Vhati-il Dal | Old Border Tribal

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari)

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Creature (25)

• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Bane of the Living
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Consumptive Goo
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Cuombajj Witches
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Genesis
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Krosan Restorer
• 1x Leeching Licid
• 1x Llanowar Dead
• 1x Nested Shambler
• 1x Nether Shadow
• 1x Plague Witch
• 1x Royal Assassin
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Seedborn MuseGC
• 1x Seeker of Skybreak
• 1x Serrated Biskelion
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Vine Trellis
• 1x Werebear
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Puppet Strings
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Resilience
• 1x Torture Chamber

Land (37)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 10x Forest
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Meteor Crater
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Strip Mine
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Verdant Catacombs

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Nostalgic Dreams
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Syphon Mind
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Victimize

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Barbed Foliage
• 1x Dense Foliage
• 1x Engineered Plague
• 1x Exoskeletal Armor
• 1x Fevered Convulsions
• 1x Foul Presence
• 1x Instill Energy
• 1x Nature's Chosen
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Oversold Cemetery
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Zombie Infestation

Instant (6)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Emerald Charm
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Vitalize

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Creature (13)

• 1x Cabal Torturer
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Death's-Head Buzzard
• 1x Groundskeeper
• 1x Jolrael, Empress of Beasts
• 1x Nefashu
• 1x Plague Engineer
• 1x Plague Spitter
• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Thrashing Wumpus
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Land (5)

• 1x Bog Wreckage
• 1x Henge of Ramos
• 1x Pine Barrens
• 1x Terminal Moraine
• 1x Timberland Ruins

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Awakening
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Diabolic Servitude
• 1x Fertile Ground
• 1x Forsaken Wastes
• 1x Foster
• 1x Haunted Crossroads
• 1x Noxious Field
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Primal Order
• 1x Sicken

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bullwhip
• 1x Jandor's Saddlebags
• 1x Rod of Ruin
• 1x Serrated Arrows
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Thran Turbine
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Ancient Craving
• 1x Bone Shards
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Land Grant
• 1x Mobilize
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Persist
• 1x Raise Dead
• 1x Rites of Spring
• 1x Skulltap
• 1x Skyshroud Claim

Instant (4)

• 1x Afflict
• 1x Naturalize
• 1x Reclaim
• 1x Touch of Vitae

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My take on old border tribal with Vhat!

The main goal of this deck is to have Vhati il-Dal power down threats so cards like Bullwhip or Consumptive Goo can clear the way for heavy beaters like Avatar of Woe and Scion of Darkness. There are also lots of cards to untap Vhat and maximize his ability like Puppet Strings, Seedborn Muse, and Instill Energy. And because it's in Golgari (the best colors) there is lots of graveyard recursion to not only keep its creatures swinging, but to also steal all those enemy creatures that ended up in the grave thanks to Vhat.

Special thanks to MH2 and TSR for giving some newer (and more useful) cards the old border treatment so I could put them in this deck!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	31 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.67
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Morph 2/2 C, Squirrel 1/1 G, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Commander