ZOMBIE HORDE!!! (Co-Op Magic!)

Casual* Horde Magic Mono-Black Multiplayer Tribal Zombie

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Instant (1)

• 1x Nocturnal Raid

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Barter in Blood
• 1x Delirium Skeins
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Smallpox
• 1x Syphon Flesh
• 1x Twilight's Call
• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Bad Moon
• 1x Call to the Grave
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Intimidation

Creature (86)

• 1x Cackling Fiend
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Diregraf Ghoul
• 1x Dread Slaver
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Ghoulraiser
• 1x Gluttonous Zombie
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Infectious Horror
• 1x Liliana's Reaver
• 1x Maalfeld Twins
• 5x Necrosavant
• 1x Nested Ghoul
• 1x Noxious Ghoul
• 1x Raving Dead
• 1x Rotting Fensnake
• 1x Rotting Mastodon
• 1x Sibsig Icebreakers
• 1x Soulless One
• 1x Sutured Ghoul
• 1x Unbreathing Horde
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 55x Walking Corpse
• 1x Wight of Precinct Six
• 1x Zombie Brute

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Hello, and welcome to Zombie Horde Magic!

For those of you unfamiliar, Horde Magic was introduced around the Innistrad block as a new casual format focused on co-operative gameplay. The goal is to survive with your friends against an onslaught of rampaging undead.

It is typically played in the Commander format, but it can work with just about any deck that you can find!

The rules can also be found here.

*Special Note: TappedOut doesn't allow tokens in the mainboard, so for the purposes of this decklist Walking Corpse should be treated as a vanilla 2/2 black Zombie token, and Necrosavant should be treated as a vanilla 5/5 black Zombie Giant token.

-~-THE RULES-~-

Gameplay Rules Show

The objective is for the allied team to survive and eliminate the threat of the horde.

Players achieve victory when the horde deck has no cards remaining in its library, no cards in hand, and no creatures on the battlefield.

Players will lose the game at zero life, as normal.

If the team were to attack or otherwise deal damage to the horde "player," then that number of cards are put from the top of the horde's deck into its graveyard.

Player Rules Show

There are up to four players total, and each player brings his or her own Commander deck.

All players share their turn and life total, a la Two-Headed Giant, and each contributes 20 life to the starting total (one player is 20, four players is 80).

The team takes the first three turns of the game, then alternates with the horde deck.

Horde Rules Show

There is no player for the horde deck; it will play automatically.

The horde is a 100-card deck, taking away a random 25 for each player under four on the team (three players is 75 cards, two players is 50).

The horde is built using token cards as well as regular Magic cards.

The horde's turn starts by revealing the top card of its library. If it's a creature token, it is set aside and this process repeats until a nontoken card is revealed. Then, all of the creature tokens are cast (they cost 0 Mana), followed by the revealed spell.

The horde will only cast spells once per turn, at the start of the turn. A creature hit by Boomerang or similar will be cast again after the revealed spell for the next turn has been cast.

The horde deck has any amount of mana needed, and can always pay additional costs required (such as Sphere of Resistance and Propaganda).

All creatures the horde controls have haste and must attack each turn if able.

If there is a choice presented for the horde, such as a player casting Fact or Fiction or controlling a planeswalker that the horde's creatures could attack, the choice is made as randomly as possible.

Horde Deck Build Philosophy Show

For the Horde deck, there are a few important factors to consider when choosing your nontoken cards.

First, almost no activated abilities. These are brainless zombies, so all they need to do is enter the battlefield, attack, and then die! Effects based around these triggers will work fine. With this in mind, you also want to avoid any spells that require the Horde to choose a target. Again - brainless zombies!

Secondly, you want a good mix of "bombs" and "fizzles". This adds to the tension of the Horde's turn, never knowing if you will flip a measly Diregraf Ghoul or a dreaded Plague Wind.

Lastly, flavor, flavor, flavor! This is a fun, casual format. Make sure all of your creatures have the Zombie subtype, minus a few that may fit the theme well (for example, I added Erebos, God of the Dead, because, c'mon, God of the Dead.) Your noncreature spells can vary, but should fit into the general theme of Black Zombies.

If you find the horde too easy or too hard for your playgroup, feel free to remove / add more powerful cards to the horde as necessary. After all, this format is at its most fun when the matches are nail-biters!

Rule Variations Show

In some cases, the strength of your playgroup may necessitate some changes to the rules in order to keep the maximum challenge. Here are some variations you can try if you are looking for a challenge:

For increased game tension and growth, ignore the "reveal until a nontoken is revealed" rule and instead reveal cards in increasing amounts. Turn 3 the Horde flips 3 cards, followed on turn 4 by 4 cards, and so on (these numbers can also be altered). This ensures that the deck consistently grows and remains a serious threat no matter what is flipped.

Some other variables you can alter to find your preferred difficulty: reduce the number of turns before the Horde begins attacking, increase the number of cards in the deck per player, or set special limitations such as only being able to cast your commander once. Have fun with it!

*Special note: Some cards in MTG will break this game mode fairly easily. Cards like Mind Funeral, Teferi's Moat , etc. can instantly win the game for your team or permanently lock down the Horde deck. In situations like these, there are two options - either reveal the card to your playgroup and cycle it, or decide on a reasonable house rule for that card. The fun of Horde mode come from the challenge, so it's best to avoid using these types of cards. Use your best judgment!

So, grab some friends, grab your cricket bat and shovel, and let's get smashing some zombies!

All tips, comments, +1s appreciated!

Coming soon.... Goblin Horde!

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 8 years ago
Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Casual legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 19 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 66 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.19
Tokens	Zombie 2/2 B
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