The Grind

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Goodstuff Lifegain Reanimator WB (Orzhov)

Mitochondrial

Creature (38)

• 1x Angel of Serenity
• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodthrone Vampire
• 1x Chainer, Dementia Master
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x False Prophet
• 1x Felidar Sovereign
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nirkana Revenant
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Sifter of Skulls
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Tidehollow Sculler
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 12x Plains
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Windbrisk Heights

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Arguel's Blood Fast  ^Flip
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Sanguine Bond

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Damnation
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Vindicate

Commander (1)

Artifact (10)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Well of Lost Dreams

Instant (5)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis

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This deck is a multiplayer deck, I stole it largely from someone else, I believe on EDHREC or even this site, I'm not sure who as it was a few years ago. I don't claim ownership of this deck, just putting it on here as a digital record of the decks I currently have assembled.

The goal is to be as quiet as you can for the first few turns, setting up with Ayli on turn two as a simple threat, which is often surprisingly distracting. People in my play group tend to get annoyed at 2 damage every turn, and will "crush" me by killing her, which removes me from the public eye until I can get in a spot where I can start either leeching away with Aristocrats or brutalize everyone else with the repeated death/etb triggers of Yosei, the Morning Star, Coco Puffs/Gary or the Archons.\

I will point out that with Chainer, Dementia Master and Corpse Dance the goal is to have enough mana to sacrifice your dudes before they are gone forever, they're convenient, repeatable reanimation outlets. As well, last time I checked the rules for Fiend Hunter, Leonin Relic-Warder and Angel of Serenity still worked the same, you cast/reanimate them, then sacrifice them before their ETB effect resolves, the death trigger happens, resolves, then the ETB will exile cards with no way to get them back, as the instance of the card is different if you play them again. Fun facts.

It's not a difficult deck to upgrade, should you choose. Exquisite Blood is a good pick, not to mention any number of busted graveyard cards. Happy necromancing, feel free to suggest cards in the comments.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	16 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Morph 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Vampire Knight 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B