A Golgari Midrange deck with a slight reanimation theme. I generally don't like to play the first game with tons of destruction, hence only 2 Putrefy main boarded, but then the second and third games I throw in the proper amount of destruction spells to handle my opponent.
<><><><><>Reanimation Cards<><><><><>
Whip of Erebos-Does the reanimated, and the lifelink can help regain life and prolong the game from potentially slow starts to more aggro decks.
Abhorrent Overlord-Best thing to reanimate usually. Usually produces 5 harpies.
Ashen Rider- Exiles something when he's reanimated. Useful for taking out Gods and land.
Lord of the Void
- Very fun card to reanimate that swings for 7 in the air and then lets you handpick a creature from your a hefty portion of your opponent's deck.
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Lotleth Troll- Tough to get rid of, gets big quick, throws cards in the graveyard. He's perfect.
Commune with the Gods- Fills graveyard, let's you find Lotleth Troll and Whip of Erebos.
Grisly Salvage- Fills graveyard. Helps you keep 2 land hands, while searching for Lotleth Troll.
<><><><><>Ramp<><><><><>
Elvish Mystic-Standard ramp
Sylvan Caryatid- Helps fix color screw early game. Only have one main boarded because I only own one.
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Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord- He can get pretty big, especially mid-game. His sacrifice ability shines after you reanimate and swing with a creature.
Nemesis of Mortals
- A 5/5 for 2 Green is always welcome, especially when it can become a 10/10 extremely quickly.
Dreg Mangler
- A 3 drop with haste for 3/3 is solid by itself. I'll play him about half the times I see him, and he makes a good blocker because he's very useful in the graveyard as well.
Deadbridge Goliath- Chose this over Reaper of the Wilds because of its scavenge. I'd hate to see a Reaper of the Wilds end up in the graveyard, but this guy is super powerful, on the field or in the graveyard.
<><><><><>Other Spells<><><><><>
Abrupt Decay- Awesome destruction card that I would have more main boarded if I had them.
Putrefy- Because main boarding some destruction is good.
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Control
+1x Deadbridge Chant, +4x Golgari Charm-2x Putrefy, 3x Elvish Mystic
The idea here is to focus a little more on the reanimation aspect with
Deadbridge Chant
, as it keeps creatures coming back to the battlefield. Golgari Charm is a star against control since it effectively counters Golgari Charm while also taking care of Detention Sphere, and sometimes Assemble the Legion. Putrefy can come out because control runs low amount of creatures, and the creatures they do run can bypass this. Elvish Mystic doesn't serve much purpose as it usually disappears with the board wipes, and doesn't accelerate the game too much. All the other creatures could be reanimated, or are resilient to removal (Lotleth Troll).
Mono-Blue Devotion+1x Gaze of Granite, +2 Putrefy, +2 Golgari Charm-1x Whip of Erebos, -2x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, -2x (anything you feel like won't help).Gaze of Granite for 3 or 2 hits a lot of the big devotion suppliers while also sparing most of our things (Lotleth Troll) regenerate himself, so he's okay. The additional Putrefy gets rid of Master of Waves, as does Golgari Charm. Jarad can come out because he's not a staple to the deck.
Mono-Black Devotion
+1x Gaze of Granite, +4
Dark Betrayal
, +3 Golgari Charm-2x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, -2x Putrefy, -4x (your choice).
Dark Betrayal
obvious reasons, Gaze of Granite has already been explained. Golgari Charm is useful to take out their Whip of Erebos and Underworld Connections.
Note: I usually sideboard some destruction in our out based on how creature heavy their deck is, with Mono-Green devotion getting the most and control getting the least. Try to take out cards that aren't absolute staples and try to match the tempo of your opponent, which means Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord comes out quite a bit.
