Hot Ghoul Summer

Commander / EDH Discard Tokens WUB (Esper) Zombie

NoSoyYucateco

Creature (41)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Archghoul of Thraben
• 1x Bone Miser
• 1x Corpse Augur
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Death Baron
• 1x Death Tyrant
• 1x Diregraf Captain
• 1x Diregraf Colossus
• 1x Draugr Necromancer
• 1x Fell Stinger
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Gisa and Geralf
• 1x God-Eternal Oketra
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravecrawler
• 1x Gravespawn Sovereign
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Havengul Lich
• 1x Headless Rider
• 1x Liliana's Standard Bearer
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Narfi, Betrayer King
• 1x Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
• 1x Noosegraf Mob
• 1x Noxious Ghoul
• 1x Overcharged Amalgam
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Plague Belcher
• 1x Relentless Dead
• 1x Repository Skaab
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Undead Alchemist
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Vizier of Many Faces
• 1x Wayward Servant
• 1x Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Land (38)

• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 6x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 14x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Watery Grave

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Necroduality
• 1x Rooftop Storm
• 1x Tombstone Stairwell

Instant (3)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dihada's Ploy
• 1x Rise of the Dread Marn

Commander (1)

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Blood on the Snow
• 1x Haunting Voyage
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Rite of Oblivion
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Zombie Apocalypse

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Creature (18)

• 1x Corpse Harvester
• 1x Gempalm Polluter
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Lich Lord of Unx
• 1x Lord of the Undead
• 1x Miasmic Mummy
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Possessed Skaab
• 1x Priest of the Haunted Edge
• 1x Rot Hulk
• 1x Shepherd of Rot
• 1x The Scarab God
• 1x Undead Butler
• 1x Undead Warchief
• 1x Vengeful Dead
• 1x Vindictive Lich
• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Zombie Master

Sorcery (9)

• 1x By Invitation Only
• 1x Damn
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x From Under the Floorboards
• 1x Pact of the Serpent
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Quasiduplicate
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Spelltwine

Land (7)

• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 1x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Unholy Grotto

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Untouched By Death

Instant (8)

• 1x Drown in the Loch
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Faithful Mending
• 1x Flip the Switch
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Vanishing Verse

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Dying to Serve
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Tortured Existence

Artifact (3)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Feldon's Cane
• 1x Perpetual Timepiece

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Zombie realness from the undead ice queen.

This is a pretty typical Esper zombie build with a snow subtheme, taking advantage of the best new zombie cards from Midnight Hunt and Crimson Vow. To build this deck, I started with the Wilhelt precon, swapped the commander for a Varina, Lich Queen I had laying around, and made it Esper. Relatively little of the precon is left now!

I'm not really looking for suggestions on zombies to add (I've been playing zombies for years and I know them all.) I'm more interested in hearing outside-the-box ways of adding synergy, making the deck run more smoothly, or silly win cons I haven't considered. If you suggest a card to add, it would be helpful if you also recommend something I should remove.

Flavor is a must, power is a plus.

I have an Undead Butler and Perpetual Timepiece that I would love to slot in, but I'm having a really hard time figuring out what to cut for them.

I haven't played Esper in EDH for a while, so any good tips are greatly appreciated!

Top Ranked	Achieved #6 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #4 position in Commander / EDH 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Discard 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH WUB (Esper) 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.79
Tokens	Copy Clone, Vizier of Many Faces 0/0 W, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Haste, Zombie Berserker 2/2 B, Zombie Warrior 4/4 B
Based on	Undead Unleashed - Wilhelt Precon Decklist goblin EDH