Hapatra v8

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari)

Mako

Creature (24)

• 1x Ammit Eternal
• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Channeler Initiate
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Dusk Urchins
• 1x Festering Mummy
• 1x Fume Spitter
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x Midnight Banshee
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Obelisk Spider
• 1x Poison-Tip Archer
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Soul Snuffers
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Wickerbough Elder
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Flourishing Defenses
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Path of Discovery
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Sylvan Library

Land (36)

• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Geier Reach Sanitarium
• 1x Ifnir Deadlands
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 8x Snow-Covered Forest
• 7x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bag of Holding
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Dead of Winter
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Victimize

Instant (5)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Deathsprout
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Noxious Revival
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Grim Poppet

Artifact (2)

• 1x Codex Shredder
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern

Instant (3)

• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Grim Affliction
• 1x Rampage of the Clans

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Regrowth

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Leyline of the Void

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Finally did something play testing with the physical deck! Hooray! This deck is STRONK! Did admirably well in two casual games against damage-oriented decks, but really held is own vs a three-man pod against Reaper King (artifacts) and Muldrotha (Reanimator). I didn't win (due to an instant-win infinite combo by the Muldrotha player), but holy cow I underestimated this deck's resilience.

Notes 02/06/2020

I think the deck lacks more interaction with other specific deck archetypes (i.e. - Graveyard and artifact decks). It wasn't weak by any means, and still came back strong after a massive board wipe via Reaper King and Rite of Replication, but I feel I could have prevented things spiraling out of control a few times with more gy hate and mass removal. Lack of recursion was only an issue for my engine pieces. Opponent's caught on REAL FAST how strong Yawgmoth is with a few snakes and Hapatra out. Maybe a single extra piece of reanimation would help.

TL;DR notes:

• More Graveyard interaction. Possibly Leyline of the Void or Soul-Guide Lantern

• More mass removal. Bane of Progress or Rampage of the Clans

• A single card of recursion. Animate Dead, Codex Shredder, or Regrowth/Eternal Witness

I activated Yawgmoth a lot. Probably cost me close to 20 life altogether. two combat steps from an opponent would have killed me easily. Some sort of life gain like Essence Warden could be beneficial.

Overall, the biggest thing the deck is lacking is another way to put -1/-1 counters on target creature at instant speed as an activated ability to support Yawgmoth and act a backup when (not if) he's removed. Grim Poppet, Serrated Arrows, or Trigon of Corruption.

Notes 02/07/2020

After some consideration, the original card:Neccrotic Ooze package an earlier iteration of the deck had may be more viable than I thought. This issue lies in what can be swapped to compensate for the additions necessary. Also, there would need to be cards only usable with the Ooze that don't syngergize with the deck (i.e. Buried Alive or Entomb). I don't want this to be a graveyard-centric deck, but something that would allow me to generate more -1/-1 counters in crucial.

Necrotic Ooze Package

• Necrotic Ooze (Obviously)
• Buried Alive / Entomb (I don't think including both is necessary since there's exiting discard outlets)
• Grim Poppet (The original reason to run Necro-Ooze in this deck)

• Fauna Shaman (Helps with dumping toolbox creature in the yard and activating Archfiend of Ifnir

• Exiting Pieces (Activated Abilities)

  • Birds of Paradise
  • Devoted Druid
  • Channeler Initiate
  • Deathrite Shaman
  • Fume Spitter (Not Ideal, but it's there)
  • Sakura-Tribe Elder (Again, not ideal)
  • Ulvenwald Tracker
  • Wickerbough Elder
  • Yavimaya Elder
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

In a way, Necro-Ooze acts as recursion for all these creatures (specifically Yawgmoth who WILL get removed). That's certainly a plus. I honestly didn't realize how many activated abilities existed in the deck. Grim Poppet is bad on it's own, but when combined with Devoted Druid, it can clean house. The counters can also be put on my own creatures which is certainly a plus.

Changelog

02/07/2020

(These have not been implemented)

• Creakwood Liege --> Necrotic Ooze
• Harvest Season --> Buried Alive
• Puppeteer Clique --> Grim Poppet

• Cultivate --> Fauna Shaman

• Flourishing Defenses --> Rampage of the Clans (Gives us opposing bodies to put counters on)

• Worldly Tutor --> Soul-Guide Lantern

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.78
Tokens	Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Insect 1/1 B, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch, Spirit 1/1 C, Worm 1/1 BG
Based on	Hapatra v7 Mako EDH