Scarab God Zombies

Commander / EDH* Control Mill Tokens Tribal UB (Dimir) Zombie

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Creature (19)

• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Dread Slaver
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Gisa and Geralf
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
• 1x Hostage Taker *f-pre*
• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Lim-Dul the Necromancer
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Phenax, God of Deception
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Unbreathing Horde
• 1x Undead Alchemist
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Artifact (7)

• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Grimoire of the Dead
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Instant (13)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Opt
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Perplex
• 1x Spell Swindle
• 1x Vona's Hunger
• 1x Vraska's Contempt

Land (38)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 17x Island
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 15x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Arcane Adaptation
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Rooftop Storm
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Training Grounds

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Ancestral Vision
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Traumatize

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Jace, Memory Adept
• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 1x Liliana, Untouched By Death
• 1x Vraska, Scheming Gorgon

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Painful Quandary

Creature (1)

• 1x Consuming Aberration

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So the idea is, mill them and get zombies out by any means necessary. There are a number removal for annoying creatures, the Hostage Taker is mainly used for artifacts, since there isn't much for that, that I could find, in black and blue The counter spells are also used highly for enchantments and artifacts, but also very nice if they have expensive commanders, making it that much harder for them to play if its their core.

There are a couple of win conditions in this deck

1. Vomit Zombies:
   If you vomit zombies with Liliana, the Last Hope and Army of the Damned with a Undead Alchemist or Grimgrin, Corpse-Born and just rip their board state, or library apart. Even without Undead Alchemist, it's abnoxious how many you can get out.
2. Scarab God:
   This is a variation of the first, and that's just by having The Scarab God out and having them lose life, and you scrying every upkeep, allowing you to plan out many turns out, and being able to change that every turn if they mess things up.
3. Infinite Combo:
   The Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood infinite combo, there are a number of ways to tutor for cards, scry for cards with The Scarab God such as Rune-Scarred Demon, Demonic Tutor, Diabolic Tutor and Mastermind's Acquisition, combo with a Crypt Ghast and you have a all you have to do is deal one damage to them, or heal one life.
4. Mill:
   This is very common for me, and it ties in with the first win condition. With Undead Alchemist out, and by vomiting zombies, combo with Arcane Adaptation, then any creature you put out on the field is a zombie, by dealing combat damage to them, you are taking down their library, and getting more zombies when they lose creatures. Also with Undead Alchemist you can use Traumatize to really fuel your zombie pool, and with Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir theres nothing they can do to you or your creatures. I've found it more effective to use Traumatize first then follow up with Mind Grind and have won this way before.

There are a bunch of different options with this deck, and is always different and fun to play with, but not against. Rooftop Storm and Arcane Adaptation is a hilarious combination, because it allows you to play every creature for free. Grimoire of the Dead is fun, but is quickly a target especially in multiplayer. \

This deck has cost me close to 700$ CDN, I have a few edits I want to make, but so far is pretty consistent.

Please "+1 Upvote" it would make my day, and I hope you have a great one!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	WRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.57
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Emblem Liliana, the Last Hope, Treasure, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B