Balthor the Defiled Zombie Mass Resurrection Combo

Commander / EDH* Bracket 3 Mill Mono-Black Sacrifice Zombie

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Creature (34)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Champion of the Perished
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Headless Rider
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Nantuko Husk
• 1x Noxious Ghoul
• 1x Phyrexian Ghoul
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Putrid Goblin
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER  ^Flip
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Vile Entomber
• 1x Walking Ballista
• 1x Warren Soultrader
• 1x Withered Wretch
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
• 1x Zombie Master

Land (34)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Deserted Temple
• 1x High Market
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 20x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Unholy Grotto
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x War Room

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Agadeem's Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Instant (4)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bontu's Monument
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x NecropotenceGC

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Untouched By Death

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Description

This mono-black Zombie tribal deck centers around Balthor the Defiled as a mass recursion engine and a game-ending combo enabler. The strategy revolves around filling your graveyard with Zombies and key combo pieces, then using Balthor’s activated ability to reanimate your entire undead army for explosive, often lethal, turns.

Strategy Overview: Early Game: Ramp efficiently with mana rocks like Sol Ring, Jet Medallion, and Cabal Coffers. Use creatures like Stitcher’s Supplier, Cryptbreaker, and Gravecrawler to fuel your graveyard and set up value engines.

Mid Game: Establish control with sac outlets like Phyrexian Altar, Carrion Feeder, and Sadistic Hypnotist, while stacking value with Graveborn Muse, Undead Augur, and Liliana, Untouched By Death. Tutors like Buried Alive, Entomb, and Demonic Tutor help assemble your combo pieces or set up a perfect Balthor activation.

Late Game / Win Conditions: Balthor the Defiled reanimates your graveyard (your Zombies + black creatures).

Combine Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion or Walking Ballista for infinite damage.

Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Plague Belcher, and Vengeful Dead drain opponents massively when revived with a full graveyard.

Dictate of Erebos and sac outlets create soft locks and remove opponents’ boards.

Notable Interactions: Mikaeus + Triskelion or Walking Ballista: Infinite damage combo.

Phyrexian Altar + Gravecrawler + Zombie: Infinite colored mana if paired with a drain outlet.

Yawgmoth, Thran Physician: Card draw, creature control, and combo enabler. Blood Artist + Reanimator loops: Passive life drain wincon.

Why Play This Deck?

If you enjoy: Explosive reanimation turns, Interacting with your graveyard, Zombie tribal synergy with a combo twist, Draining entire tables with a single ability…

…then Balthor the Defiled will feel right at home in your hands. This deck combines resilience, recursion, and ruthless efficiency into one deadly mono-black shell.

Date added	4 months
Last updated	4 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.83
Tokens	Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B