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This is a deck I slapped together after seeing the C14 Legendary Ghoulcaller Gisa. Zombies are my favorite tribe, and after seeing her I felt a new deck was called for. This deck looks to control the creature board state through heavy sacrificing and destroying effects while building up a zombie army for the win. There are some "blow up the whole world" cards in there just in case (All Is Dust and Nevinyrral's Disk), but I'm aiming for sacrifices to be the main method of removal. The typical black utility is in (Necropotence, Black Market, etc). Of note is the combo consisting of Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar with Dictate of Erebos / Grave Pact. Hopefully, in this slower format, I'll be able to build up enough presence to control the tempo mid-late game. It's the beginning of the game that worries me. I feel like this deck is susceptible to fast losses, but I'm hoping that in 4 player EDH Planechase this won't be a glaring issue. Rest in Peace also hits this deck pretty hard, but hopefully the disk, stone, and All Is Dust can handle that if it becomes an issue. I know that black sucks at enchantment removal; are there other ways for black to handle enchantments that I'm missing? I'm also considering adding in It That Betrays to take full advantage of my enemies sacrificing, but I can't seem to justify a card slot for him. Am I wrong? Should he be included in a deck with this much sacrificing?

As an aside, I feel like Shepherd of Rot is going to be an MVP in this deck. I haven't play-tested it yet, so I could be wrong, but I have a good feeling. Plus, in my playgroup, if I can force a draw, I'll pretty much take that as a win. And I can kill myself in spite of somebody else killing me, which I will also count as a win in my book.

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Coat of Arms has made a return, but will be sideboarded out depending on what my friends are playing. Gauntlet of Power, In Garruk's Wake, Nightmare Incursion, and Oversold Cemetery have all been moved to the sideboard. Spine of Ish Sah has been put in the mainboard because I discovered that it combos magnificently with Gate to Phyrexia, and Thousand-Year Elixir has also made it in in case its beneficial to use Ghoulcaller Gisa's ability the turn she drops. I also added in a swamp to make the mana base slightly more consistent. Thanks for all the help everyone, and please keep it coming.

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Date added 9 years
Last updated 8 years
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Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

13 - 0 Mythic Rares

42 - 4 Rares

18 - 0 Uncommons

5 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 4.12
Tokens Zombie 2/2 B
Folders 1
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