Mourning Never Comes (Skullbriar)

Commander / EDH Aggro BG (Golgari) Counters Reanimator Voltron

Hc_Clan

Land (37)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Deathcap Glade
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 3x Forest
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Khalni Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Nurturing Peatland
• 1x Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Woodland Cemetery
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Recursion (9)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Unearth

Ramp (5)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Kodama of the West Tree
• 1x Ordeal of Nylea
• 1x Sol Ring

Counters (29)

• 1x Agent of the Shadow Thieves
• 1x Astarion's Thirst
• 1x Blood Curdle
• 1x Branching Evolution
• 1x Call of the Death-Dweller
• 1x Daring Fiendbonder
• 1x Duskfang Mentor
• 1x Fight Rigging
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Hornbash Mentor
• 1x Increasing Savagery
• 1x Invigorating Surge
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Luxior, Giada's Gift
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Ordeal of Nylea
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• 1x Ring of Kalonia
• 1x Ruinous Intrusion
• 1x Scavenged Brawler
• 1x Slippery Bogbonder
• 1x Solidarity of Heroes
• 1x The Ozolith
• 1x Thundering Mightmare
• 1x Titanoth Rex
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol
• 1x Visions of Dominance
• 1x Winding Constrictor

Evasion (12)

• 1x Berserk
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Hornbash Mentor
• 1x Kodama of the West Tree
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Ring of Kalonia
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Titanoth Rex
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

WinCon (3)

• 1x Berserk
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Tainted Strike

ChoppingBlock (1)

• 1x Increasing Savagery

Commander (1)

Draw (15)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Fight Rigging
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Removal (13)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Astarion's Thirst
• 1x Blood Curdle
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Hagra Mauling  ^Flip
• 1x Khalni Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Mandate of Abaddon
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Ruinous Intrusion
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker

Protection (7)

• 1x Agent of the Shadow Thieves
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Tyrant Guard
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

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Other (18)

• 1x Aspect of Mongoose
• 1x Benevolent Hydra
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Deadly Plot
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Incubation Druid
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Loyal Guardian
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Phantom Nantuko
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Rain of Thorns
• 1x Reap and Sow
• 1x Reincarnation
• 1x Scute Mob
• 1x Zombify

Recursion (4)

• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Necromantic Summons
• 1x Seasons Past
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One

Counters (16)

• 1x Ancient Animus
• 1x Blood Curdle
• 1x Bloodspore Thrinax
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Necromantic Summons
• 1x Primeval Bounty
• 1x Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
• 1x Ring of Xathrid
• 1x Ruinous Intrusion
• 1x Unexpected Fangs
• 1x Unexpected Fangs
• 1x Vigor

Ramp (4)

• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Removal (8)

• 1x Ancient Animus
• 1x Blood Curdle
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Ruinous Intrusion
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Status / Statue

Evasion (4)

• 1x Blood Curdle
• 1x Brawn
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Charge Through

Protection (4)

• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Primeval Bounty
• 1x Ring of Xathrid
• 1x Vigor

Land (2)

• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Tainted Wood

Draw (1)

• 1x Keen Sense

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Pretty strong and budget-friendly Skullbriar, the Walking Grave aggro deck that is in need of playtesting. Suggestions are always appreciated!

A quick rundown of the deck..

1. Turn 1: Land, Turn 2: SKULLBRIAR!

One of the things that got me the most excited about making a Skullbrair commander deck was his incredibly cheap converted mana cost. At only 2 mana this guy is lean and mean. Sure, a 1/1 is weak, but with haste he's very much on curve after swinging into one of our enemies. With 2 or more enemies, its very likely that at least one of them will be open to attack with Skullbriar. After that, all we have to do is count to twenty-one.

2. Voltron without the "Voltron"

I feel like there is a small misnomer between the idea of "Voltron" and the actual result. "Voltron" as a concept has always been to take a creature (typically a commander) and keep adding stuff to it to make it a crazy powerful wincon-on-a-stick. Some classic Voltron commanders are Uril, the Miststalker, Bruna, Light of Alabaster and Balan, Wandering Knight. I have my own Voltron build with Thada Adel, Acquisitor that I've had a lot of success with but had some problems. One of the fatal flaws of Voltron builds are that if you run of gas (or worse yet, never draw into them in the first place) enablers such as auras/equipments to attach to the commander, _you're gonna have a bad time. _

Skullbriar, on the other hand, doesn't need any of that to win, he has all the power and capability of a Voltron commander without the need for all of these extra cards. Sure, I've built this deck with around 30 or so cards that give him counters but many of the cards I've included in my list do things outside of putting counters on things. Verdant Confluence, Necromantic Summons, Ring of Kalonia and Primeval Bounty all provide value in addition to putting counters on things.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 28 - 0 Uncommons 7 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.81
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C
Folders	Commander