Meren of Clan Nel Toth - Duel Commander

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Combo Competitive Control Necropotence Reanimator

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Instant (3)

• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Reincarnation

Sorcery (18)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Nature's Spiral
• 1x Nissa's Revelation
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Restock
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x See the Unwritten
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Temporal Extortion
• 1x Tooth and Nail
• 1x Treasured Find
• 1x Vigor Mortis

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Diabolic Servitude
• 1x Gift of the Deity
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Mortal Combat
• 1x Pernicious Deed

Artifact (7)

• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Deathrender
• 1x Grimoire of the Dead
• 1x Infiltration Lens
• 1x Quicksilver Amulet
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Thran Dynamo

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Garruk, Caller of Beasts
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Creature (32)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gatekeeper of Malakir
• 1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
• 1x Glissa, the Traitor
• 1x Hornet Nest
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
• 1x Lord of Extinction
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Moldgraf Monstrosity
• 1x Mortivore
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Raving Dead
• 1x Rot Farm Skeleton
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sisters of Stone Death
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Umbra Stalker
• 1x Woodfall Primus
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Land (30)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Dakmor Salvage
• 4x Forest
• 1x Foul Orchard
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Rupture Spire
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (2)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Naturalize

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Grim Flowering
• 1x Zombify

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Enslave
• 1x Nettlevine Blight

Artifact (1)

• 1x Bow of Nylea

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator

Creature (6)

• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Lim-Dul the Necromancer
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Sewer Nemesis

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Beacon of Unrest
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Syphon Flesh
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Lurking Predators

Artifact (2)

• 1x Mesmeric Orb
• 1x Sol Ring

Creature (7)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Deity of Scars
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Kessig Cagebreakers
• 1x Lord of Extinction
• 1x Myojin of Life's Web
• 1x Terra Stomper

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The main focus in this build is taking shortcuts, and that leaves more room for combos. From getting whatever card I want from my library or graveyard using Treasured Find, Restock , Nature's Spiral , Demonic Tutor, and Rune-Scarred Demon, to getting very powerful creatures onto the battlefield without paying their mana costs using Quicksilver Amulet, Elvish Piper, Vigor Mortis , Tooth and Nail, and Stitch Together to name a few. I try to speed up the process further with cards like Temporal Extortion , Deadbridge Chant , Nyx Weaver , and Rot Farm Skeleton.

I put in some decent draw and force the opponent to sac with Indulgent Tormentor, Infiltration Lens, Grave Pact, Sheoldred, Whispering One, Gatekeeper of Malakir, and Fleshbag Marauder.

Some other tricks up this deck's sleeves, pun intended, are Grimoire of the Dead, Rise of the Dark Realms, Lord of Extinction, Mortivore , and Umbra Stalker . Quietus Spike and Raving Dead make the deck scarier. Find Mortal Combat for an easy win.

The maybeboard has cards I either may eventually fit in or cards I switch out for when I'm not playing duel commander.

The sideboard is for funsies.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm always looking to improve the deck. I have purposely left out many sac outlets/creatures and cards that make me spend/lose life points. I've tried to streamline creatures coming from wherever straight to the battlefield and destroying opponents cards.

Thanks for checking out my Meren deck!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 2 Mythic Rares 39 - 9 Rares 22 - 3 Uncommons 14 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.27
Tokens	Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Beast 3/3 B, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Emblem Garruk, Caller of Beasts, Experience Token, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Worm 1/1 BG