Greven, Rakdos Death Knight

Commander / EDH Aggro Battlecruiser BR (Rakdos) Midrange Reanimator Theme/Gimmick

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Creature (21)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Bloodtracker
• 1x Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x First-Sphere Gargantua
• 1x Immolating Souleater
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Moltensteel Dragon
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x Rotting Regisaur
• 1x Silent Arbiter
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Thunderblust
• 1x Treasonous Ogre
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Wall of Blood

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Bond of Revival
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Essence Harvest
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Killing Wave
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Mana Geyser
• 1x Phyrexian Purge
• 1x Seize the Day

Land (38)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Lavaclaw Reaches
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rocky Tar Pit
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 9x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 11x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Instant (7)

• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Butcher's Glee
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Rush of Vitality
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Wretched Confluence

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Dying Wish
• 1x Eternal Thirst
• 1x Greed
• 1x Soul Channeling
• 1x Vampiric Link

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Conqueror's Flail
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Venser's Journal
• 1x Vorrac Battlehorns
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman
• 1x Worn Powerstone

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The perfect embodiment of a Death Knight, Greven uses his own life to hit HARD. Once he picks up some steam, you'll be knocking your opponents out of the game with almost no warning.

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GAME PLAN

1. Drain Life: Drain your own life total to get Greven up to 21 power, to kill opponents with one strike!
2. Gain Life: Regain life lost.
3. Repeat.

OTHER PLANS

• Blood Sacrifice: Tribute creatures to Greven in order to accrue huge numbers of cards.
• Stand-Alone: Cards that can work with or without Greven to keep you going when he's not around.
• Protection: Protect or reanimate Greven and prevent interference from opponents.
• Synergies: Significantly boost the power level of Greven, and in some circumstances, close out the game for you.
• Combat Boost: Give Greven haste, unblockable or extra combat steps.

MULLIGAN GUIDE

Ordered from most to least important.

1. 3-5 sources of mana (land or accessible ramp).
2. Protection for Greven.
3. Enhancers (haste/ lifeloss/ extra combat cards).

CARD GUIDE

Drain Life [14]

Drain your own life total to get Greven up to 21 power, to kill opponents with one strike!

• Greven, Predator Captain
• Fire Covenant
• Bloodtracker
• Corpse Augur
• Immolating Souleater
• Moltensteel Dragon
• Treasonous Ogre
• Vilis, Broker of Blood
• Wall of Blood
• Killing Wave
• Phyrexian Purge
• Bolas's Citadel
• Greed
• Soul Channeling

Gain Life [12]

Regain life lost.

• Butcher's Glee
• Rush of Vitality
• Disciple of Bolas
• Kokusho, the Evening Star
• Noxious Gearhulk
• Essence Harvest
• Eternal Thirst
• Exsanguinate
• Venser's Journal
• Whip of Erebos
• Dying Wish
• Vampiric Link

Blood Sacrifice [17]

Tribute creatures to Greven in order to accrue huge numbers of cards.

• Lavaclaw Reaches
• Bloodtracker
• Chainer, Nightmare Adept (Recur sacrifice fodder)
• Combat Celebrant
• Feldon of the Third Path (Recur sacrifice fodder)
• First-Sphere Gargantua
• Corpse Augur
• Immolating Souleater
• Kokusho, the Evening Star
• Moltensteel Dragon
• Noxious Gearhulk
• Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• Rotting Regisaur
• Thunderblust
• Vilis, Broker of Blood
• Vindictive Lich
• Wall of Blood

Stand-Alone [25]

Cards that can work with or without Greven to keep you going when he's not around.

• Fire Covenant
• Wretched Confluence
• Bloodtracker
• Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• Corpse Augur
• Disciple of Bolas
• Feldon of the Third Path
• First-Sphere Gargantua
• Kokusho, the Evening Star
• Moltensteel Dragon
• Noxious Gearhulk
• Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• Rotting Regisaur
• Thunderblust
• Treasonous Ogre
• Vilis, Broker of Blood
• Vindictive Lich
• Wall of Blood
• Exsanguinate
• Killing Wave
• Last One Standing
• Mana Geyser
• Phyrexian Purge
• Bolas's Citadel
• Greed

Protection [12]

Protect or reanimate Greven and prevent interference from opponents.

• Butcher's Glee
• Rush of Vitality
• Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• Feldon of the Third Path
• Bond of Revival
• Conqueror's Flail
• Darksteel Plate
• Lightning Greaves
• Swiftfoot Boots
• Whip of Erebos
• Dying Wish
• Soul Channeling

Synergies [10]

Significantly boost the power level of Greven, and in some circumstances, close out the game for you.

• Fire Covenant
• Immolating Souleater
• Moltensteel Dragon
• Treasonous Ogre
• Vilis, Broker of Blood
• Wall of Blood
• Chandra's Ignition
• Phyrexian Purge
• Bolas's Citadel
• Soul Channeling

Combat Boost [15]

Give Greven haste, unblockable or extra combat steps.

• Flamekin Village
• Rogue's Passage
• Anger
• Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• Combat Celebrant
• Feldon of the Third Path
• Silent Arbiter
• Bond of Revival
• Final Parting (Put Anger in the graveyard)
• Seize the Day
• Temur Battle Rage
• Lightning Greaves
• Swiftfoot Boots
• Vorrac Battlehorns
• Whip of Erebos

Card Draw [11]

• Greven, Predator Captain
• Wretched Confluence
• Bloodtracker
• Corpse Augur
• Disciple of Bolas
• First-Sphere Gargantua
• Solemn Simulacrum
• Vilis, Broker of Blood
• Faithless Looting
• Bolas's Citadel
• Greed

Card Selection [2]

• Final Parting
• Wishclaw Talisman

Single-Target Interaction [8]

• Bedevil
• Chaos Warp
• Fire Covenant
• Wretched Confluence
• Noxious Gearhulk
• Vilis, Broker of Blood
• Phyrexian Purge
• Unstable Obelisk

Board Wipes [5]

• Fire Covenant
• Chandra's Ignition
• Killing Wave
• Last One Standing
• Phyrexian Purge

Ramp [13]

• Myriad Landscape
• Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• Solemn Simulacrum
• Treasonous Ogre
• Mana Geyser
• Mind Stone
• Fellwar Stone
• Rakdos Signet
• Talisman of Indulgence
• Thran Dynamo
• Unstable Obelisk
• Wayfarer's Bauble
• Worn Powerstone

Top Ranked	Achieved #6 position overall 4 years ago Achieved #4 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aggro 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Battlecruiser 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	Copy Clone