Grimgrin, Combo-Stitched

Commander / EDH* Combo Infinite Combo Storm UB (Dimir) Zombie

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Land (37)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Haunted Fengraf
• 2x Island
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Unholy Grotto
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Call to the Grave
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rooftop Storm

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Creature (23)

• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Grave Defiler
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gravedigger
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Possessed Skaab
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Risen Executioner
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Withered Wretch
• 1x Zombie Master

Artifact (10)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Commander (1)

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Argivian Restoration
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Bitter Ordeal
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Rise from the Grave
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Sever the Bloodline
• 1x Syphon Flesh
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

Instant (5)

• 1x Cruel Revival
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC

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Sideboard

Creature (1)

• 1x Gisa and Geralf

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Drunau Corpse Trawler
• 1x Geralf's Mindcrusher
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x The Scarab God

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Dark Salvation
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x From Under the Floorboards

Instant (4)

• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Spell Crumple
• 1x Spin into Myth

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Heartless Summoning
• 1x Liliana's Mastery

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Liliana, the Last Hope
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

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"Innistrad's ghoulcallers are talented enough, but let me show you what someone with real power can create."

— Liliana Vess

I originally built this deck as Zombie tribal, but after seeing all of the combo potential, I decided to re-build Grimgrin as my one infinite combo deck (even though I hate infinite combos, I have to admit that I love this deck). Swarming the table with Zombies can definitely still happen, but this deck really wants to win by pulling off one of the many infinite combos.

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born himself is a sac outlet (which many of the combos require), a source of removal (when attacking), and just a simple beater (that grows), but the deck can win without ever summoning him.

Gisa and Geralf are in the sideboard as an alternate general choice, and flavor reasons.

Tutors and Recursion

Beseech the Queen, Demonic Tutor, Diabolic Tutor, Fabricate, Corpse Harvester, Sidisi, Undead Vizier and Liliana Vess/Tezzeret the Seeker can tutor for combo pieces. Leyline of Anticipation or Vedalken Orrery can do it all at instant speed.

Academy Ruins for recurring artifact combo pieces, Tolaria West tutors for it. Haunted Fengraf and Gravedigger recur creatures, and Possessed Skaab recurs creatures/instants/sorceries (in case something is countered).

Gravecrawler Combos

Risen Executioner (and no other creatures in the graveyard) or Relentless Dead (only with Phyrexian Altar as the sac outlet) can be used in place of Gravecrawler if Rooftop Storm is in play.

1. Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born for an infinite-power Grimgrin (plus Shizo, Death's Storehouse to give him fear). This will also generate an infinite storm count, allowing for a win with either Brain Freeze, Bitter Ordeal or Tendrils of Agony. Altar of the Brood can also be used for infinite mill. Relentless Dead does not work with this combo, since you need the mana from Phyrexian Altar to pay for its trigger.

2. Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar (or Rooftop Storm and a free sac outlet) + any other Zombie also generates an infinite storm count for a win with either Brain Freeze, Bitter Ordeal or Tendrils of Agony. Altar of the Brood can also be used for infinite mill..

3. Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar (or Rooftop Storm and a free sac outlet) + Diregraf Captain or Vengeful Dead for infinite life loss.

4. Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar (or Rooftop Storm and a free sac outlet) + Diregraf Colossus for infinite (tapped) Zombie tokens.

5. Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar (or Rooftop Storm and a free sac outlet) + any other Zombie + Grave Pact to make all opponents sacrifice all their creatures.

6. Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar (or Rooftop Storm and a free sac outlet) + Noxious Ghoul to wipe all non-Zombies from the board.

7. Gravecrawler + Rooftop Storm + Phyrexian Altar + Pontiff of Blight for infinite extort triggers (sac Gravecrawler to Altar for one black mana, recast Gravecrawler for free, use mana for extort, repeat infinitely). Relentless Dead does not work with this combo, since you need the mana from Phyrexian Altar to pay for its trigger.

Mike/Trike Combo

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion (Mike & Trike) for infinite damage (Mikaeus makes Triskelion a 2/2, remove all 3 counters to deal 1 to any target and 2 to the Triskelion, it dies and comes back with an extra counter, repeat infinitely).

Cloudstone Curio Combos

1. Rooftop Storm + Cloudstone Curio + any two Zombies to generate an infinite storm count and win with either Brain Freeze, Bitter Ordeal or Tendrils of Agony. Altar of the Brood can also be used for infinite mill.

2. Rooftop Storm + Cloudstone Curio + Geralf's Messenger or Gray Merchant of Asphodel + any other Zombie for infinite life loss (with any Zombie in play, cast Messenger/Merchant, bounce the other Zombie, recast, bounce Messenger/Merchant, repeat for infinite life loss).

3. Rooftop Storm + Cloudstone Curio + Geralf's Mindcrusher + any other Zombie for infinite mill (with any Zombie in play, cast Mindcrusher, bounce the other Zombie, recast, bounce Mindcrusher, repeat for infinite mill).

4. Rooftop Storm + Cloudstone Curio + Diregraf Colossus + any two other Zombies for infinite (tapped) Zombie tokens.

5. Rooftop Storm + Cloudstone Curio + Drunau Corpse Trawler + any other Zombie for infinite Zombie tokens.

6. Rooftop Storm + Cloudstone Curio + Grave Defiler + any other Zombie to draw every Zombie in your deck (with any Zombie in play, cast Defiler, bounce the other Zombie, recast, bounce Defiler, repeat to draw all your Zombies).

7. Rooftop Storm + Cloudstone Curio + Gravedigger or Possessed Skaab + any other Zombie to return all creatures (also instants/sorceries with Skaab) from graveyard to hand (with any Zombie in play, cast Gravedigger/Skaab, bounce the other Zombie, recast, bounce Gravedigger/Skaab, repeat infinitely).

Ashnod's Altar Combos

1. Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Grave Titan for infinite Zombie tokens (sac the Titan and a Zombie, pay the 4 floated colorless mana to bring the Titan back with two more Zombies, repeat infinitely, netting a Zombie every time). The Zombies can then be sacrificed to the Altar for infinite colorless mana.

2. Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Geralf's Messenger or Geralf's Mindcrusher for infinite life loss or mill (sac Messenger/Mindcrusher for 2 mana, undying triggers and brings the creature back, sac again for 2 more colorless mana, pay the 4 floated colorless mana, repeat infinitely). Altar/Deathmantle can also be used with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed in play and any other non-Human creature with an ETB effect to repeat that effect infinitely.

3. Ashnod's Altar + Rooftop Storm + Havengul Lich + any Zombie for infinite colorless mana (play a Zombie for free, sac to Altar for 2 colorless mana, use 1 to activate Lich, recast Zombie for free, repeat infinitely and net 1 colorless mana each time).

4. Ashnod's Altar + Rooftop Storm + Havengul Lich + Geralf's Messenger or Gray Merchant of Asphodel for infinite life loss (cast Messenger/Merchant for free, sac to Altar for 2 colorless mana, use 1 to activate Lich, recast Messenger/Merchant for free, repeat for infinite life loss).

5. Ashnod's Altar + Rooftop Storm + Havengul Lich + Geralf's Mindcrusher for infinite mill (cast Mindcrusher for free, sac to Altar for 2 colorless mana, use 1 to activate Lich, recast Mindcrusher for free, repeat for infinite mill).

6. Ashnod's Altar + Rooftop Storm + Havengul Lich + Grave Defiler to draw every Zombie in your deck and get infinite colorless mana (play Defiler for free, sac to Altar for 2 colorless mana, use 1 to activate Lich, recast Defiler for free, repeat infinitely).

7. Ashnod's Altar + Rooftop Storm + Havengul Lich + Gravedigger or Possessed Skaab to return all creatures (also instants/sorceries with Skaab) from graveyard to hand (cast Gravedigger/Skaab for free, sac to Altar for 2 colorless mana, use 1 to activate Lich, recast Gravedigger/Skaab for free, repeat infinitely).

Other Synergies

1. Gravecrawler + Corpse Harvester for a reusable Zombie/Swamp tutor.

2. Grimoire of the Dead + Lord of the Undead to discard/recur a Zombie to pop the Grimoire faster.

Alternate Win Conditions

1. Rise of the Dark Realms or Liliana Vess to steal all creatures in graveyards.

2. Zombie Master + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth for unblockable Zombies.

3. Army of the Damned + Zombie Lords

Date added	11 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 1 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	98
Avg. CMC	3.67
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Copy Clone, Zombie 2/2 B
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