Consider Your Options

Commander / EDH Infinite Combo Midrange Mono-Black Multiplayer Reanimator

KrossWinter

Creature (21)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Grim Poppet
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Hedonist's Trove
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Fortuitous Find
• 1x Infernal Offering
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Morbid Curiosity
• 1x Praetor's Grasp
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Yahenni's Expertise

Land (35)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x High Market
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 24x Swamp
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Erratic Portal
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Oblivion Stone
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (5)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Silence the Believers
• 1x Wretched Confluence

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Creature (3)

• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Maga, Traitor to Mortals
• 1x Relentless Dead

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This is my Gonti deck, which actually hauls its weight pretty well. It runs the traditional Gonti-schtick of 'your win cons are mine', but it also runs a suite of utility creatures that can push the game my way.

I call the deck 'Consider Your Options' because of the nature of Gonti's trigger in a multiplayer game. You have to evaluate the not only the board, but your opponent's decks as well. You need to anticipate what their deck is and how it runs, what answers they may have, and how you can turn those to your favor.

Currently looking to tune the deck more and make it a bit more cut-throat. I'm thinking about moving towards a big-mana combo suite with Torment of Hailfire, Exsanguinate, and what-not, as well as any other mono-black combos you can think of. Maga, Traitor to Mortals is a recurring gunshot with the right board state when you have infinite mana, enough black, and some kind of recursion.

This deck is my pride and joy, so at the end of the line, budget isn't a problem (within reason) because cards are just far off depending.

Current combos:

Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Priest of Gix - My go to combo. Creates infinite black mana and infinite Gonti triggers. I go for it first because it is also the easiest to interrupt and makes the table more mollified.

Ashnod's Altar + Grave Titan + Nim Deathmantle - Infinite zombies and colorless mana.

Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Wurmcoil Engine + 2 mana from somewhere - Stack your triggers right and you have infinite colorless and Wurm tokens.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion - Good ol' Mike & Trike.

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Walking Ballista + Sac Outlet - Infinite ping.

Grim Poppet + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Sac outlet - Infinite Gonti triggers/pseudo boardwipe.

If you like the deck, please leave an upvote! Constructive criticism and input are most welcome.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Walking Ballista Ashnod's Altar + Grave Titan + Nim Deathmantle Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Wurmcoil Engine Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Priest of Gix Grim Poppet + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.71
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Marit Lage, Morph 2/2 C, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Fun shit maybe