Kathril, Abzan Nightmare

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk)

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Creature (42)

• 1x Aegis of the Gods
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Carnage Tyrant
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 1x Eradicator Valkyrie
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Faeburrow Elder
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
• 1x Karametra, God of Harvests *f-etch*
• 1x Leyline Prowler
• 1x Magus of the Disk
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mogis's Marauder
• 1x Necroplasm
• 1x Nethroi, Apex of Death
• 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Oketra the True
• 1x Questing Beast
• 1x Ramunap Excavator
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sigarda, Host of Herons
• 1x Steward of Valeron
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x The Gitrog Monster
• 1x Tymna the Weaver *f-etch*
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
• 1x Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Land (37)

• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Hall of the Bandit Lord
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Riftstone Portal
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 4x Snow-Covered Forest
• 3x Snow-Covered Plains
• 3x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Thriving Grove
• 1x Thriving Heath
• 1x Thriving Moor
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Commander (1)

Artifact (7)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Netherborn Altar
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Sol Ring

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Eerie Ultimatum
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Hour of Promise
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Death's Oasis
• 1x Greater Good

Instant (3)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Teferi's Protection

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Creature (15)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x God-Eternal Oketra
• 1x Gravebreaker Lamia
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Sewer Nemesis
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Skull Prophet
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Splinterfright
• 1x Tayam, Luminous Enigma
• 1x Wood Elves

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Skyshroud Claim

Land (1)

• 1x High Market

Instant (1)

• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Artifact (2)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Witchbane Orb

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This is version 1 of my Kathril beatdown/reanimator deck

The general strategy is to use various value generators (big draws, mills, and dredgers) to get value into the hand and graveyard, and then use big mana to play it or Kathril. You can either go wide with any number of midrange keyword heavy threats (Oketra, Odric, Sigarda, Vampire Nighthawk, 1-800-AREYOUFLAPPIN and so on) and they can be sacrificed by greater good, birthing pod, fiend artisan, and so on, and reanimated for a ton of value. Just as easily, if they are in the graveyard, a midgame drop of Kathril followed by mogis's marauder or lightning greaves can easily kill someone, and if the game ends up being a long one, a Necroplasm, a well timed Duneblast, or a Magus of the Disk with an indestructible counter on it can lock things down for everyone else.

Any combination of eerie ultimatum, living death, Kamahl heart of krosa, and mogis's marauder can easily turn into a win.

This deck runs many pod and tutor (both to hand and grave) effects to help get what you need when you need it.

Note: I am aware a zero basic land count + hermit druid = instantly dropping your entire library. I run basics on purpose because winning that quickly isn't popular in my playgroup.

There are also a number of directions this deck COULD go. With a few more doublers, and some landfallers, this is a perfectly serviceable big mana abzan landfall deck. I've chosen to focus more on the commander wanting keywords without making it simple keyword soup, so i havent pushed it so far in that direction.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	25 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.89
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Experience Token, Warrior 1/1 W w/ Vigilance, Zombie 2/2 B