Snek 2.0

Commander / EDH* BG (Golgari) Control Counters Tokens

Hsowlalrym

Minus (11)

• 1x Ammit Eternal
• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Carnifex Demon
• 1x Channeler Initiate
• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Grim Affliction
• 1x Grim Poppet
• 1x Midnight Banshee
• 1x Skinrender
• 1x Wickerbough Elder

Wincon (8)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Death Cloud
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Necrotic Ooze
• 1x Quillspike
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Tutor (5)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Draw (4)

• 1x Dusk Urchins
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Skullclamp

Sacrifice (2)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist

Land (31)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 10x Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Other (8)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Driven / Despair
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Removal (6)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Tragic Slip

Ramp (4)

• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Sol Ring

Sweep (2)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Decree of Pain

Commander (1)

Recursion (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Victimize

Minus Synergy (5)

• 1x Flourishing Defenses
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Obelisk Spider
• 1x Vhati il-Dal

Utility Land (5)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x High Market
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

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Maybeboard

Other (25)

• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x From Beyond
• 1x Harbinger of Night
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Lockjaw Snapper
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Nullmage Shepherd
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Phyrexian Hydra
• 1x Plaguemaw Beast
• 1x Seshiro the Anointed
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Viridian Longbow
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Witherscale Wurm

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Overall Strategy

Abusing -1/-1 counters for constant removal and token generation

-1/-1 Counter Generation and Synergies

Generation Show

Mass distribution: Carnifex Demon, Midnight Banshee, Soul Snuffers, Black Sun's Zenith, Contagion Engine

Proliferate: Contagion Clasp, Contagion Engine, Grim Affliction

Self: Ammit Eternal, Channeler Initiate, Grim Poppet, Wickerbough Elder

Targeted: Blowfly Infestation, Skinrender

Synergies Show

Vhati il-Dal can kill almost any creature, as long as that creature has a -1/-1 counter on it. This gets around indestructible creatures.

Necroskitter probably my most favorite card in the deck, not only are creatures oftenly killed with -1/-1 counters already on them, but they may return under your control.

Wickerbough Elder: : Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Grim Poppet allows you to milk more -1/-1 counter triggers. The 7cmc is quite hefty, but you can get around this with Necrotic Ooze or reanimation.

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, Flourishing Defenses, Nest of Scarabs are all forms of token generation which require -1/-1 counters

Token Generation and Synergy

Generation Show

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons, Flourishing Defenses, Nest of Scarabs, Parallel Lives

All of these, except Parallel Lives, require -1/-1 counters to generate a token

Token Synergies Show

Using mass -1/-1 counter distribution, if at least 1 of the 3 main generators are on the board, you will net a slightly higher amount of tokens assuming there any other creatures on the board. If there happens to be at least 2 of the 4 listed generators, you will at least double the amount of tokens already on board.

You can abuse the death of the 1/1 tokens with Dictate of Erebos, Zulaport Cutthroat, or Blood Artist

If you have a decent amount of tokens Sadistic Hypnotist becomes as disgusting card, allowing you to discard multiple opponent's hands.

Ashnod's Altar allows you to generate a large amount of mana for whatever you need in your hand through sacrificing tokens that were easily generated

Cryptolith Rite essentially turns all of your creatures into mana dorks, so your deathtouch snakes can now also tap for mana of any color.

Dread Return's flashback is almost free

Westvale Abbey   is treated as an emergency button, but sacrificing tokens isn't as difficult

Chord of Calling allows you to rip any creature out of the deck at instant speed. X = tokens to tap.

Driven / Despair is a new and powerful card here, where having a massive amount of creatures will generate a good amount of advantage or take down opponent's hands.

Advantage

Draw Show

Deathreap Ritual, Dusk Urchins, Necropotence, Phyrexian Arena, Skullclamp, Driven / Despair

Necropotence and Phyrexian Arena keeps your hand filled continuously

Skullclamp and Driven / Despair require multiple tokens on board to be effective, but oftenly generate a massive amount of cards

In a full turn of 4 players, Deathreap Ritual draws minimum 1, average 2 or 3, maximum 4 cards

Dusk Urchins generates its own -1/-1 counters, draws minimum 1 card, and potentially however much you spend on Black Sun's Zenith. It typically stays for 1 or 2 turns, then dies drawing 2 or 3 cards.

Tutor Show

Chord of Calling, Crop Rotation, Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor

Chord of Calling can be paid for through all of the tokens generated. It usually wants to grab Craterhoof Behemoth or Necrotic Ooze to win, or answers such as Wickerbough Elder or Skinrender.

Crop Rotation grabs mainly Bojuka Bog or Cabal Coffers.

Demonic Tutor and Vampiric Tutor are staple tutors, here they grab Blowfly Infestation for a simple win.

Recursion Show

Eternal Witness, Regrowth

If the first Torment of Hailfire or Triumph of the Hordes wasn't enough

Reanimation Show

Reanimate, Animate Dead, Dread Return, Victimize, Necromancy, Puppeteer Clique

The reanimation spells usually bring back the larger, more impactful creatures such as

Carnifex Demon for mass -1/-1 distributionNecrotic Ooze, Craterhoof Behemoth to take over the game

The graveyards of opponents are always an option if there happen to be better targets to fit the situation

Win Conditions

Tokens Show

Simply overwhelm opponents with tokens

Beastmaster Ascension

Craterhoof Behemoth

Triumph of the Hordes

Kamahl, Fist of Krosa using his Overrun

Resources Show

These require a decent amount of mana to pull off.

We can generate mana easily through Ashnod's Altar or Cryptolith Rite with our tokens Crypt Ghast and/or Cabal Coffers for a massive amount of black mana

Death Cloud removes everyone's land base, creatures and hand. Swing away with the remaining creatures, or keep them under constant control with Sadistic Hypnotist

Torment of Hailfire requires a huge amount of mana, generally over X=20

Kamahl, Fist of Krosa turning opponent's lands into 1/1 creatures, where you just slap -1/-1 counters all over

Other Show

Blowfly Infestation + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons + (Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, Obelisk Spider ) = Infinite tokens, death triggers, -1/-1 counters

Necrotic Ooze can act as a Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, or Sadistic Hypnotist.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.23
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Insect 1/1 B, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch