Big Kat Loves Bugs

Commander / EDH* BG (Golgari)

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Creature (39)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Acolyte of Affliction
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Glowspore Shaman
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Gravebreaker Lamia
• 1x Hermit Druid
• 1x Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
• 1x Nylea, Keen-Eyed
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Skull Prophet
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Splinterfright
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Underrealm Lich
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (36)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drownyard Temple
• 10x Forest
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Path of Discovery

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen

Commander (1)

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Mulch
• 1x Ransack the Lab
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Winding Way

Artifact (5)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (3)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Grim Flayer
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier

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A self-mill deck that aims to play with dead stuff.

Early Game: The deck starts games by trying to turbo dump cards into the graveyard and accelerate its mana. You'll see land ramp creatures and plenty of cantrip/self-mill creatures and spells early in the curve.

Mid Game: Once the graveyard is filled and you want to reanimate powerful creatures and cast Izoni, the bug dancer. With the token creatures and a full graveyard, you should be able to remove important permanents with creatures like Reclamation Sage or Ravenous Chupacabra. This will allow to react to others and continue to fill the graveyard and make tons of creatures.

CREATURES YOU WANT IN THE YARD: Always Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis and a dredger like Stinkweed Imp or Golgari Grave-Troll. If you need a sacrifice outlet: Woe Strider It has escape and can be cast from the yard. If you can reanimate and have lots of tokens: Craterhoof Behemoth. If you can reanimate and need to mill more:Underrealm Lich or Doom Whisperer can help fill the yard. If you can reanimate and want to make tokens: Avenger of Zendikar makes plants equal to the lands you control that get stronger.

Finish the game: The easiest way is to cast Craterhoof Behemoth with plenty of tokens, like Izoni's. This will almost always kill one person. The other routes are killing your creatures to sacrifice cards while Zulaport Cuthroat or Blood Artist are on the field. Finding/casting these cards are easiest and most powerful when your graveyard is full and Izoni has made her hoard of bugs. A very controlling route to victory is casting Dictate of Erebos. Many times you have many more creatures than them and you can generate tons more than them too. So, this card makes them sacrifice theirs while you continue to pursue your win conditions! Good luck and remember, DEATH ONLY MAKES YOU STRONGER!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 1 Mythic Rares 34 - 1 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.38
Tokens	Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Goat 0/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Insect 1/1 BG, Plant 0/1 G, Zombie 2/2 B