Meren's Crypt of Candy

Commander / EDH Aristocrats BG (Golgari) Reanimator Sacrifice

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Creature (40)

• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Blisterpod
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Sling-Gang Lieutenant
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Land (35)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 10x Forest
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x High Market
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Victimize

Instant (2)

• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Songs of the Damned

Commander (1)

Artifact (9)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Aspect of Mongoose
• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Out of the Tombs

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Creature (3)

• 1x Cankerbloom
• 1x Compy Swarm
• 1x Haywire Mite

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Lich-Knights' Conquest
• 1x Rise of the Witch-king
• 1x Squirming Emergence

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Fecundity

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When I got this deck, I thought I was just going to loot it for its treasures. Which I did. But before that I playtested it green and the synergies Meren of Clan Nel Toth can provide are amazingly excellent. Her every turn creature recursion lets you use your graveyard as a second hand. Even with some of her power cards removed, I still gave her a go adding in some larger creatures and focusing on graveyard size/graveyard recursion.

So far she is quite fun to play and mean to play against.

My second update to this deck focused more on creatures with mean or useful etb effects to get more bang for my buck. This involved removing some of the less optimized creatures or spells that can be replaced by creatures. Ideally, having half the deck creatures can let me pull whatever I ability I need out of the graveyard that turn. Sadly, this would be horrible against a enemy Rise of the Dark Realms or a graveyard exile. Tis fate eh?

Suggestions are welcome. I plan on making this deck the meanest deck on the street. It's so mean that Meren can't sit in my box with my other decks. She lures other decks into her crypt with candy. It doesn't end well.

General win conditions are to out stax your opponents and drain them dry with Gray Merchant of Asphodel, swarm to death with Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest and Hornet Queen, or cheat out hidden game enders like It That Betrays.

Infinite win conditions are propelled by the infinite sac engine Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + any creature that spawns 2+ tokens when it enters.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	5 months
Key combos	Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 20 - 0 Rares 32 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.98
Tokens	Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Elephant 3-3 G, Experience Token, Goblin 1/1 R, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Inspiration material, Commander, Commander