Varina, Queen of the Dead

Commander / EDH Tribal Zombie

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Creature (29)

• 1x Boneknitter
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Dread Wanderer
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gisa and Geralf
• 1x Grave Defiler
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gravespawn Sovereign
• 1x Graveyard Marshal
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Noxious Ghoul
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Shepherd of Rot
• 1x Skinrender
• 1x Stronghold Assassin
• 1x Undead Gladiator
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Withered Wretch
• 1x Zombie Master

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 1x Liliana, Untouched By Death

Land (35)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Secluded Steppe
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Unholy Grotto
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Call to the Grave
• 1x Graf Harvest
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Oversold Cemetery
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rooftop Storm

Artifact (10)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

Instant (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Snuff Out

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Dark Salvation
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Syphon Flesh
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

Commander (1)

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Creature (26)

• 1x Angel of Sanctions
• 1x Aven Wind Guide
• 1x Champion of Wits
• 1x Coffin Queen
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Dreamstealer
• 1x Gloomdrifter
• 1x Gravedigger
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
• 1x Haunted Dead
• 1x Infernal Caretaker
• 1x Liliana's Elite
• 1x Mummy Paramount
• 1x Nantuko Husk
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Plaguebearer
• 1x Prized Amalgam
• 1x Putrid Imp
• 1x Risen Executioner
• 1x Scourge of Nel Toth
• 1x Soulless One
• 1x Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun
• 1x Tidehollow Sculler
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Wayward Servant

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Banishing Light
• 1x Curse of Disturbance
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Liliana's Mastery
• 1x Necromancer's Stockpile
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Tombstone Stairwell

Artifact (4)

• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Gift
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Obelisk of Urd

Instant (1)

• 1x Unexpectedly Absent

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Ghoulcaller's Chant
• 1x Kindred Dominance

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Varina Zombie Tribal

The main selling point of Varina vs other zombie tribal commanders such as Thraximundar , or Gisa and Geralf is her access to , which in turn gives her much better removal for both artifacts and enchantments. In addition to this, she has no need to run under powered self mill mill effects because her loot effect is so strong. Finally, she can be more aggressive with her life total since she can gain it right back with a single swing.

For this build, I opted not to run some of the more powerful cards like Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares, or any of the Oblivion ring effects in order to stay more on the 'Tribal' theme. However, they are better choices for this deck if you are willing to deviate slightly. In addition to these ommisions, there are also a few embalm card worth looking into such as Aven Wind Guide , Angel of Sanctions , Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun , Vizier of Many Faces , Champion of Wits , & Dreamstealer.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Exclude colors	RG
Splash colors	WU
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.12
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Morph 2/2 C, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Commander Ideas