What is Death?

Commander / EDH*

NateKun

Creature (9)

• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Kederekt Leviathan
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Sun Titan

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Liliana of the Veil
• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (36)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Bazaar of Baghdad
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Strands of Night

Artifact (3)

• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (26)

• 1x Absorb
• 1x Ad Nauseam
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Esper Charm
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Miscalculation
• 1x Momentary Blink
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Orim's Chant
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Skeletal Scrying
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Careful Study
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wrath of God

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Meddling Mage

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Veil

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Recurring Nightmare
• 1x Treachery

Artifact (4)

• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice

Instant (6)

• 1x Delay
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Mindbreak Trap
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Thirst for Knowledge
• 1x Time Stop

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Personal Tutor
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Sign in Blood

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The goal for this deck is to control the field with board wipes and counters, while using card draw, tutors, and reanimate to play large creatures quickly and inexpensively. You use up a lot of life with this deck, and so Oloro works well with life gain and drawing. I also threw in a little infinite combo with life gain just for fun Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond ...

Strategy: Basically, first put creatures in your graveyard through discarding, buried alive, entomb, so on. Remember that discarding, even from overdraw, can efficiently be used to your advantage!

While doing this, load your hand up with reanimate cards through tutoring, and with card draw: Isochron Scepter + Vampiric Tutor and Ad Nauseam, Lim-Dul's Vault, and so on work well.

Then chain together cards like Animate Dead + Sun Titan , Dance of the Dead + Sun Titan , Necromancy + Sun Titan , and other reanimate, to flood the field and survive all the board wipes this deck has.

Finally, simply keep the other players under your control with board wipes, and counterspells. There are free spells like Pact of Negation and Force of Will (if you have blue in hand), and combining Isochron Scepter + Mana Drain is amazing. Also, spells like Momentary Blink work well with Sun Titan, or Isochron Scepter.

Please UpVote if you like this deck, and leave any comments on card suggestions, hidden combos, etcetera!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond Necromancy + Sun Titan Isochron Scepter + Vampiric Tutor Animate Dead + Sun Titan Isochron Scepter + Mana Drain
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 1 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.33
Folders	EDH, edh