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Commander / EDH RBW (Mardu) Sacrifice

Apoptosis

Creature (39)

• 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
• 1x Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
• 1x Ali from Cairo
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Callous Bloodmage
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Delney, Streetwise Lookout
• 1x Enduring Innocence
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Fear of Missing Out
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Felidar Guardian
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
• 1x Loran of the Third Path
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
• 1x Nekrataal
• 1x Orcish BowmastersGC
• 1x Pinnacle Monk  ^Flip
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Scab-Clan Berserker
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spike Cannibal
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x War Priest of Thune
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Land (38)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Elegant Parlor
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 6x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Raucous Theater
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Savai Triome
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Instant (1)

• 1x Eerie Interlude

Commander (1)

Artifact (9)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Dolmen Gate
• 1x Mox DiamondGC
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Dewdrop Cure
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Ruinous Ultimatum
• 1x The Battle of Bywater
• 1x Tragic Arrogance

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Infernal Tribute
• 1x Oubliette

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Sideboard

Artifact (5)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Baton of Morale
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Claws of Gix
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow

Creature (3)

• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Denethor, Ruling Steward
• 1x Murderous Redcap

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Legion's Initiative

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Maybeboard

Creature (31)

• 1x Ambuscade Shaman
• 1x Athreos, God of Passage
• 1x Auramancer
• 1x Azorius Justiciar
• 1x Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
• 1x Champion of the Parish
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Duergar Hedge-Mage
• 1x Figure of Destiny
• 1x General's Enforcer
• 1x Giver of Runes
• 1x Hofri Ghostforge
• 1x Mogg War Marshal
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Pentavus
• 1x Ponyback Brigade
• 1x Ratadrabik of Urborg
• 1x Rukh Egg
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Splitskin Doll
• 1x Stingscourger
• 1x Stitcher's Supplier
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Terra, Herald of Hope
• 1x Teysa Karlov
• 1x Treasure Hunter
• 1x Vile Entomber
• 1x Welcoming Vampire
• 1x Wispdrinker Vampire
• 1x Zo-Zu the Punisher

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Blasphemous Edict
• 1x Bone Shards
• 1x Damn
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Mythos of Snapdax
• 1x Retribution of the Meek
• 1x Ritual of the Machine
• 1x Tragic Arrogance
• 1x Victimize

Artifact (6)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Despotic Scepter
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Tome of Legends

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Breath of Fury
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Heartless Summoning
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x Soul Enervation
• 1x Warleader's Call

Instant (3)

• 1x Boros Charm
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Dihada, Binder of Wills
• 1x The Eternal Wanderer

Land (1)

• 1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell ValeGC

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Deck is built around recurring ETB triggers through graveyard recursion, with a balanced build capable of interacting against a number of opposing builds.

Playing the deck. You most likely will not be thought of as a major threat early on, play politically to maintain parity among opponents, accurate threat assessment is essential. This deck is resilient to many threats and has the gas to extend games. Very vulnerable to anything that shuts down graveyard recursion (e.g., Rest in Piece), destroy it on site!

Tutors: Imperial Recruiter, Recruiter of the Guard, Diabolic Intent, Demonic TutorGC

Card Draw: Enduring Innocence, Fear of Missing Out, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Loran of the Third Path, Esper Sentinel, Infernal Tribute, Solemn Simulacrum, Mentor of the Meek, Skullclamp (so good in this deck)

Asymmetric threats and bombs: Master of Cruelties, Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Blood Artist, Orcish Bowmasters

Combos for the win: 1. Felidar Guardian + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker = infinite tokens with haste (I have won one match this way). 2. Reveillark + Karmic Guide + sac outlet = infinite graveyard recursion.

Removal (creature): Abyssal Gatekeeper, Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace, Nekrataal, Ravenous Chupacabra, Darksteel Mutation, Oubliette, Fiend Hunter, Grave Pact

Removal (enchantment): Loran of the Third Path, War Priest of Thune

Removal (artifact): Loran of the Third Path

Removal (instant/sorceries): (I recently removed Sin Collector, but don’t feel good about it. Ugh! I won a game with him by removing a Swords to Plowshares followed by a Skullclamp mediated sacrifice card draw FTW, but I felt I needed to add Altar of Dementia without reducing the overall number of sac outlets. We’ll see.)

Removal (graveyards): Callous Bloodmage. Fail to plan, plan to fail.

Protection: Selfless Spirit, Eerie Interlude, Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker, Maze of Ith, Delney, Streetwise Lookout, Swiftfoot Boots, Dolmen Gate, Grand Abolisher, and Ali from Cairo (to protect thyself from alpha strikes).

Sac outlets: Altar of Dementia, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Goblin Bombardment, Infernal Tribute, Diabolic Intent, Abyssal Gatekeeper, Phyrexian Tower, Viscera Seer, Carrion Feeder. I may add Ashnod's Altar, but I went for two creatures that would be easier to tutor and recur (Viscera Seer and Carrion Feeder).

Trigger amplifiers: Delney, Streetwise Lookout, Strionic Resonator, Eerie Interlude, Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Panharmonicon, Fiend Hunter, Felidar Guardian

Great value in most circumstances: Scab-Clan Berserker (just awesome), Grave Pact (this card is amazing in this deck), Spike Cannibal (all counters, I'll let that sink in), Harsh Mentor (so good)

Graveyard recursion: Karmic Guide, Reveillark, Dewdrop Cure, Feldon of the Third Path, Restoration Specialist, Hall of Heliod's Generosity, Volrath's Stronghold, Pinnacle Monk  .

Graveyard fillers: Fear of Missing Out, Buried Alive, Raucous Theater, Elegant Parlor

Ramp: Knight of the White Orchid, Sol Ring, Mox DiamondGC, Solemn Simulacrum, Arcane Signet

Lifegain: Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Blood Artist, The Battle of Bywater

Wrath: Ruinous Ultimatum, The Battle of Bywater, Tragic Arrogance,

Cards in Maybeboard I have in hand or have recently been suggested -if you see one that you feel strongly should be in the 99, please let me know! There are several good cards that I do not own, like Serra Ascendant, which would go in (please make suggestions)!

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Date added	4 months
Last updated	3 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 1 Mythic Rares 47 - 3 Rares 23 - 5 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Copy Clone, Food, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Orc Army, Pest 1/1 BG