The Crying Game

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Competitive

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Instant (4)

• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Fog
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Tragic Slip

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Creeping Corrosion
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Smallpox

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Ooze Garden

Artifact (11)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Bonehoard
• 1x Bubbling Cauldron
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator

Creature (34)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Archdemon of Unx
• 1x Ashen Ghoul
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Brawn
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Champion of Stray Souls
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Doomgape
• 1x Endless Cockroaches
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Pharika, God of Affliction
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Viscera Seer

Land (35)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 7x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x High Market
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Krosan Grip

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Mutilate

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Pernicious Deed

Artifact (3)

• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Oblivion Stone

Creature (8)

• 1x Genesis
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Land (1)

• 1x Grim Backwoods

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((No new suggestions, I am content with the deck for now once I work in the maybeboard. So please, suggest on what to switch for what. I want to keep the $ similar to what it is now. At most a 10$ increase))

Are you a dick? Do you want to be a dick to somebody you care about? Look no further, lets be an asshole together. Also, if anyone can lend their assistance to make this part not look like crap, that'd be lovely. I am horrible at coding.

Bow down before the loveliness that is Savra, Queen of the Golgari , look at that hair, would you not kill for it? Anyways, Savra is best geared towards a grindier aspect of the game, not going into the realms of control but making it a hassle for your enemies to keep their creatures on the field. Now lets explain this.

First off, before we begin. I will not be explaining every single card and it's uses here. If I did that, we'd be here forever. Cards like Sakura-Tribe Elder and mana rocks are easy to understand. I'll be focusing more on what makes this deck different then the rest. So sit down, bring some popcorn, and lets start the crying game.

So first, lets take a look at the creature control aspect I mentioned earlier. This is key to a Savra deck, as getting the most bang out of your buck is a good idea. So the first one is our most easily accessible one. Savra, Queen of the Golgari Our lady does this. Whenever you sac a black creature, for the low low cost of 2 life, a cost you may have gotten back if it's both colors, each opponent must do the same. Our lady makes good use of her servants.

Next up, we have the harder to obtain ones, that one's we either have to draw into or dig for. First up are Grave Pact and Dictate of Erebos, these both basically do the same thing, but Grave Pact does it for one less. And then we have our Grave Pact on a stick, Butcher of Malakir, who does double duty as a beater as well as a pact.

And now, our engines. Ashnod's Altar and Phyrexian Altar are similar in their functions, both give us an easy sac outlet, as well as extra mana if I need it. Doomgape is not abuse-able, but it's still can be a great help to stabilize life totals, and a 10/10 with trample is always fun. Ghoulcaller Gisa meanwhile is another sac outlet and gives you more zombies to sac with, what's not to love. And finally lets get to our lovely queen's brother, Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord Sac, huge beater, and win con all rolled up into one brutal little package. YES PLEASE

Next up, we have the value cards. These are the cards that give us some sort of value when we sac or when they die. So this may be a somewhat long list, but ohh well. Blood Artist is a good friend of Savra's. He creates a nice shift whenever we kill stuff, whether it's our own or those we are tormenting. Brawn gives us trample, which is a good thing...GET IN THE GRAVEYARD IDIOT.

Next up, we bring the horror with Creakwood Liege , and boy is this a nice card. Gives a +1/+1 anthem to both black and green ((+2/+2)) if they're both, and gives us a nice 1/1 B/G worm that we can bash as a 3/3 or sac each turn. Eternal Witness allows us to bring back a card cut down in it's prime. Although Savra does not approve of her hair, she earns her spot regardless.

And finally Kamahl, Fist of Krosa does triple duty. First, he wards off against Board clears. If they want to nuke the field, they're nuking their lands as well. Second. he can be a dick and get their lands killed anyways, and he can act as an Overrun to bring the game to an end anyways.

So there we have it, game';s over and your enemy is crying, what do you do now? Laugh, move on and do it to the next unsuspecting fool. Because, lets face it. If it was funny the first time, it'll be even better the second time.

((Also, if you enjoyed the deck, do please remember to rate. It seems little but it's great to see that people like the deck))

Top Ranked	Achieved #45 position overall 9 years ago
Date added	9 years
Last updated	9 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 41 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.37
Tokens	Beast 3/3 B, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Enchantment Snake 1/1 BG, Ooze */* G, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Plant 0/1 G, Rat 1/1 B, Saproling 1/1 G, Spirit 1/1 C, Worm 1/1 BG, Zombie 2/2 B
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