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Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
Legendary Creature — Insect Shaman
Flying
Whenever a player sacrifices another permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
FauxFaux on Card creation challenge
1 month ago
Well, tiny lore drop:
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Svogthos, the Restless Tomb was shattered during the Phyrexian Invasion by Realmbreaker from the then Compleated Vraska.
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The Sisters of Stone Death, namely three Gorgons by the names of Ludmilla, Lexya and Lydya, the latter two were killed by Savra, Queen of the Golgari, and Ludmilla is presumed dead, although not confirmed.
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Both Savra, Queen of the Golgari and Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord, sister Savra was killed by Szadek, Lord of Secrets then her body possessed by the spirit of Svogthir, the Golgari Parun (founder), then smooshed by Experiment Kraj. Brother Jarad was first killed by Lyzolda, the Blood Witch, then necromanced back into his corpse to then be killed by Vraska, with the help of Jarga, a troll, Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest, and Xeddick, another Kraul.
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Vraska, Golgari Queen is obviously off and romping about the multiverse with Jace Beleren and Loot, the Key to Everything. So she's not really in command at the moment. Matter of fact, following the Phyrexian Invasion, pretty much every former Golgari leader denounced her as their leader, as during the Invasion, the Golgari were the first Compleated Guild to rampage across the surface, so they were summarily punished and ostracized from Ravnica.
And so, that leaves us, after all those wordy words, to the only real appropriate options...
Svogthos, Splintered Tomb
Legendary Land - Swamp Forest
Whenever ~ enters, mill 5.
At the beginning of your endstep, if there are 4 or more creature cards in your graveyard, you may exile ~ and return it to the battlefield transformed.
, Mill 2: Add .
"Svogthos, shattered in twain by the Phyrexian upshoot, acts now as the only solace for the disgraced Golgari Swarm. None but the Swarm gather there, dutifully attempting to retain the crypt's former visage."
Izoni, Heir to the Swarm ()
Legendary Creature - Elf Shaman
Whenever ~ enters or a land is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you create a 1/1 Black and Green Insect creature Token. This ability triggers once each turn.
, Tap any number of untapped Insects or Spiders you control: Return target creature with mana value equal to or less than the amount of creatures tapped this way from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature becomes a Plant Zombie instead of its other types.
"Vraska is gone and has betrayed the Swarm. It deserves one willing to foster and nurture the betrayed. Not one who uses it as a mere title."
4/4
Sorry for the Lore Dump, but challenge is to redo this challenge, but for another guild! Perhaps Dimir? or Rakdos?
TheRavenOne on Will Hardened Scales effect Mazirek …
1 year ago
I had Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest and Hardened Scales on the battlefield. Then I cast Wave of Vitriol forcing my opponents to sacrifice and also make myself sacrifice the Hardened Scales. Would Hardened Scales see itself and the other permanents effected be sacrificed, and would I get its replacement effect on the following Mazirek triggers? Wondering that if a card like Teysa Karlov can double death triggers even if it itself dies, would this not work in a similar way?
DawnsRayofLight on
Squirrel Combos
1 year ago
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Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest goes infinite with Scurry Oak and Basking Broodscale with a sac outlet (Ivy Lane Denizen also goes infinite)
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Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor/Peregrin Took + Krark-Clan Ironworks/Grinding Station goes infinite
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Basking Broodscale + Tarrian's Soulcleaver goes infinite
Ygra, Eater of All goes infinite with camelia and Experimental Confectioner
Using the above to explain my adds:
ADD (16)
Phyrexian Altar/Blasting Station
Lively Dirge:helps to get cheap combo pieces
DROPS (need to drop a single card too to get to 100) 17
4x lands (this deck looks like it can run fine off of 30 if you add 4-5 0-1 cmc ramp pieces)
Cauldron Familiar (unless I am missing the combo piece for it in the list)
Craterhoof Behemoth: may be a bit win more. don't see it doing much
Gala Greeters: meh card
Gilded Goose: meh
Tireless Provisioner: could stay or go
Toski, Bearer of Secrets: don't know how aggro this deck is, seems more combo oriented
Damnation: probably between MHM and fallout you have enough wipes
Nature's Claim: good removal but probably good on that
Woe Strider probably fine on sac outlets
May consider Protean Hulk piles as well
Mattio38 on
ABZAN HOUSES
1 year ago
Thanks a lot austintayshus and Exoflo, your comments were both very helpful!
I've ended up removing Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon and Thalia and The Gitrog Monster.
About some of the other cards mentioned: I'd like to keep Smothering Tithe in the deck because it's just bonkers. It also works well with Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest and Doubling Season. I think Toxic Deluge is a very flexible cards. And if my creatures got higher toughness because of the counters I'm able to duck the Deluge just under that for a one sided boardwipe.
I think you're right about Flare of Malice. The idea was to somehow sac a creature after casting Skithiryx, put the counters on it and give it haste. And no matter how much of a cool win that would be, those might just be too many hoops to jump through.
I don't play tutors anymore. I know it'd increase the powerlevel of my deck but just as you said I rather play cards I like vs cards just strong ones.
Again, thanks a lot for your thoughts!
Last_Laugh on WOTC announcement - All Commanders …
1 year ago
Lol I literally mocked up a list using Vrestin, Menoptra Leader and Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest to lead tribal insects earlier this year. The Calm Before The Swarm -Mazirek/Vrestin Insects for anyone interested.
TypicalTimmy on WOTC announcement - All Commanders …
1 year ago
My friend came up with Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest + Kykar, Wind's Fury
DreadKhan on
Ghave It All I Got
2 years ago
Not sure if you're looking for any new ideas, but since I thought of a few I thought I'd mention, in case you can find them! Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest and One with the Kami would be very good in here, and are very good together. If you also have something like Pawn of Ulamog or Sifter of Skulls you can turn any sacrificed non-token creature into a colourless mana (as well as a token creature). Pitiless Plunderer and Chatterfang, Squirrel General are both very good together and very good with your Commander. Jade Mage can make Saprolings for only 2G, and Ant Queen can make a 1/1 insect for only 1G. Skullclamp is really good value if you have a lot of 1 toughness tokens, paying 1 and killing your token to draw 2 feels great. Welcoming Vampire is a nifty option if you can make a token on each opponent's turn, as is Bennie Bracks, Zoologist. Soltari Champion is a neat anthem that is really hard to block, and Soltari Visionary is a handy way to cripple any Enchantment heavy decks, because very few decks can block Shadow creatures. With your counter theme you might use Incubation Druid, it's great value if you can cheaply get a counter on it. Ordeal of Nylea is good ramp if you can cheat some counters to speed it up.
DreadKhan on
Chatter
2 years ago
I feel like your Commander would like One with the Kami and Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest. You just need a free sac outlet like Viscera Seer, Carrion Feeder, Woe Strider, Dimir House Guard (does double duty as a tutor for MV 4 stuff), or Sadistic Hypnotist. Most of these don't have a very good payoff other than killing a creature, but some have useful upsides.
I wonder if you could shave a few lands by running some of the following: Golgari Rot Farm, Blighted Woodland, Myriad Landscape, Castle Garenbrig, Guildless Commons, and Mosswort Bridge. Most of those are fairly budget, and getting a ramp effect out of a land feels extremely good in my experience. The best options also help with fixing your mana.
If you want to add something really pushed, Pitiless Plunderer is really good with your Commander, it looks like it's had a reprint, but it's still up there for a single card. Another card to keep an eye out for is Swarmyard. Toski, Bearer of Secrets is a solid Squirrel pick, if not the cheapest. If you often have 1/1 creatures you aren't super attached to their is always Skullclamp, it's a few bucks but it can do a lot of work with 1/1 tokens.
I'm not sure how desperate you are for tokens/are afraid of flyers, but I always have fun with Sandwurm Convergence. Transmogrifying Wand is a nice way to put pressure on your opponents' creatures, it plays well in budget decks. Grim Haruspex is a pretty nice card if you expect to lose creatures, it doesn't even charge life.
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