Mazirek's death power

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Counters Midrange Scapeshift Suicide Black Toolbox

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Creature (31)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bloodspore Thrinax
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Catacomb Sifter
• 1x Champion of Stray Souls
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Creakwood Liege
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Korozda Guildmage
• 1x Krav, the Unredeemed
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Reaper of the Wilds
• 1x Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Savra, Queen of the Golgari
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shriekmaw
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Thought Gorger
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yavimaya Elder

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Vraska, Golgari Queen

Land (34)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Blooming Marsh
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 8x Forest
• 1x Foul Orchard
• 1x Golgari Guildgate
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Grim Backwoods
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Twilight Mire
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Sorcery (7)

• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Reprocess
• 1x Scapeshift
• 1x Seasons Past
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Artifact (5)

• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Smokestack
• 1x Sol Ring

Commander (1)

Enchantment (16)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Deadbridge Chant
• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Feed the Pack
• 1x From Beyond
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Khalni Heart Expedition
• 1x Mind Slash
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Sylvan Library

Instant (5)

• 1x Harrow
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Vona's Hunger

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Maybeboard

Artifact (2)

• 1x Golgari Signet
• 1x Mind Stone

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Mind Slash

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In Magic, one of the most interesting things is getting value from the actions, that don’t look good at the first sight, and very good example is Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest. This deck can be separated into few parts:

1. Death

• cards, which is causing you to sacrifice, as Bloodspore Thrinax, Yahenni, Undying Partisan, Reprocess or Scapeshift. The most important is cards, which allow you to sacrifice creatures for free and in instant speed, and cards, that creating you some targets for putting Mazirek’s counters, or for one more sacrificing, like Feed the Pack or Korozda Guildmage;
• cards, that we want to sacrifice. In this category, the most important is cards, that can return from your graveyard (Vengevine), or cards, that’s doing something when they go to graveyard (Yavimaya Elder).
• cards, that generating value from deaths - like drawing more cards (Smothering Abomination), forcing enemy to sacrifice his creatures (Dictate of Erebos, Grave Pact), or getting bigger, even if your commander is not on the board (Rot Shambler, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled);

2. Counters

• cards with +1/+1 counters synergy, such as Rishkar, Peema Renegade, Winding Constrictor, Thought Gorger, Skullbriar, the Walking Grave and others;

3. Support cards

• mana ramp - Sakura-Tribe Elder, Burnished Hart, Khalni Heart Expedition. Even this cards have synergy with Mazirek, because they can be sacrificed;
• removal cards - Putrefy, Abrupt Decay;
• others.

Plan for game

Mazirek's plan is very simple: you're just summoning as many creatures as you can, sacrifice worse part of them to make survived enourmously bigger, and then end the game with one of the finishers Torment of Hailfire, Triumph of the Hordes.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 46 - 0 Rares 17 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95
Tokens	City's Blessing, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Vraska, Golgari Queen, Experience Token, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Treasure, Wolf 2/2 G, Worm 1/1 BG, Zombie 2/2 B