Haakon, Nel Toth Scourge

Commander / EDH* Aristocrats BG (Golgari) Combo Infinite Combo Knights Reanimator

DreadKhan

Creature (40)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Ant Queen
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Deathless Knight
• 1x Diligent Farmhand
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Foulmire Knight
• 1x Grismold, the Dreadsower
• 1x Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
• 1x Hex Parasite
• 1x Jade Mage
• 1x Josu Vess, Lich Knight
• 1x Jousting Dummy
• 1x Knight of the Ebon Legion
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Oathsworn Vampire
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sengir Autocrat
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Silumgar Scavenger
• 1x Slimefoot, the Stowaway
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Thieving Amalgam
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Viridian Zealot
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Deep Reconnaissance
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Jarad's Orders
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Ritual of the Machine

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Gutter Grime
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Wild Growth

Land (34)

• 1x Blighted Fen
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Command Tower
• 15x Forest
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 15x Swamp

Commander (1)

Artifact (7)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blasting Station
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (1)

• 1x Harrow

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen

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Creature (8)

• 1x Bloodcrazed Paladin
• 1x Dawntreader Elk
• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Farhaven Elf
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Merciless Executioner

Instant (1)

• 1x Entomb

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First attempt at an aristocrats deck, seemed like Meren might have a bit of synergy when I don't have a combo set up. Happy to find a home for one of my Drop commanders, this deck is aiming for higher level play, but not competitive play. It won't be super fast, but should be pretty combo-oriented, and be a threat to win. Not sure how much I want to spend on tutoring, though it's not a low budget deck. Demonic Tutor is probably out, not sure if I want to bother with Diabolic Tutor since it's kinda slow, but since this deck isn't expecting to be a threat early, it might be just as good. The deck likely will have a crummy setting up period, after which the engine should take over the game. Not entirely clear how I'll survive until I get set up, but once a combo goes infinite, things are done.

This deck is designed to abuse the graveyard, sacrifices and various things that provide pay offs, and Haakon, Stromgald Scourge can be a handy recursion engine in some situations. He's an ideal target for Buried Alive, and I might even get an Entomb for him. I don't really have discard abilities though, so if he gets drawn, or is in my opening hand I almost have to mulligan (or sit on my cards to discard him asap). The deck won't strictly revolve around him, but he's a solid card in here if I can get another knight in the graveyard, or even enough pay offs that I can afford to sac and recur him straight up. He's almost a secret Commander, but not quite. Lots of potential for infinite combo with Haakon out.

The deck relies on shenanigans to deal with creatures, lacking board wipes atm, but having several repeated forced sac cards to make up for this, and Attrition seemed like a good fit. Most of my sac outlets aren't all that useful, but with all the triggers I can accrue it can be a different story. I'm considering some of those CITP creatures that have innocent blood tacked on.

So yeah, never tried aristocrats, and probably should have looked up some decks, but here's what I came up with, feel free to offer improvements.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 24 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.14
Tokens	Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Experience Token, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Insect 1/1 G, Manifest 2/2 C, Ooze */* G, Plant 1/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Serf 0/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Knight 2/2 B