House of the Dead [Varina Spellslinger]

Commander / EDH Control Theme/Gimmick WUB (Esper)

Snake_Oil

Instant (23)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Blink of an Eye
• 1x Calculated Dismissal
• 1x Clutch of the Undercity
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Negate
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Silumgar's Command
• 1x Soul Manipulation
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Unwind
• 1x Utter End

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Dark Tutelage
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Jace's Sanctum
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Zombie Infestation

Land (38)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 7x Island
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Dark Salvation
• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x From Under the Floorboards
• 1x Gisa's Bidding
• 1x Moan of the Unhallowed
• 1x Polymorph
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Rise from the Tides
• 1x Vindicate

Commander (1)

Artifact (14)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mask of Avacyn
• 1x Neurok Stealthsuit
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Primal Amulet  ^Flip
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel

Creature (4)

• 1x Forgotten Creation
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

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Maybeboard

Instant (12)

• 1x Absorb
• 1x Circular Logic
• 1x Dromar's Charm
• 1x Esper Charm
• 1x Frantic Purification
• 1x Just the Wind
• 1x Obsessive Search
• 1x Psychic Spiral
• 1x Punish Ignorance
• 1x Reviving Vapors
• 1x Reweave
• 1x Trial / Error

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Sphinx's Tutelage

Creature (12)

• 1x Advanced Stitchwing
• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Dread Wanderer
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Ghoulsteed
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Haunted Dead
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Noosegraf Mob
• 1x Stitchwing Skaab

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Biting Rain
• 1x Entreat the Dead
• 1x Fractured Identity
• 1x Ichor Slick
• 1x Nagging Thoughts
• 1x Psychotic Episode
• 1x Reap the Seagraf
• 1x Welcome to the Fold

Artifact (2)

• 1x Grimoire of the Dead
• 1x Library of Leng

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Everybody looked at Varina and went "AT LAST! MY ESPER ZOMBIE WAIFU!!"

I looked at her and went "Huh. You get to refresh your hand AND gain life? And all you need are a few zombies?!"

I've had this jank idea about using the OG Ulamog and Kozilek for a while -- You never cast them, just discard them to refresh your library. With Varina, this become a delicate balancing act of knowing when to use the spells you draw ready for when you have to discard them.

It's a weird idea, but it's my kind of deal -- Something out of the fringes. Plus you get to shout "RELOAD!!" whenever you ditch an eldrazi. Also of course you can Polymorph to get a titan out, so best of both worlds.

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Got another version of this deck with more of a traditional zombie build here:

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TYPE 0000: Wheel of Fate [Varina Zombies]

Commander / EDH* Snake_Oil

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Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Boar 2/2 G, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Manifest 2/2 C, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	-stuff