
• Grimgrin commander damage

I have chosen zombies because I like the masters, and master-impersonaters:

• Zombie Master
• Diregraf Captain
• Death Baron
• Undead Warchief
• Lord of the Undead
• Cemetery Reaper
• Risen Executioner
• Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• Adaptive Automaton

Unfortunately there are not enough zombie masters to go nova, like you can with the sliver tribe.

Combo pieces

• Gravecrawler + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Rooftop Storm : Infinite commander damage
• Diregraf Captain + Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm : Infinite damage to target opponent
• Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Vengeful Dead : Infinite damage to each opponent
• Cloudstone Curio + Geralf's Messenger + Rooftop Storm + any other zombie: Infinite damage to target player
• Cloudstone Curio + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Rooftop Storm + any other zombie: Infinite life drain from each player
• Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Rite of Replication : 60+ damage to each opponent and a lot of life.
• Diregraf Captain + Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar : Infinite damage to target opponent
• Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + Vengeful Dead : Infinite damage to each opponent
• Ashnod's Altar + Grave Titan + Nim Deathmantle : infinite colourless mana / infinite zombies
• Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion : Infinite targeted damage
• Cauldron of Souls + Triskelion : Weak once a turn combo for 1 damage + other to the graveyard triggers.

Highlights and synergies

• 5 decent tutors for combo pieces: Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Increasing Ambition, Liliana Vess, and Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• recursion for Rooftop Storm: Recall and Crystal Chimes
• A lot of forced opponent sacrifices sort of mitigates missing spot removal
• Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Cauldron of Souls : non-combo sacrifices are less painful. Also best friends with enters/leaves the battlefield triggers, of which there are many in the deck.
• Glen Elendra Archmage + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed : counters anything but creatures
• Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth + Zombie Master : unblockable army
• Thespian's Stage and Vesuva can both copy Cabal Coffers (or something less exciting, need be)
• Akroma's Memorial: Is a craftsman's Sword of Vengeance for all creatures with equip: 0
• Entomb: Fetches Gravecrawler
• When Gravecrawler is exiled I can fall back to Relentless Dead, Risen Executioner, Reassembling Skeleton or even Havengul Lich.

Known weaknesses

• Zero spot removal (what should I replace? and with what?)
• No equipment for Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (what should I replace? and with what?)

I would like suggestions on how to improve the power level of the deck towards competitive levels, and how to mitigate the weaknesses.

Please +1 Upvote if you like the deck!

Top Ranked	Achieved #7 position overall 9 years ago
Date added	9 years
Last updated	1 year
Key combos	Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion Diregraf Captain + Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar Ashnod's Altar + Grave Titan + Nim Deathmantle Glen Elendra Archmage + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Gravecrawler + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Rooftop Storm Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Rite of Replication Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Vengeful Dead Cloudstone Curio + Gray Merchant of Asphodel + Rooftop Storm Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + Vengeful Dead Cloudstone Curio + Geralf's Messenger + Rooftop Storm Cauldron of Souls + Triskelion
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 0 Mythic Rares 54 - 0 Rares 10 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.10
Tokens	Copy Clone, Zombie 2/2 B
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