Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis Combo

Commander / EDH* BG (Golgari) Combo Infinite Combo

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Land (36)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 3x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Lotus Field
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Slippery Karst
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Creature (25)

• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Glowspore Shaman
• 1x Gorging Vulture
• 1x Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Korozda Guildmage
• 1x Necrotic Ooze
• 1x Phyrexian Devourer
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Street Wraith
• 1x Turntimber Sower
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wood Elves

Artifact (8)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Fungal Sprouting
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Morbid Curiosity
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Saproling Migration
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Winding Way

Instant (10)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Carrion
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Grapple with the Past
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Not of this World
• 1x Price of Fame
• 1x Realms Uncharted
• 1x Slaughter Pact

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Carnival of Souls
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Saproling Cluster
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Zombie Infestation

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This is a combo deck centered on rushing out Hogaak and abusing his stats and cmc. It's still pretty new, so definitely feel free to suggest things.

Tips for anyone who wants to play this deck Show

• Turn 1 Hogaak is entirely possible with Zombie Infestation , which is one of the best cards in the deck.

• The generic Razaketh tutor line is Buried Alive ( Necrotic Ooze , Phyrexian Devourer , Walking Ballista ) -> Reanimate ( Necrotic Ooze ).

• If your deck doesn't have enough cmc to ping everyone down, you can pull Korazda Guildmage -> Phyrexian Altar , sac Hogaak to make saps, convoke him back, and recast him. With infinite mana and creatures, you can then tutor for Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord , who can sac creatures for damage.

• Make sure to keep Not of This World in hand when possible, it's a really good card for our deck.

• There are many other combos (Hogaak + Greater Good + Zombie Infestation , (Hogaak + Grafted Exoskeleton , Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord + Phyrexian Devourer , etc.) There are also several combos that have been cut for deck size.

• Your goal is always casting Hogaak by turn 3. Later is fine, but you really want him out ASAP, since the deck is built around him.

• Dryad Arbor is a Forest, meaning it's very fetchable, and it can convoke our commander.

• Hogaak's delve procs Desecrated Tomb .

• This deck would happily run Sacrifice and Soldevi Adnate if they were on MTGO, but they're not.

• Speaking of MTGO, if you're playing there, make sure you set Hogaak to go to your graveyard rather than command zone each game to evade commander tax.

• If you want to make this deck more casual, add slower cards that show off the deck's themes like Ghoulcaller Gisa and Monkey Cage . If you want to make it stronger, add more tutors and interaction.

The deck is set at a casual+ level. It's not competitive, but it will pubstomp a table that is slow/goofy/budget. It's also a bit of a tricky deck to pilot since you need to figure out which combo is best in your situation and there are quite a few of them.

Credit to Hogaak: My Favorite (Infinite) Combo Deck for help and inspiration.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.83
Tokens	0/1 B Token Creature Insect, Bat 1/1 B, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	cool decks