The Evil Dead II

Commander / EDH Casual Control Exile Multiplayer Reanimator Sacrifice Tokens WB (Orzhov)

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Creature (32)

• 1x Angel of Finality
• 1x Apprentice Necromancer
• 1x Archon of Justice
• 1x Ashen Rider
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Boreas Charger
• 1x Charming Prince
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Emeria Shepherd
• 1x False Prophet
• 1x Flickerwisp
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Icatian Crier
• 1x Jirina, Dauntless General
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Oriq Loremage
• 1x Restoration Angel
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sengir Autocrat
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Springjack Shepherd
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
• 1x Yosei, the Morning Star

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb *list*
• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 8x Plains
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Springjack Pasture
• 1x Strip Mine
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tower of the Magistrate

Artifact (7)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blade of Selves
• 1x Lifeline
• 1x Lithoform Engine
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Trading Post

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana of the Veil

Commander (1)

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Identity Crisis
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Planar Cleansing
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Unburial Rites
• 1x Victimize

Instant (6)

• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Semester's End
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Wake the Dead

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Dawn of the Dead
• 1x Necromancy

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Creature (9)

• 1x Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
• 1x Angel of the Ruins
• 1x Author of Shadows
• 1x Callous Bloodmage
• 1x Cemetery Protector
• 1x Keeper of the Accord
• 1x Priest of Fell Rites
• 1x Solitude
• 1x Vile Entomber

Instant (4)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Moonlight Bargain
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Rite of Oblivion

Land (2)

• 1x Castle Ardenvale
• 1x Kjeldoran Outpost

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Send them off into exile. You have been banished.

Utilizing Teysa, Orzhov Scion's ability to exile creatures and the many reanimate spells offered to black and white this deck not only cheats death, but makes your opponents permanents something of an afterthought. While a lot of people have pointed out that Ashen Rider is the real threat in the deck, I've found that Gray Merchant of Asphodel and Massacre Wurm are so much more deadly.

This deck is a reworking on a previous build I had that focused heavily on reanimate, but lacked draw power and speed. This iteration has added in more bounce abilities like Flickerwisp and Panharmonicon and a few others to make the remaining ETB abilities even more devastating. Draw power has also been increased by adding in Ob Nixilis Reignited and Phyrexian Arena among others. All the interactions are pretty straight forward, and though this deck doesn't focus on going infinite with Darkest Hour, it competes well against other tuned decks because of it's versatility and threat removal ability.

Only downsides so far are storm style combo decks, or anything that relies on direct damage combos since the deck doesn't have many life-gain or counterspell options. I've definitely thought about putting something in that would combat those decks, but didn't think sacrificing so many card slots with situational counterspells would really solve the issue. Better to lock them down in other ways and take those players out early.

Exiles

Ashen Rider + any sac outlet or bounce effect - it's just so damn powerful

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim - good exile mechanic once you get enough life gained. Not too hard to do when you can abuse Gray Merchant of Asphodel easily

Archon of Justice + any sac outlet - useful spot removal

Angel of Finality + any bounce effect - graveyard removal at any time

Sin Collector + bounce effect - main use to counter blue/red decks

Teysa, Orzhov Scion - the deck generates tokens and has enough white targets to make use of her ability on a consistent basis

Mindslicer + any sac outlet - have to be careful with this one, but can help against blue/red decks

False Prophet + any sac outlet - same with this one, good deterrence card, but can devastate your own deck if misused

Draw Options

The graveyard should be considered part of your hand with this deck.

Baleful Force + recursion - good discard target for Trading Post, and then cheat in with Apprentice Necromancer

Corpse Connoisseur, Oriq Loremage, Buried Alive and Entomb - card search and graveyard drop for cheating into play

Wall of Omens + Sun Titan + any sac outlet - simple card draw while Wall of Omens becomes a sacrifice target

Kaya, Ghost Assassin and Ob Nixilis Reignited - supplemental card draw

Skullclamp + any token - pretty self explanatory here

Synergies

Yosei, the Morning Star + any sac outlet + recursion - temporarily lock down a player (this used to be more permanent with Sheoldred, Whispering One, but wan't fun for anyone)

Kor Cartographer + Emeria Shepherd - search for a land and cheat a creature into play

Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed + Victimize - bring whatever creatures you want back to play (lots of shenanigans here)

Any comments or +1's welcome. I'm always looking to make this deck more tuned, so feel free to mention anything that you think is weak in the deck or has a better replacement. This deck has been tuned over and over to make the game playable for others as well as have some interesting plays. I've removed some of the oppression and lock out mechanics from it, and avoided infinite combos (mostly). Reveillark + Karmic Guide is in the deck, but I only usually use them for their individual abilities. We all just want to play and have a fun game in the end.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	4 months
Exclude colors	URG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 50 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.74
Tokens	Citizen 1/1 W, Copy Clone, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Goat 0/1 W, Serf 0/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH, EDH Orzhov, Den, EDH, bootylicious, inspo, EDH Ideas, Fun EDH, reanimate, Black EDH