Varina's Horde

Commander / EDH* WUB (Esper) Zombie

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Land (30)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Azorius Chancery
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Forsaken Sanctuary
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 1x Jwar Isle Refuge
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 1x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Submerged Boneyard
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Watery Grave

Artifact (6)

• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Gate to the Afterlife
• 1x God-Pharaoh's Gift
• 1x Grimoire of the Dead

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, Death's Majesty
• 1x Liliana Vess

Creature (24)

• 1x Aven Eternal
• 1x Aven Wind Guide
• 1x Blighted Bat
• 1x Blood Scrivener
• 1x Champion of Stray Souls
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Eternal Skylord
• 1x Gleaming Overseer
• 1x Infectious Horror
• 1x Lord of the Accursed
• 1x Loyal Subordinate
• 1x Loyal Unicorn
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Phylactery Lich
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Shriekdiver
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Tomebound Lich
• 1x Unbreathing Horde
• 1x Vizier of the Scorpion
• 1x Wayward Servant
• 1x Wight of Precinct Six

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Aid the Fallen
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Bond of Revival
• 1x Command the Dreadhorde
• 1x Connive / Concoct
• 1x Consecrate / Consume
• 1x Dark Salvation
• 1x Enter the God-Eternals
• 1x Entreat the Dead
• 1x Hour of Reckoning
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Karn's Temporal Sundering
• 1x Terminus
• 1x Unmoored Ego

Commander (1)

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Call to the Grave
• 1x Call to the Kindred
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Dire Undercurrents
• 1x Ethereal Absolution
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Liliana's Mastery
• 1x Necromancer's Stockpile
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Pariah
• 1x True Conviction
• 1x Xenograft

Instant (9)

• 1x Commence the Endgame
• 1x Crib Swap
• 1x Despark
• 1x Fated Return
• 1x Force of Despair
• 1x Gideon's Sacrifice
• 1x Gravepurge
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Wake the Dead

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Sorcery (5)

• 1x Do or Die
• 1x Forced March
• 1x Liliana's Spoils
• 1x Never / Return
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Instant (2)

• 1x Fated Retribution
• 1x Grim Return

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Jace, Arcane Strategist
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Liliana, Untouched By Death
• 1x Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Felidar Umbra

Creature (3)

• 1x Diregraf Ghoul
• 1x Spark Reaper
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces

Artifact (1)

• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow

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Varina herself provides card draw when needed. I suggest using Fated Return + Teysa Karlov or Aven Wind Guide + Fated Return to help with tokens and having flying/lifelink as needed; maybe even Fated Return + Varina, Lich Queen . Slap the Phylactery Lich counter on one of the artifact lands, especially Darksteel Citadel . Bolas's Citadel + Gideon's Sacrifice for one time cast of a spell to dodge some damage; throw that damage at one of the indestructible creatures, if able, but you should have plenty of other options as well. For longer term use of Bolas's Citadel consider Bolas's Citadel + Pariah , Bolas's Citadel + Pontiff of Blight , and/or Blind Obedience + Bolas's Citadel . Gate to the Afterlife is intended more to keep your life up as zombies come and go, but can fetch out God-Pharaoh's Gift .

God-Pharaoh's Gift is a good way to end up spitting out sudden swarm of zombies during your turn before attacking after other players think that you're spent after a board wipe, try to save the swarm when you can take out a threat or win outright because the original versions of the creatures'll be gone for good. Better endgame options would be Entreat the Dead to keep the zombies, Grimoire of the Dead to get ALL the dead things, or Command the Dreadhorde + Pariah / Command the Dreadhorde + Gideon's Sacrifice are ALSO a combo in the deck; claim all the dead and take nothing for it! Liliana Vess managing to activate her ultimate late in the game could be game-winning as well, of course, once again gaining control of every dead creature.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Command the Dreadhorde + Gideon's Sacrifice Fated Return + Teysa Karlov Aven Wind Guide + Fated Return Fated Return + Varina, Lich Queen Bolas's Citadel + Gideon's Sacrifice Bolas's Citadel + Pariah Bolas's Citadel + Pontiff of Blight Blind Obedience + Bolas's Citadel Command the Dreadhorde + Pariah
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 47 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.06
Tokens	Aven Wind Guide 2/3 W, Bat 1/1 B, Copy Clone, Shapeshifter 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie Army 0/0 B