The Art of Betrayal: (Competitive duel commander)

Duel Commander* BG (Golgari) Elves Reanimator Toolbox Zombie

Lilbrudder

Instant (4)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Diabolic Edict
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Tragic Slip

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Attrition
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Pattern of Rebirth
• 1x Recurring Nightmare
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (8)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Executioner's Capsule
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x MImic Vat
• 1x Ratchet Bomb
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Strionic Resonator

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1x Liliana of the Veil

Creature (30)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Braids, Cabal Minion
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Elvish Visionary
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Greenseeker
• 1x Griselbrand
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Priest of Titania
• 1x Primeval Titan
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Savra, Queen of the Golgari
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Thragtusk
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

Land (36)

• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 7x Forest
• 1x Gilt-Leaf Palace
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (1)

• 1x Putrefy

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Hellfire
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Primal Command
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Tooth and Nail

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Pernicious Deed

Artifact (4)

• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Mindslaver
• 1x Thornbite Staff

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Creature (7)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Dread
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Reaper of the Wilds
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine

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"We hunt you down without mercy. Hunt you down all nightmare long." -Metallica

First off this is a duel commander deck, which is why this deck does not include cards like Hermit Druid, Sol Ring, Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor or Sensei's Divining Top and why it does include Recurring Nightmare, Griselbrand and Primeval Titan.

You may wonder why Glissa, the Traitor? Wouldn't Savra, Queen of the Golgari be a better choice considering my utilization of sacrifice effects and the fact that I am not running a ton of artifacts, board wipes, or voltron friendly buffs?

First off I like Glissa 's dual citizenship (elf/zombie), ability to win combat consistently, and recur artifacts. My deck utilizes these traits while not being dependent on them. I view her as an excellent defensive force that along with the occasional Stinkweed Imp and Toxic Deluge keeps opponents from killing me while I set up combos, gather resources, and ramp mana. However, if the situation calls for it I do not hesitate to stuff her into my Birthing Pod to grab Savra who is conveniently 1CC higher. When I shift to Savra as my commander I can quickly and systematically get around hexproof /indestructible/ regeneration effects with ease and wipe my opponents board while strengthening my own.

The deck is built around powerful triggered and activated abilities. Therefore cards like Birthing Pod, Recurring Nightmare, Defense of the Heart, Victimize, Mimic Vat, Living Death, Strionic Resonator and Rings of Brighthearth are key to my strategy. Since most of my creatures either have effects when they enter the battlefield or go to the graveyard I thoroughly enjoy killing my own creatures once they have served my purpose for card advantage i.e. Skullclamp, Disciple of Bolas to force my opponents to kill their own creatures in response i.e Grave Pact, Savra, Queen of the Golgari or to be reused from the graveyard i.e Victimize, Necromancy, Reanimate.

Any thoughts you have to improve the deck for competitive play is welcome.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is not Duel Commander legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 8 Mythic Rares 44 - 9 Rares 12 - 5 Uncommons 15 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.16
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Plant 0/1 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Wurm 6/6 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Based on	Ruric Thar in a song of wood and fire ** Stars Lilbrudder EDH