Zombie/Mummy Commander
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on June 17, 2021, 10:49 p.m. by AkadeannaH
my fiance wants to build a 4 or 5 color deck that is Mummy and/or Zombie-themed! Does anyone know what a good commander for that kind of deck? Egyptian themed is his idea!
There aren't any Legendary Zombies or Legendary creatures that interact with Zombies specifically at more than three colors. Morophon, the Boundless and Karona, False God are sort of generically tribal, and I would recommend Morophon over Karona. Outside of those, you start trading flavor for utility. Child of Alara works well with Zombies that can bring themselves back or like big graveyards, and Saskia the Unyielding , Atraxa, Praetors' Voice , and Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder offer a couple of interesting options that can point your deck in a specific direction. None of them are deeply Zombie-ish, though, Saskia is much more Celtic (art)/Finnish (name) than Egyptian while the other two are purely non-historical.
1empyrean offers good suggestions for partners.
If he wants to stick hard to the Egyptian theme, check out the Amonkhet and Hour of Devastation sets, but there will have to be color compromises for something like The Scarab God .
June 18, 2021 2:29 a.m.
rshistorysmuf says... #4
I have used Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa in Flank Attack deck.
With Partner you can choose who Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa pals up with.
June 18, 2021 3:36 a.m.
FormOverFunction says... #6
I haven’t put it on here, because it’s pretty boring, but this past summer I made a zombie tribal Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis . Pretty fun, especially with a Dragon Throne of Tarkir for him to sit on.
June 18, 2021 9:32 a.m.
What does he care more about for this deck? That it can run 4-5 colours? Or for it to be Egyptian and Zombie themed?
If the latter matters more, he might like The Scarab God , though it's only two colours. There are some others from Amonkhet or Hour of Devastation that might interest him as well, most of the commanders are only one or two colours though.
4-5 colour commanders, none specifically revolve around Zombies, nor do any have an Egyptian aesthetic, but you could still get creative with the options that are there.
Morophon, the Boundless - popular for a lot of tribes, but kind of lackluster for Zombies IMHO which have a lot more better options, albeit with fewer colours.
Niv-Mizzet Reborn could be interesting, when built right he can provide some serious card draw, which could be a free graveyard dump if you get enough extra cards in hand to discard. Zombies are all about reanimation, so you could get clever with that. Zombies will mostly be in black, blue, and red, you could find use with green and white with other cards.
Similarly, Tazri, Beacon of Unity could be fun to build around. There are many Zombies that are also Warriors, Clerics, and Wizards. Not so many Rogues and Ally, but there's one of each that makes Zombie tokens at least. You could always add support to your board with non-Zombies that are Allies and Rogues.
Esika, God of the Tree Flip could be another interesting option if you went with an all legendary Zombie theme (of which there are many).
Zombies appear in white the least, so Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder might be the best four colour to go with. There's enough zombies that have ETBs that they could be pretty fun with Yidris.
Best of luck to you!
June 18, 2021 8:13 p.m.
Tazri, Beacon of Unity as a zombie deck is definitely doable. I was thinking about it when planning my Tazri deck. I'm not sure about the Egyptian theme though.
June 18, 2021 10:50 p.m.
AkadeannaH says... #9
Vallaris he cares more that it is Egyptian Mummy/Zombie themed sadly he doesn't care much for Blue
June 21, 2021 7:01 p.m.
Alright, with an egyptian theme and no blue, the options are a bit narrower. What you need for the egyptian theme to work is white (white zombies are Amonkhet's thing). Zombies also need black, and, for a 3rd color, green is decent for zombies.
Kathril, Aspect Warper looks a bit like a scarab beetle, which could work for theme, but you'd have to get creative with the deck to have it work as a zombie deck (not a bad thing).
Nethroi, Apex of Death might fit the egyptian love of cats, and this definitely works for zombies.
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa and Tormod, the Desecrator is also a perfectly viable option.
June 21, 2021 7:46 p.m.
The most Egyptian mummy-styled Zombies are going to be in , thanks to Amonkhet and Hour of Devastation. has some higher-end options from those two and War of the Spark. doesn't offer much to the Mummy theme, but can help find lands if there's a Desert subtheme and has some good Zombies of its own. If he doesn't want to use , we'll put that one aside and focus on and .
Skimming edhrec.com for Commanders, nothing leaps out as Zombie mechanics or Egypt flavor. There are a few that are generic enough to fit with mechanic and flavor, like Kelsien, the Plague or Ravos, Soultender + partner.
In four-color, Saskia the Unyielding is potentially a mechanical hit, but again, the flavor is off. None of the partners offer more than general mechanical utility, and the flavor is loose at best.
Overall, I would recommend Saskia. If your fiance wanted to nail down the flavor and didn't mind potentially spending extra money, get an art alter to match what he's looking for.
1empyrean says... #2
These aren't the only possible options, but here are a couple that I might use for zombies:
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Ravos, Soultender and Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
June 17, 2021 11:44 p.m.