The Organ Grinder (Meren)

Commander / EDH Aristocrats BG (Golgari) Multiplayer Reanimator Value Engine

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Creature (40)

• 1x Acidic Slime *f-pre*
• 1x Apocalypse Demon
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Catacomb Sifter
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Champion of Stray Souls
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes *f-pre*
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Faceless Butcher
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Massacre Girl
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x World Shaper

Land (36)

• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Command Tower
• 10x Forest
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x High Market
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 15x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Artifact (7)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel

Instant (2)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Krosan Grip *f-pre*

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator

Commander (1)

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Toxic Deluge

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I created this Meren deck for a playgroup that isn't a fan of infinite combos, so there is no Mikaeus/Triskelion/Ballista in this deck. To be honest, I used to have those three in the deck, but I got tired of using them, and winning with them started to feel kind of cheap. Since I have several themed tutors in the deck, it just became "tutor for the combo pieces and win" and I hated that, because I actually enjoyed playing the long game and all the fun synergistic cards together. Nevertheless, I can assure you this deck is still very good. I would say this deck is almost (but not quite) optimized. There are a couple cards that I have not added to the deck because of price, and then there are a few cards I added that seemed fun even though they might not be the best. If you wish to make this deck competitive, simply add in the three combo pieces, stronger/more dual lands, and change a few of the less competitive cards. The MVPs of this deck are probably Spore Frog and Panharmonicon, as we have many ETB effects, and how could you not love a free fog every turn? Seriously, Spore Frog has singlehandedly won me the game on several occasions. This deck excels in multiplayer games and loves to grind people out and control the board (hence the name of the deck, also triple meaning since I'm sacrificing my own creatures, and the Panharmonicon looks like a big organ). Also, keep in mind that this deck for me is constantly changing as I find more cards I want to incorporate. In my opinion EDH decks should always be evolving.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.12
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elephant 3/3 G, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Experience Token, Insect 1/1 BG, Plant 0/1 G, Rat 1/1 B, Saproling 1/1 G, Zombie 2/2 B