This is a control deck.

Recur sacrifice effects with Meren of Clan Nel Toth to command the board.

The end-game is to dominate with Geth, Lord of the Vault, Butcher of Malakir or Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet.

I enjoy making decks myself, from scratch - to me, it's part of the game. I'm the type of player that won't copy other peoples' decks (netdecking).

According to /tg/, this deck is probably a 6/10. I'm sure if infinite combos and more expensive cards were added I could get it to 7/10. I haven't looked at other peoples' Meren of Clan Nel Toth decks, and wouldn't be surprised if people have made CEDH 9/10 and 10/10 decks with her. I'm not that good, and that's not my playgroup :)

My playgroup has a house rule for no infinite combos, so this deck doesn't have any (if there are any, they weren't purposely put in). Additionally, my playgroup likes to play sidegraded and upgraded pre-cons, which is about my personal skill level anyways, so that's the type of environment this deck (and my other decks) is meant to play in. It's not a CEDH deck and I'm not a CEDH player.

Meren of Clan Nel Toth is probably the most boring card in the deck. She's kind of like a sidegrade from Sheoldred, Whispering One, except she's cheaper, her effect isn't as good, and she has green. Green is the color of land ramp and at three mana less than Sheoldred, Meren can definitely help ramp with cards like Diligent Farmhand and Sakura-Tribe Elder.

Meren of Clan Nel Toth revives creatures. It's important to remember that even if her experience counters are less than the mana cost of a creature in the graveyard, the creature still gets returned to the hand. It's also important to remember that the cleanup phase, which includes the part where players discard cards from their hands, comes after Meren's ability. It's also important to remember that if Meren dies, the player still keeps the experience counters.

That's right, Geth, Lord of the Vault gets his own panel, because he's secretly the star of this deck.

Originally, I wanted to build a deck around Geth, Lord of the Vault, but didn't want to spend mono-black $$$. It would definitely be possible, but many of the mono-black staples like Cabal Coffers and Nirkana Revenant are dozens of dollars. This deck is great because it lets Geth, Lord of the Vault hit the board most games, while also having green and doing other things (and it was much easier on my wallet!).

Yes, there are only 33 lands. A mulligan to get 2+ lands might be needed, but the deck has many ways to ramp out more, so I budgeted the other seven card slots to burst-draw effects like Sign in Blood and Harmonize. The deck runs better the more mana it has, which leads me to the other panel topic: the MANA CURVE. As of this writing, it's 3.09. It's not actually 3.09, as there are a few cards with in their mana costs, but tappedout is also counting the dual-card as a cost of , when it's actually , so whatever. I've been trying to keep the mana curves of my decks below three lately, and this deck nearly gets there.
- Fierce Empath (in collection) - Forced March (in collection) - Rune-Scarred Demon (in collection) - Should probably swap in for Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet as it's a 6/6 vs 5/5, has flying and has immediate value.
1 Awakening Zone 1 Banewhip Punisher 1 Buried Alive 1 Butcher of Malakir 1 Caustic Caterpillar 1 Dawntreader Elk 1 Deathreap Ritual 1 Demon's Disciple 1 Diligent Farmhand 1 Eldritch Evolution 1 Elves of Deep Shadow 1 Elvish Mystic 1 Elvish Rejuvenator 1 Evolutionary Leap 1 Final Parting 1 Find // Finality 1 Fleshbag Marauder 1 Gaze of Granite

1 Golgari Rot Farm 1 Golgari Signet

1 Gravebreaker Lamia

1 Grim Haruspex 1 Growth Spasm 1 Gutter Grime 1 Harmonize 1 Harvester of Souls 1 Jarad's Orders 1 Jungle Hollow 1 Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet 1 Kodama's Reach 1 Kozilek's Predator 1 Lightning Greaves

1 Llanowar Wastes 1 Massacre Girl 1 Merciless Executioner 1 Meren of Clan Nel Toth 1 Mimic Vat 1 Moldervine Reclamation 1 Nest Invader 1 Night Incarnate 1 Night's Whisper 1 Oashra Cultivator

1 Pawn of Ulamog 1 Pernicious Deed 1 Plaguecrafter 1 Primal Growth 1 Rampant Growth 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Shadowborn Demon 1 Shriekmaw 1 Skullclamp 1 Smothering Abomination 1 Sol Ring 1 Spore Frog 1 Strionic Resonator

1 Sylvan Scrying 1 Tainted Wood 1 Talisman of Resilience 1 Temple of Malady 1 Temple of the False God 1 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Village Rites 1 Yavimaya Elder 1 Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

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Date added 4 years
Last updated 3 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

5 - 0 Mythic Rares

23 - 0 Rares

23 - 0 Uncommons

26 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.09
Tokens Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Experience Token, Morph 2/2 C, Ooze X/X G, Vampire */* B, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders Casual Custom Decks
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