Jarad's Circle of Life

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari)

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Creature (36)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Filth
• 1x Gamekeeper
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Grim Flayer
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Lord of Extinction
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mossbridge Troll
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Seedguide Ash
• 1x Sewer Nemesis
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Skullwinder
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Land (36)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Forest
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Strip Mine
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Oversold Cemetery

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Seasons Past
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Traverse the Ulvenwald
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Zombify

Artifact (7)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Grimoire of the Dead
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (3)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Putrefy

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Vampire Hexmage

Artifact (1)

• 1x Deathrender

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Regrowth

Instant (1)

• 1x Hatred

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Golgari doing what golgari does best - live, die, then live again.

• Ramp mana with tiny green elves who will sooner or later die (often by your own hands).
• Fill the yard with said tiny green elves and Stinkweed Imp, or just let the game go on and the yard will practically fill itself.
• Have fun with your creatures.
• Finish off the entire board with Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord + Lord of Extinction (or anything else twice with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed) if you haven't beaten everyone to death yet.

This deck relies on things dying, which is prevalent in EDH anyway, so board-wipes and removal usually leaves Jarad unphased, sometimes it's even beneficial because you can just sac your entire board with good conscience. Then bring everything back again.This deck is however weak against yardhate AND is a tempting target for other players who will rob your graveyard and library (which is why Traverse the Ulvenwald + Homeward Path is your friend).

This is a creature heavy deck, and I'd like to keep it that way because it's easier to bring them back from the grave and many things benefit from my mass grave. So please think twice before suggesting cards that are not creatures!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 4 Rares 23 - 2 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.97
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Copy Clone, Energy Reserve, Experience Token