Yawgmoth's Grand Scheme

Commander / EDH Mono-Black

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Creature (32)

• 1x Ayara, First of Locthwain
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bog Witch
• 1x Butcher Ghoul
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Deathgreeter
• 1x Doom Whisperer
• 1x Dread Presence
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Phyrexian Obliterator
• 1x Sengir Autocrat
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Weaponcraft Enthusiast
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Dead of Winter
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Mutilate
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Scheming Symmetry
• 1x Victimize

Artifact (10)

• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (3)

• 1x Entomb
• 1x Thrilling Encore
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Commander (1)

Land (37)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Cabal Stronghold
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 30x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Crumbling Ashes
• 1x Gift of Doom
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

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Gameplan:

This is a mono-black reanimator deck with -1/-1 counter and token sub-themes. Yawgmoth's first ability is the key to the deck's engine, but other shenanigans around reanimation can occur without him. Often, Yawgmoth is not cast until there is a critical mass of sacrifice-fodder for him, or adequate protection from removal, but once he hits the board in that state, the deck's chances of winning skyrocket.

Notable Synergies:

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed combos with any 2 non-human creatures and Yawgmoth on the battlefield by using Yawgmoth's first ability to sacrifice an undying creature to remove the +1/+1 counter from another.

Nest of Scarabs makes a token every time a -1/-1 counter is placed on a creature, which can be sacrificed to repeat the process as many times as there are points of toughness on the battlefield.

Golgari Thug lets you sacrifice it to Yawgmoth to return a creature from grave to hand, plus it has dredge to get it back into your hand and fill the grave with targets.

Vilis, Broker of Blood is best friends with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth or Doom Whisperer and they will draw through the deck very quickly.

Speaking of Yawgmoth's unruly son, K'rrik, he can let you pay life to activate Yawgmoth's proliferate ability and ultimate planeswalkers.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.19
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Insect 1/1 B, Morph 2/2 C, Serf 0/1 B, Servo 1/1 C, Snake 1/1 B, Thrull 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B