Creature (38)
- 1x Beledros Witherbloom
- 1x Callous Bloodmage
- 1x Cavalier of Night
- 1x Clattering Augur
- 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
- 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
- 1x Deathrite Shaman
- 1x Druid of Purification
- 1x Dusk Legion Zealot
- 1x Ebondeath, Dracolich
- 1x Elvish Reclaimer
- 1x Elvish Visionary
- 1x Eternal Witness
- 1x Farhaven Elf
- 1x Fell Stinger
- 1x Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
- 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
- 1x Marsh Flitter
- 1x Morbid Opportunist
- 1x Ophiomancer
- 1x Outland Liberator Flip
- 1x Pitiless Plunderer
- 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
- 1x Prowling Geistcatcher
- 1x Rankle, Master of Pranks
- 1x Reassembling Skeleton
- 1x Reclamation Sage
- 1x Scute Swarm
- 1x Skullport Merchant
- 1x Springbloom Druid
- 1x Tireless Provisioner
- 1x Tireless Tracker
- 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
- 1x Valentin, Dean of the Vein Flip
- 1x Wall of Blossoms
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1x
Wood Elves
- 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Land (37)
- 1x Agadeem, the Undercrypt Flip
- 1x Ancient Tomb
- 1x Bala Ged Sanctuary Flip
- 1x Bojuka Bog
- 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1x Cabal Coffers
- 1x Command Tower
- 1x Darkbore Pathway Flip
- 1x Deathcap Glade
- 1x Fabled Passage
- 1x Field of the Dead
- 5x Forest
- 1x Hagra Broodpit Flip
- 1x Hostile Hostel Flip
- 1x Lair of the Hydra
- 1x Llanowar Wastes
- 1x Overgrown Tomb
- 1x Phyrexian Tower
- 1x Prismatic Vista
- 1x Snow-Covered Forest
- 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
- 5x Swamp
- 1x Thespian's Stage
- 1x Twilight Mire
- 1x Undergrowth Stadium
- 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1x Verdant Catacombs
- 1x Woodland Cemetery
- 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Enchantment (4)
Commander (1)
Sorcery (8)
- 1x Culling Ritual
- 1x Damnation
- 1x Demonic Tutor
- 1x Finale of Devastation
- 1x Green Sun's Zenith
- 1x Nature's Lore
- 1x Pest Infestation
- 1x Three Visits
Artifact (5)
Instant (5)
- 1x Assassin's Trophy
- 1x Beast Within
- 1x Chord of Calling
- 1x Deadly Dispute
- 1x Rise of the Dread Marn
Planeswalker (2)
Maybeboard
Creature (92)
- 1x Abhorrent Overlord
- 1x Allosaurus Shepherd
- 1x Apex Devastator
- 1x Archfiend of Depravity
- 1x Augur of Autumn
- 1x Avabruck Caretaker Flip
- 1x Avenger of Zendikar
- 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
- 1x Blood Artist
- 1x Bloodghast
- 1x Boneyard Lurker
- 1x Carth the Lion
- 1x Carven Caryatid
- 1x Caustic Caterpillar
- 1x Cemetery Prowler
- 1x Chevill, Bane of Monsters
- 1x Chittering Witch
- 1x Daemogoth Woe-Eater
- 1x Deathless Knight
- 1x Demon's Disciple
- 1x Dimir House Guard
- 1x Disciple of Bolas
- 1x Dockside Chef
- 1x Elderfang Disciple
- 1x Elvish Rejuvenator
- 1x Elvish Warmaster
- 1x End-Raze Forerunners
- 1x Endurance
- 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
- 1x Fiend Artisan
- 1x Gemrazer
- 1x Generous Patron
- 1x Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- 1x God-Eternal Bontu
- 1x Golgari Findbroker
- 1x Grave Titan
- 1x Gravelighter
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1x
Grim Haruspex
- 1x Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
- 1x Imperious Perfect
- 1x Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
- 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
- 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
- 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
- 1x Kura, the Boundless Sky
- 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
- 1x Lotus Cobra
- 1x Masked Admirers
- 1x Masked Vandal
- 1x Massacre Wurm
- 1x Miara, Thorn of the Glade
- 1x Migratory Greathorn
- 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- 1x Murderous Rider
- 1x Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
- 1x Nested Shambler
- 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer Flip
- 1x Nullmage Shepherd
- 1x Ohran Frostfang
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1x
Old Gnawbone
- 1x Opposition Agent
- 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
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1x
Painter's Servant
- 1x Plaguecrafter
- 1x Poison-Tip Archer
- 1x Priest of Titania
- 1x Putrid Goblin
- 1x Ramunap Excavator
- 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
- 1x Ravenous Squirrel
- 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
- 1x Relentless Dead
- 1x Ruthless Technomancer
- 1x Sarulf, Realm Eater
- 1x Sawtusk Demolisher
- 1x Scavenging Ooze
- 1x Shigeki, Jukai Visionary
- 1x Shriekmaw
- 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
- 1x Skemfar Avenger
- 1x Skyclave Shade
- 1x Smothering Abomination
- 1x Tergrid, God of Fright Flip
- 1x The Gitrog Monster
- 1x Timeless Witness
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1x
Titania, Protector of Argoth
- 1x Tovolar's Huntmaster Flip
- 1x Wirewood Hivemaster
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1x
Woe Strider
- 1x Wolverine Riders
- 1x Woodfall Primus
- 1x Zulaport Cutthroat
Enchantment (21)
- 1x Animate Dead
- 1x Arguel's Blood Fast Flip
- 1x Bastion of Remembrance
- 1x Binding the Old Gods
- 1x Bitterblossom
- 1x Compost
- 1x Cryptolith Rite
- 1x Deathreap Ritual
- 1x Dictate of Erebos
- 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
- 1x Earthcraft
- 1x Ghoulish Procession
- 1x Grim Feast
- 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc Flip
- 1x In Search of Greatness
- 1x Journey to Eternity Flip
- 1x Kenrith's Transformation
- 1x Phyrexian Arena
- 1x Retreat to Hagra
- 1x Revel in Riches
- 1x Squirrel Nest
Land (14)
- 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1x Gaea's Cradle
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1x
Glacial Chasm
- 1x High Market
- 1x Llanowar Wastes
- 1x Necroblossom Snarl
- 1x Nurturing Peatland
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1x
Strip Mine
- 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1x Turntimber, Serpentine Wood Flip
- 1x Vesuva
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1x
Wasteland
- 1x Westvale Abbey Flip
- 1x Woodland Chasm
Planeswalker (8)
Instant (16)
- 1x Abrupt Decay
- 1x Crop Rotation
- 1x Deadly Rollick
- 1x Force of Vigor
- 1x Heroic Intervention
- 1x Imp's Mischief
- 1x Malakir Rebirth Flip
- 1x Mausoleum Secrets
- 1x Plumb the Forbidden
- 1x Rushed Rebirth
- 1x Sprout Swarm
- 1x Sudden Spoiling
- 1x Veil of Summer
- 1x Village Rites
- 1x Wake the Dead
- 1x Windgrace's Judgment
Sorcery (16)
-
1x
Black Sun's Zenith
- 1x Casualties of War
- 1x Dig Up
- 1x Diregraf Rebirth
- 1x Eldritch Evolution
- 1x Grim Tutor
- 1x Inscription of Ruin
- 1x Life from the Loam
- 1x Maelstrom Pulse
- 1x Reanimate
- 1x Sylvan Scrying
- 1x Torment of Hailfire
- 1x Toxic Deluge
- 1x Traverse the Ulvenwald
- 1x Unearth
- 1x Wave of Vitriol
Artifact (10)
Suggestions
Updates Add
Decided to start a change log and this first one is going to be a doozy. I haven't edited this deck on here in awhile and I've made 32 changes in total - 16 cards in and 16 cards out. One of the main things I've been attempting is lowering the overall CMC of the deck which is still something I'm trying to do.
IN:
- Panharmonicon - With the amount of ETB type creatures this deck is running (21) this becomes a very powerful card.
- Traverse the Ulvenwald - I overlooked this card for a long time until I saw it in someone's build on here - wish I could give credit as it was an excellent build, but I can't remember who it was! Overall this deck loves land tutors, plus the creature tutoring isn't irrelevant either and this card isn't dead early game if I'm really starving for even a basic land = great card.
- Plaguecrafter - Fleshbag Marauder and Merciless Executioner have their flaws and this card does an excellent job of avoiding those flaws and always staying relevant.
- Living Wish - A recent add and one that's very playgroup dependant on if they allow wish cards and sideboards so I'm going to test it out. I created a 15 card sideboard mainly with different hate cards depending on who I'm playing but I may have to trim it to 10.
- Assassin's Trophy - Fairly straightforward. It's excellent cheap targeted removal.
- Izoni, Thousand-Eyed - Creates a swarm of black AND green tokens. Plus it comes with an affordable sac outlet ability that draws cards. Sign me up!
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded - I've toyed around with this one for awhile because it's a little bit playgroup dependant. Usually you're just tutoring combo pieces to win the game outright which somewhat casual playgroups don't like or the playgroup is very competitive so a 8CMC creature can be a bit expensive. Still using it though, but it could actually get the chop despite how powerful it can be.
- Zulaport Cutthroat - An extra Blood Artist except in multiplayer it hits everyone instead of targeting.
- Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet - I'm guessing everyone already knows how good this card is from other formats, but at 4CMC it helps provide grave hate and it generates tokens. Amazing card.
- Priest of Forgotten Gods - At 2CMC it's cheap, but really it's a later play card because you'll want some fodder down before you start using it. Overall though the effect is fantastic so it's a no-brainer inclusion.
- Midnight Reaper - Basically an extra Grim Haruspex except it loses you life, but this deck can have plenty of lifegain to compensate for that. Also it triggers off of itself unlike the Haruspex so at worst it's another Phyrexian Rager.
- Pitiless Plunderer - Provides decent ramp and triggers off of tokens which is a fantastic bonus. I keep considering adding Revel in Riches as an extra wincon because of this card.
- Golgari Findbroker - Just added this recently so I'm experimenting with it as an extra Eternal Witness which helps because this deck has moved away from grave recursion effects but sometimes I still want things back. I absolutely love the art which was a big reason for the addition. I also like to have around 3 4CMC creatures to help Birthing Pod. Currently the deck has 5 including the Findbroker, but Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet and Pitiless Plunderer are two that you want to stick around and won't be podding away. So the Findbroker helps keep it at 3 after losing Disciple of Bolas and Vulturous Aven.
- Krosan Grip - I kept talking myself out of this card because I already have spells and creatures that can destroy artifacts and enchantments, but it's still such a good card and the format has so many powerful enchantments and artifacts that it's never redundant. Added to that it also helps break up opposing combos.
- Mausoleum Secrets - A solid tutor and instant speed is nice. It is grave dependant, but a lot of the time I just need two creatures in there to grab Bitterblossom.
- Dusk Legion Zealot - It's a cheaper Phyrexian Rager so it's essentially an auto include in a deck that runs like this. Somehow I overlooked it so Rzepkanut deserves all the credit because I saw it in the excellent Mazirek Sac-Storm: The *Primer* of Life & Death build.
OUT:
- Acidic Slime - A decent card, but ultimately too expensive given the alternatives. I'll miss the ability to chew up lands but I can instead rely on Woodfall Primus if there is a land that I'm desperate to get rid off.
- Destructor Dragon - Saw this on Control_Train's Meren’s Thousand-Eyed Army [Primer] deck so I decided to try it out because this deck suffered from Torpor Orb. Ultimately though the card is too expensive and not as good in a non-reanimator build like that one.
- Sylvan Ranger - Just not good enough.
- Nissa, Voice of Zendikar - Really was only using it as a cheap token generator, but it was too easy to get rid of.
- Awakening Zone - Decent enough card that provides tokens and/or a bit of ramp. That said the fact that the tokens are colourless doesn't help Savra and the deck now contains better token generators and ramp cards.
- Mimic Vat - I'm still on the fence about this cut. I really enjoy the card as it synergizes well with all the ETB creatures and isn't prohibitively expensive. I figured Panharmonicon is simply better, but I'm still considering putting the vat back in.
- Liliana of the Veil - Good card, but the discard effect seems to run better if the deck is using more grave recursion, which it isn't. So she was cut.
- Liliana, Heretical Healer Flip - Similar story to the other Liliana.
- Champion of Stray Souls - I love this card I really do. It can have such an explosive effect with all the ETB creatures this deck has. That said it's just too damn expensive.
- Sprout Swarm - Was fun and interesting sometimes, but it could also just be totally dead and useless. Really it was just a way for me to add a few extra tokens at the end of my opponent's turn depending on how many untapped lands and creatures I had, but it never really did enough.
- Kokusho, the Evening Star - Powerful card but unfortunately suffered the same fate as some others in that it's much better when running more grave recursion.
- Deathreap Ritual - Decent card draw since it works at the end of the opponent's turn as well as on your own and this deck can generally make sure SOMETHING dies every turn. Even if it just means you're saccing a token in order to draw a card. That said there's sometimes where it's not doing anything and there's better card draw options in the deck like Midnight Reaper which is what I cut this card for. If I start playing more multiplayer I'll put it back in.
- Fleshbag Marauder - Always disliked the card because I hated the art on both prints. On the face of it the card synergizes really well with the deck, but in actuality it's fairly meh. Plaguecrafter is just flat out better and this card can be dead late game as I'll already have an engine requiring the opponent to sac creatures and targeted removal would be better. Early game it's better, but even then the opponent can often have something somewhat useless to throw away.
- Merciless Executioner - Exact same as Fleshbag Marauder.
- Vulturous Aven - I had a surprisingly tough time cutting this card. I really like using cards that are good in a deck and don't really see play elsewhere. It acted as a more expensive cantrip creature that the deck likes and drew 2 cards. It also played well with Birthing Pod. In the end though when I was trying to trim the CMC in the deck there were good 3CMC and 2CMC options so the vulture lost out.
- Disciple of Bolas - Very similar to the Vulture. Could be better than the vulture as it gained life and could draw more cards, but could also be worse. Given that this deck doesn't run quite enough powerful creatures ultimately the Disciple got cut.
Cards on the chopping block:
These are all cards I'm keeping on a list that I'm considering removing if something better comes along.
- Hornet Queen - Good card. Creates tokens and is very strong defensively. Flying deathouchers can be really effective for protecting yourself. That said the deck has better token producers and at 7CMC it might be too expensie for what it does.
- Gray Merchant of Asphodel - Good card, but better in grave recursion style decks - So it's on the block. That said I do like to have 3 5CMC creatures for Birthing Pod so I've kept it, but if something better comes along at 5 or if I experiment with running 2 I'll cut it.
- Living Wish - A very recent addition that I'm testing, but it is playgroup dependant so we'll see how that goes and in the end it might not even be good enough. So I'm considering it on the block even though I just added it.
This is my first change log and large post. I want to start getting into the community here as I've been using this site as a great resource for awhile now. Currently I'm working on doing a massive write-up for the entire deck so look out for that!
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| Date added | 9 years |
| Last updated | 2 years |
| Legality | This deck is Commander / EDH legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 18 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons |
| Cards | 100 |
| Avg. CMC | 3.05 |
| Tokens | Beast 3/3 G, Clue, Copy Clone, Day, Emblem Garruk, Cursed Huntsman, Food, Foretell, Fungus Beast 4/4 G, Goblin Rogue 1/1 B, Insect 1/1 BG, Insect 1/1 G, Night, Pest 1/1 BG, Snake 1/1 B, Treasure, Wolf 2/2 BG, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie Berserker 2/2 B |
| Folders | EDH |
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