Meren and the Drain Train

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Cruel Control Reanimator Toolbox

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Creature (37)

• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Thrashing Brontodon
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Acolyte of Affliction
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Mindslicer
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Cavalier of Night
• 1x Cavalier of Thorns
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One

Land (36)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 11x Forest
• 1x High Market
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Living Death

Instant (4)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Force of Vigor

Commander (1)

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Vampiric Rites
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Dictate of Erebos

Artifact (6)

• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Birthing Pod

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Moldervine Reclamation

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Kodama's Reach

Instant (1)

• 1x Abrupt Decay

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Here is a Meren of Clan Nel Toth deck that I have been working on. I've done a lot of reading up on Meren and decided that I wanted to go for an attrition gameplan with a slower, more casual lifedrain win condition. This means that I will be using cards like Plaguecrafter, Caustic Caterpillar, and Vindictive Lich to wear down my opponents, then ending the game by repeatedly looping cards like Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Kokusho, the Evening Star, and Mindslicer.

The deck focuses on using sacrifice as an advantage engine. Ideally we can establish a board in the early game that has creatures that sacrifice themselves or a sacrifice outlet, then bring out Meren to immediately get some experience counters. Once creatures are in the graveyard we can start getting that second cast value from them.

If you have any suggestions, let me know!

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Notable Exclusions

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.25
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Experience Token, Zombie 2/2 B