Meren sacrificing tokens (Not precon related)

Commander / EDH*

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Creature (36)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Catacomb Sifter
• 1x Caustic Caterpillar
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Merciless Executioner
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Protean Hulk
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Satyr Wayfinder
• 1x Savra, Queen of the Golgari
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Land (37)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 10x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x High Market
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Vivid Marsh

Artifact (8)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Victimize

Commander (1)

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x From Beyond
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Pattern of Rebirth
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Instant (4)

• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Malicious Affliction
• 1x Putrefy

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Sideboard

Creature (13)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Citanul Hierophants
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Kessig Cagebreakers
• 1x Krosan Restorer
• 1x Mindslicer
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Skullwinder
• 1x Taunting Elf
• 1x Treasure Keeper
• 1x Viridian Emissary
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Aid from the Cowl
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Feed the Pack
• 1x Lurking Predators
• 1x Mind Slash
• 1x Nature's Will
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Land (2)

• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Strip Mine

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Boundless Realms
• 1x Calming Verse
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Sever the Bloodline
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Artifact (2)

• 1x Bonehoard
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Instant (1)

• 1x Tainted Strike

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I have made this deck without the premade deck with Meren. I have taken only taken Meren and gotten what i believe to be the best cards for Meren for somewhat a reasonable price.

As one of the most played commanders, there's not a ton of new ground to break on Meren. One of the neat things about Meren is that her raw power is so high and the pool of cards that she plays well with is so large that you can build a pretty strong deck for cheap.

Main themes of this deck:

• Sacrifice effects (both self and symmetrical)
• Tokens
• Value ETB/LTB creatures
• Ramp

Sacrifice

The deck runs two types of sacrifice effects: self-sacrifice and symmetrical sacrifice.

The self-sacrifice effects allow you to accumulate experience counters and get additional ETB triggers while also providing some incidental value. Some of the more powerful options are Evolutionary Leap , Mind Slash and Smothering Abomination .

There are also symmetrical sacrifice effects, which are the main source of removal in the deck. Meren's recursion effects plus the large supply of token producers stacks symmetrical sacrifice in your favor. Key cards there are Merciless Executioner and Fleshbag Marauder .

There are also several payoff cards for sacrificing in addition to Meren. The two types are cards that force extra sacrifices from your opponents like Butcher of Malakir and Dictate of Erebos . in addition to making you opponents get rid of his/her own creatures, you are also able to making them your own by It That Betrays .

Tokens

Producing a lot of tokens has two purposes. First, a large token presence makes it easier to accumulate experience counters. Second, tokens give you cheap things to sacrifice, which is can be particularly helpful in tipping symmetrical sacrifice effects against your opponents. Token producers fall in to a few categories:

• Mycoloth and Avenger of Zendikar are sac outlets that provide tokens

• Catacomb Sifter and Hornet Queen have tokens attached to coming in and out of the battlefield, making them good options to sacrifice and bring back with Meren.

• From Beyond and Awakening Zone provide ramp while giving you self-sacrificing tokens that you can either use for mana or dump for experience at instant speed as needed.

• Spore Frog can provide a free fog every turn with Meren.

• Craterhoof Behemoth is a greate to boost your tokens and finish your opponents in one massive swing.

Value ETB/LTB Creatures

Since there's a lot of sacrifice and graveyard recursion, both ETB and LTB effects are great. There's an almost endless supply of creatures that can go in this bucket. This build focuses on a few particular types:

• Ramp such as Sakura-Tribe Elder , Viridian Emissary , Yavimaya Elder and Crypt Ghast .

• Token producers like Hornet Queen , Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder and Avenger of Zendikar

• Sacrifice effects in Merciless Executioner and Fleshbag Marauder

• Card advantage like Eternal Witness and Solemn Simulacrum .

• Tuter such as Rune-Scarred Demon . Another Tuter is Razaketh, the Foulblooded which is a sac outlet rather then a creature with ETB nor LTB ability's.

Ramp

Generating a lot mana is important in Meren since she tends to get targetted a lot and the commander tax is likely to get pretty expensive by the end of the game. Rather than run a ton of mana rocks, the deck instead runs as many of the land-fetchers as possible.

The "maybe" section was used as a place to putt all of the cards I believed to be well suitable for Meren as commander.

Any comments and/or suggestion will be greatly appreciated.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 1 Mythic Rares 35 - 20 Rares 26 - 11 Uncommons 11 - 5 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.90
Tokens	Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Experience Token, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Thrull 1/1 B, Wolf 2/2 G, Worm 1/1 BG