Nethroi Reanimator of Monsters

Commander / EDH BGW (Abzan, Junk)

Nolachis

Creature (32)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Body Snatcher
• 1x Boneyard Lurker
• 1x Breaker of Armies
• 1x Deathcap Cultivator
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Elves of Deep Shadow
• 1x End-Raze Forerunners
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Gemrazer
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Krosan Restorer
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Migratory Greathorn
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity
• 1x Necropanther
• 1x Old Stickfingers
• 1x Phantom Nishoba
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Skull Prophet
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
• 1x Wall of Roots
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Artifact (4)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Conduit of Worlds
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring

Land (32)

• 1x Brushland
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 7x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 2x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Tranquil Garden
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Instant (11)

• 1x Abzan Charm
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Despark
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Hostile Negotiations
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mythos of Nethroi
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Gather the Pack
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Legions to Ashes
• 1x Persist
• 1x Pest Infestation
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Death's Oasis
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Hunting Grounds
• 1x Up the Beanstalk

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Dread Defiler

Artifact (1)

• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Maybeboard

Creature (20)

• 1x Activated Sleeper
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Auspicious Starrix
• 1x Beledros Witherbloom
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Cavern Whisperer
• 1x Chittering Harvester
• 1x Dirge Bat
• 1x Floriferous Vinewall
• 1x Gamekeeper
• 1x Garruk's Horde
• 1x Glory
• 1x Glowstone Recluse
• 1x Huntmaster Liger
• 1x Insatiable Hemophage
• 1x Mindleecher
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Vulpikeet
• 1x Xathrid Demon

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Eerie Ultimatum
• 1x Hour of Promise
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Necrogen Mists

Instant (3)

• 1x Despark
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Putrefy

Land (2)

• 1x Nantuko Monastery
• 1x Shefet Dunes

Artifact (1)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel

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The goal is to fill the graveyard with some of Magic's biggest creatures and then recur them over and over again. Nethroi's mutate is a big slow mechanic, so this deck is more casual, but the joy of having a hoard of big baddies is worth it. Probably lots more room to optimize this also, but this was made from mostly cards I had or were cheap to buy.

With Entomb and Animate Dead, you could have a Woodfall Primus, Breaker of Armies, or Torgaar, Famine Incarnate on turn 2 or 3 to keep the other players busy. Meanwhile, fill the graveyard with more big creatures while you ramp.

Once you've hit the point of Nethroi's first mutate on turn 6-7, you should be able to recur some big monsters. If your opponents boardwipe, you'll have also recurred enough ramp creatures like Solemn Simulacrum or Sakura Tribe Elder to make casting Nethroi again on the next turn no problem.

Things to consider:

• If you Mutate on top of a 0/0 creature like Phantom Nishoba, you can make Nethroi a 12/12 with trample for big commander damage
• Commander games can be quick, so include plenty of removal to slow down everyone else (especially creatures with removal abilities you can recur)
• Likewise, add hasty creatures to speed up your attacks
• Creatures like Breaker of Armies are helpful to get around chump blocking if you don't have tramplers
• Massacre Wurm is a useful boardwipe, other creatures like that could be considered

Possible win cons:

• Torgaar can do 20 damage to any target when he enters the battlefield
• If you have enough big creatures in your graveyard, Dread Defiler can do big damage
• Big commander damage from Nethroi stacking him on 0/0 creatures
• I'm sure you could throw gray merchant in this deck and it would do well

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 2 Rares 28 - 1 Uncommons 13 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.25
Tokens	Energy Reserve, Pest 1/1 BG