Grave Play

Commander / EDH Battlecruiser BGW (Abzan, Junk) Budget Competitive Midrange Reanimator

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Land (37)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 10x Forest
• 1x Fortified Village
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 5x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 7x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Control (6)

• 1x Blazing Archon
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Dauntless Escort
• 1x Liliana's Specter
• 1x Resolute Archangel
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One

Buffs (4)

• 1x Dragon Fangs
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Draw (3)

• 1x Filigree Familiar
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Omens

Removal (14)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Fairgrounds Warden
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Luminate Primordial
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Vampire Hexmage

Reanimate (7)

• 1x Adarkar Valkyrie
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Reya Dawnbringer
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Victimize

Presence (5)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Pelakka Wurm
• 1x Rampaging Baloths

Boardwipe (3)

• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Magus of the Disk
• 1x Plague Wind

Sacing (2)

• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Viscera Seer

Commander (1)

Mana (13)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Borderland Explorer
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Mulch
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Sylvan Ranger
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Tutor (5)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon

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Other (13)

• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Golgari Brownscale
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Odric, Master Tactician
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Siege Rhino
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Suture Priest
• 1x Syphon Flesh
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Tutors (3)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Lands (1)

• 1x Temple of the False God

Mana (1)

• 1x Tempt with Discovery

Reanimate (8)

• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Driver of the Dead
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Pharika's Mender
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Twilight's Call
• 1x Unburial Rites

Defense (4)

• 1x Aspect of Mongoose
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Ghostly Prison
• 1x Moment's Peace

Presence (4)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Mycoloth

Sacing (1)

• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand

Removal (7)

• 1x Blind Zealot
• 1x Dismember
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Harmonic Sliver
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Buffs (5)

• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Sight of the Scalelords
• 1x True Conviction

Draw (3)

• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Moriok Replica

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Things are generally how I want them currently. Could still use a couple things but the idea is here. Basically early drops are to ramp land and fix for Teneb, the Harvester and hopefully you can dump a beater somewhat early via Satyr Wayfinder , Mulch or Borderland Explorer etc. If not, there's spot removal to kill and reanimate someone else's in the meantime. Fill graveyard and tutor dump a Sheoldred, Whispering One or Reya Dawnbringer to reanimate every turn and just reuse what you need ad infinitum.

Tried to pack with lots of removal ETB effects, but there are also some really good options besides controlling board state piece by piece.

Resolute Archangel to just go back to 40 whenever you get low.

Rune-Scarred Demon to get whatever you need for win con or survival at any point.

Magus of the Disk recyclable boardwipe?

Dauntless Escort for boardwipe defense that can be recycled.

Cycling Pelakka Wurm , Filigree Familiar , and Solemn Simulacrum is just so efficient. Pelakka helps fuel Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim especially well, allowing removal of pesky indestructibles.

Added Dragon Fangs so that it could be dumped with Mulch -like effects and still come in on commander so trample damage can still come through for his effect trigger. People like to spam spirit or thopter tokens and losing that effect devastates the deck.

Fireshrieker allows 2 reanimate triggers from Teneb, provided I leave 6 mana open. Late game it should help for fast commander damage and populating the field. Plus it makes for good synergy with aforementioned trample.

Still trying to figure this out, suggestions welcome.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.14
Tokens	Beast 4/4 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Plant 0/1 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Retired decks