Undying Draugrs

Commander / EDH Sacrifice UB (Dimir) Undying Zombie

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Creature (38)

• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Draugr Necromancer
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Foulmire Knight
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Geralf's Mindcrusher
• 1x Gisa and Geralf
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
• 1x Laboratory Drudge
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Noxious Ghoul
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Prized Amalgam
• 1x Profaner of the Dead
• 1x Risen Executioner
• 1x River Kelpie
• 1x Scourge of Nel Toth
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One *f-pre*
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Tergrid, God of Fright  ^Flip
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Tormod, the Desecrator
• 1x Unbreathing Horde
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Viscera Seer

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Frost Marsh
• 1x Frostwalk Bastion
• 1x Ice Tunnel
• 1x Port of Karfell
• 1x Salt Marsh
• 1x Shimmerdrift Vale
• 7x Snow-Covered Island
• 19x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Unholy Grotto

Instant (7)

• 1x Annul
• 1x Graven Lore
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Raise the Draugr
• 1x Stinging Study
• 1x Thermal Flux
• 1x Village Rites

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Blood on the Snow
• 1x Dead of Winter
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Disturbed Burial
• 1x Strategic Planning

Commander (1)

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance

Enchantment (5)

• 1x King Narfi's Betrayal
• 1x Necromancer's Stockpile
• 1x Rooftop Storm
• 1x Secrets of the Dead
• 1x Tortured Existence

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Untouched By Death

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Brief Overview

This Deck resolving around Narfi, Betrayer King tries to play many Zombies and Snow-Creatures to make use of the first ability of it's Commander. In the Mid-Game this Deck can play creatures like Risen Executioner or Scourge of Nel Toth directly from the graveyard or get them back via Risen Executioner or Disturbed Burial . To get some more benefits from playing cards from the graveyard cards like Laboratory Drudge or Tormod, the Desecrator are used to create Card-Draw or even more Zombies. Therefore my Commander won't return to the command zone frome the graveyard, because it costs less to play him from the graveyard and get some benefits from it while using his ability. Since I can play my creatures from the graveyard, cards like Fleshbag Marauder or Dead of Winter can be used as small Board-Wipes and get me some more action from my graveyard. Even cards like Sidisi, Undead Vizier or Profaner of the Dead with their exploit abilities can be of good use for this deck.

Main Strategy

The main Strategy of this deck is to get as many Zombies as possible either on the battlefield or into the graveyard. Afterwards this deck starts it's graveyard Shenanigans to recur the creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield and generate value, like Token or Card-Draw , from it. With the help of Cards like Rooftop Storm and Sacrifice - Outlets combos can be started resolving around Risen Executioner or Gravecrawler . These combos generate Tons of Value with the help of Cards like Plague Belcher , River Kelpie or Syr Konrad, the Grim and function as a kind of alternative Win-condition.

Rising from the Grave

I included cards like Risen Executioner , Gravecrawler , Havengul Lich , Liliana, Untouched By Death and Gisa and Geralf to be able to cast Zombies directle from my Graveyard. Furthermore cards like Sheoldred, Whispering One , Cryptbreaker , Necromancer's Stockpile and Tortured Existence allow me some other kind of recursion, which triggers not all desired effects but at least the Token generation of Tormod, the Desecrator and Desecrated Tomb as well as the ability of Syr Konrad, the Grim is still functioning. Nevertheless they can help the deck in dire situations and thus are essential for it.

Too much Zombies?

I think this Deck has currently too many creatures even though many of the creatures have some nice ETBs or LTBs and thus can function in a doubled function. I tried to mostly rely on Zombies, since I thought this would be more flavorful. Nethertheles I would gladly accept help, if you have any idea which creatures I could replace with better cards.

Potential additions

I have some card I think would fit in this deck, but I can't find a card to remove for them, so if you have any idea what I should take out, please tell me so in the comments.

• Rise of the Dread Marn could recreate my board after a Board-Wipe
• Undead Augur could deal even more damage for sacrificing my Zombies
• Liliana's Mastery another anthem effect for my Zombies
• Open the Graves creating even more Zombies
• Dreadhorde Invasion creating one big Zombie with lifelink

Summary

All in all this deck is a nice Zombie-Tribal deck with many Graveyard recursions which allow me to react to different Game situations. The fact that I included such a mass of creatures seems still a bit questionable to me, but it fits the theme somehow. I know that there are Commanders that seem to be a better fit for a Dimir-Zombie-Deck but the second ability of Narfi, Betrayer King fascinated me and thus this deck took form.

Date: May 3, 2021

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.34
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Copy Clone, On an Adventure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Commander