Welcome to the Grismold Family Vacation!

Commander / EDH Aristocrats BG (Golgari) Budget Counters Sacrifice Tokens Voltron

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Sac Outlets (14)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Emrakul's Evangel
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Fallen Ideal
• 1x Phyrexian Plaguelord
• 1x Plaguemaw Beast
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Village Rites

Ramp (11)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Moss Diamond
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Resilience

Buffs (7)

• 1x Animation Module
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Fallen Ideal
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Sadistic Glee
• 1x Snake Umbra
• 1x Spider Umbra

Protection (4)

• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Snake Umbra
• 1x Spider Umbra
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Field of Ruin
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 12x Forest
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x High Market
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Necroblossom Snarl
• 1x Skemfar Elderhall
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Wasteland

Draw (11)

• 1x Clackbridge Troll
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Moldervine Reclamation
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Snake Umbra
• 1x Village Rites

Removal (10)

• 1x Engineered Plague
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Illness in the Ranks
• 1x Naturalize
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Unravel the Aether
• 1x Virulent Plague

Boardwipes (2)

• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Massacre Wurm

Commander (1)

Bring A Friend (12)

• 1x Blisterpod
• 1x Brood Monitor
• 1x Carrier Thrall
• 1x Catacomb Sifter
• 1x Clackbridge Troll
• 1x Dread Drone
• 1x Eyeless Watcher
• 1x Growth Spasm
• 1x Kozilek's Predator
• 1x Nest Invader
• 1x Scion Summoner
• 1x Slaughter Specialist

Token Generators (11)

• 1x Animation Module
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Emrakul's Evangel
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x From Beyond
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
• 1x Second Harvest
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Vile Redeemer

Recursion (1)

• 1x Haunted Crossroads

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Other (11)

• 1x Chatterfang, Squirrel General
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Dowsing Dagger  ^Flip
• 1x Dying Wish
• 1x Ezuri's Predation
• 1x Hunted Troll
• 1x Revitalizing Repast  ^Flip
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Spawning Bed
• 1x Tendershoot Dryad
• 1x Verdant Force

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Introduction

I love playing the Golgari color pair. I love to sacrifice things for value. Grismold, the Dreadsower, or as I like to think of him, Clark W. Grismold, gives me a chance to do what I like.

Here's my take on Grismold, the Dreadsower. Yeah, he gives other players tokens, but gets bigger when token creatures die. And he doesn't care who the tokens belong to. Grizzy is great because he makes the tokens needed to fuel his triggered ability. But I need to accelerate the process so Grizzy gets bigger, faster.

Bring Friends

The first thing I needed to do was make more tokens than just those Grizzy creates at the end of my turn. Casting creatures like Catacomb Sifter, Dread Drone, Eyeless Watcher, and Nest Invader come with a creature token alongside. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder's trigger is great for creating more sacrifice fodder. From Beyond and Awakening Zone are great, too.

Sacrifice

Clark Grismold's friends tend to suffer when he's around. Same holds true in this deck. The only reason I want these creatures to bring these friends around is so they can die to Grizzy. Most of the tokens that are created in this deck can already sacrifice themselves for mana without having to tap, so they can readily assist Grizzy. I love these because they provide more ramp for the deck along with fueling the deck's strategy. If I don't need to use them for mana, I have other great sac outlets that give value. Evolutionary Leap lets me dig for another creature, hopefully one that brings friends with it. Phyrexian Plaguelord is great for removal. Emrakul's Evangel can exchange nontoken creatures for token creatures that help Grizzy more. Fallen Ideal is great for helping push Grizzy over the top.

Nadier, Agent of Duskenel is like Cousin Eddie to Clark Grismold here. The two basically feed off of each other.

Killing the Other Tokens

Although I'm mostly focused on being able to sacrifice my own tokens to buff up Grismold, I'd also like to take out the tokens he gives to other players. Engineered Plague, Pestilence, Golgari Charm, and Thorn Mammoth do this nicely. I've added Virulent Plague and Illness in the Ranks. Although they will kill my mana producing Eldrazi, they are good for ensuring that I have tokens dying all the time, and are very useful against other token decks.

Finishing Touches

The deck has one combo in it: Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Grismold, the Dreadsower will make Grizzy infinitely huge.

Top Ranked	Achieved #32 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #15 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aristocrats 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	1 month
Key combos	Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Grismold, the Dreadsower
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 0 Rares 31 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.91
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Horror 3/2 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Goat 0/1 W, Human 1/1 W, Myr 1/1 C, Plant 0/1 G, Plant 1/1 G, Servo 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 C, Thrull 1/1 B, Treasure, Zombie Army 0/0 B
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