Meren of the Living Dead

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Forest Sacrifice

Sterno_Inferno

Creature (41)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fiend Artisan
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Springbloom Druid
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Winding Constrictor
• 1x World Shaper
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (35)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 9x Forest
• 1x Forest
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 7x Swamp
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Gaze of Granite
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Victimize

Instant (3)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Nature's Claim

Commander (1)

Artifact (8)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Tainted AEther

---

I have been putting the most time into this deck. Meren is definitely my favorite commander deck that I have made and possibilities with how to make this deck seem endless. It is not the typical combo type Meren type deck with tons of 2 card win combos though I have added one. It is mostly for value and for fun with the idea that I can search for combos when needed. I usually try to use sac outlets with certain card to gain mana and also ping peoples life, and to recur creatures to have them trigger their ETB effects over and over again. This deck can be aggressive as well as just being a good deck to answer things that are on the board with the different effects of each creature and other spells.

Win Conditions/Combos:

1. Sac outlet + Blood artist/zulaport cuthroat/Syr Konrad = life drain

2. Living death + Syr Konrad + Sac Outlet = Life drain + ETB effects re-triggering- Sac all creatures, including Meren to graveyard except Syr Konrad, then play living death and get all creatures, including Meren back to field. Though you may lose Syr Konrad, you can always get him back at the end of the turn with Meren.

3. Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Avenger of Zendikar or Wurmcoil Engine = Creates Infinite Tokens and Mana

4. Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Mikaeus + Kokusho = Infinite Kokusho Triggers - Sac Kokusho to Ashnod's Altar which creates 2 colorless mana, Kokusho comes back because of Mikaeus, sac Kokusho again, creating two more colorless then pay the 4 mana that was made from sacking to equip Nim deathmantle to Kokusho and start the process all over again.

5. Ashnod's Altar + Mikaeus + Puppeteer Clique = Exile all creatures from opponents graveyards or infinite mana by sacking the opponents' creatures over and over again after getting puppeteer clique back.

Edit: I ended up taking out Triskelion from the deck because I like to play a bit more casually and when I had a two win card combo and played with friends, it was way too competitive, especially because I have so many tutors, and as a result I felt I could not play one or the other without everyone thinking I could just tutor for the win, or that I already had both cards so they would be auto targeted. It was not as fun as just doing other fun things like sacking a lot of creature with blood artist and such.

I ended up adding Nim Deathmantle, Altar of Dementia, and Puppeteer Clique. This would give me some different win combos and conditions, but it would be harder and a bit more fun if I can win by pulling them off.

Feel free to leave a comment with any other combos you may see in my deck or if there are questions or comments! Any Feedback is greatly appreciated!

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.71
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Beast 3/3 G, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Experience Token, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Morph 2/2 C, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	My EDH Decks, Meren - Golgari