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Martin Sanson, Worm that Walks

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari)

Brissan


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A Grist EDH deck based on a D&D character of mine - Martin Sanson: a druid who gained the powers of necromancy when infected by a species of green worms, which eventually transformed him into a swarm of worms sharing a hive mind, gradually losing his sense of self and becoming a force of nature dedicated towards preservation.

The deck has plenty of insects to mill with Grist and a few ways to stack the library with them on top. It also has +1/+1 counters, tokens, reanimation, and aristocrat sac'ing synergy. Wincons include ulting with Grist and a full graveyard, Craterhoof Behemoth with swarms of tokens, and sac'ing with Jarad.


Backstory:
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood: Verduran Forest
Hero's Downfall: Martin's Patricide
Timeless Witness: Marat Sanson


The Whispering Cairn:
Eternal Witness: Roth Sanson
Tranquil Thicket: Diamond Lake
Overgrown Tomb: The Whispering Cairn
Caustic Caterpillar: Acid Beetles
Abrupt Decay: Roth's Death
Deathrite Shaman: Filge
Stitch Together: Flige's Experiments


The Three Faces of Evil:
Strip Mine: Dourstone Mine
Zulaport Cutthroat: Balabar Smenk
Priest of Forgotten Gods: The Faceless One
Syr Konrad, the Grim: Alex
Hex Parasite: The Worms of Kyuss
Skullclamp: Martin's Infection


Encounter at Blackwall Keep:
Temple of Malady: Blackwall Keep
Bojuka Bog: Mistmarsh
Bala Ged Sanctuary  : Twisted Branch Lair
Sakura-Tribe Elder: Hishka, Twisted Branch Shaman


The Hall of Harsh Reflections
Bloodline Pretender: Doppelgängers
Path of Ancestry: Hall of Harsh Reflections


The Champion's Belt
Thespian's Stage: Magnimar Arena
The Gitrog Monster: Froghemoth
Golgari Thug: Loris Racknian
Decree of Pain: Apostolic Ritual
Bane of the Living: Ulgurstasta


A Gathering of Winds
Gleancrawler: Flycatcher
Call of the Death-Dweller: Edwin Tolstaff Reanimates Roth
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord: Roth Sanson, Reanimated


The Spire of Long Shadows
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth: Kuluth-Mar
Dakmor Salvage: The Spire of Long Shadows
Massacre Wurm: Worm Naga
Swarmyard: Worm Pit
Scute Mob/Scute Swarm: Kyuss Wormswarm
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest: Edwin Tolstoff
The Chain Veil: Edwin's Mask


The Prince of Redhand
Footbottom Feast: Kalsgard Feast
Conspiracy: The Age of Worms Conspiracy


The Library of Last Resort
Emergence Zone: The Library of Last Resort Demiplane
Craterhoof Behemoth: Tilagos Bulette
Plumb the Forbidden: Consulting Tenebrous


Kings of the Rift
Farseek: Seeking Kongen-Thulnir
Animate Dead: Martin Reanimates Bruhn


Into the Wormcrawl Fissure
Jarad's Orders: Durzo Stirs
Woodland Chasm Wormcrawl Fissure
Field of the Dead: Durzo's Undead Army
Command Tower: The Golden Towers
Woe Strider: Avolakia
Creakwood Liege: Sam


Dawn of a New Age
Temple of the False God: Kalsgard Ziggurat
Vigor Mortis: Martin's Transformation
Grist, the Hunger Tide: Martin Sanson, Worm that Walks
Worm Harvest: Worm Apocalypse
Dread Return: Dovah's Return


Epilogue
Gravepurge: Usurping the Worm Cult
Cultivate/Wild Growth: Terraforming
Realmwalker: Simulacrum Tenders
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth: Verduran Direwoods
Grim Backwoods: Wormwoods
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb: Wormwood Citadel
Maskwood Nexus: Sard Tree
Binding the Old Gods: Martin's Self-Binding
Sylvan Anthem/Gaea's Will/Life from the Loam: Martin, Force of Preservation

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97% Casual

Competitive

Date added 2 years
Last updated 1 year
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

9 - 0 Mythic Rares

36 - 0 Rares

24 - 0 Uncommons

21 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.33
Tokens Copy Clone, Goat 0/1 W, Insect 1/1 BG, Insect 1/1 G, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Morph 2/2 C, Shapeshifter 2/2 U, Timeless Witness 4/4 B, Worm 1/1 BG, Zombie 2/2 B
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