Savra, Commander of Death

Commander / EDH

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Creature (31)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Doomgape
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Glissa, the Traitor *oversized*
• 1x Grave-Shell Scarab
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Marrow Chomper
• 1x Melira, Sylvok Outcast
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Pharika, God of Affliction
• 1x Reaper of the Wilds
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Skullmulcher
• 1x Thoughtpicker Witch
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Garruk Relentless  ^Flip
• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (37)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Ebon Stronghold
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 8x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x High Market
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Pattern of Rebirth
• 1x Pernicious Deed

Artifact (7)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Helm of Possession
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (5)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Victimize

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (15)

• 1x Ant Queen
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Dawntreader Elk
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Fallen Angel
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Korozda Guildmage
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Mortician Beetle
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Soul of Innistrad
• 1x Spore Frog

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Deathreap Ritual

Artifact (1)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar

Instant (2)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Barter in Blood
• 1x Creeping Renaissance
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Reprocess
• 1x Tooth and Nail

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After purchasing The Mimeoplasm pre-con Commander deck, I was thrilled with the game type I'd heard of, but had never been able to play. Luckily, I entered college, and a bunch of people I met ended up playing (and loving!) Magic, including the Commander format. This is a deck I've been working on for years now, and it is an insanely fun, insanely powerful deck, if a bit slower than some people might like.

It's certainly not always going to win, and how it should win a game varies based on your playgroup. Because of Savra's abilities, I've scoured the game for some of the best cards I could find to compliment her suicide-black tendencies, stapled together with ability to create HUGE life-gain leaps. This list is what I'm currently running as of the release of Magic 2015, and the list has changed many times over the past 3 years. This deck is my baby, for anyone who enjoys the black/green Golgari-inspired interactions, the Commander format, or Magic in general, I hope you give this deck a shot. It's fun, manageable, and contains some really fun interactions.

A quick warning, though. Counterspells hurt, but you've got a lot of fuel in this deck to keep moving. However, you will find that once you have your rhythm, very few decks will be able to stop you once they realize they can't play their creatures without wasting their mana. This can easily make Savra hated out of games quickly, so be sure to try to capitalize on sacrificing creatures when you MUST, rather than just to dick someone over.

Furthermore, when it comes down to it, there's enough synergy and fatties that the deck doesn't NEED Savra to win, but it makes things a lot easier.

Hope you find something useful in the list!

Date added	12 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 3 Mythic Rares 38 - 10 Rares 17 - 8 Uncommons 11 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.16
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Enchantment Snake 1/1 BG, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Human 2/2 G, Insect 1/1 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Saproling 1/1 G, Vampire 2/2 B, Wolf 1/1 B, Wolf 2/2 G, Worm 1/1 BG, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH Decks