Help with Scarab God deck
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Posted on Feb. 2, 2020, 10:36 a.m. by Desmond4890
So basically i am looking for help with improving this deck. Basically it creates zombies and does not attack but causes damage every turn.
Desmond4890 says... #3
Atm I could add about another $100 to the deck to improve it. I guess its mainly a life drain deck?
Thank you for your suggestions gave alot to think about.
February 2, 2020 10:27 p.m.
Desmond4890 says... #4
Not really sure about the meta/path of the deck. All I can say is a deck built around the scarab god that does not necessarily need to attack to win and more focused on building and defending a zombie Army that can do so quickly and drain life of my appointments just as fast. If I had to scra the deck and I don't really feel like I need to in total I could put another $200 into it over time. So with budget in mind $200 atm would be the amount I would be willing to upgrade it with.
Thank you for your time this far with helping me out lol. Any suggestions...well more suggestions is appreciated
ShutUpMokuba says... #2
It really depends on your meta and your budget. However for now i'll try to list some cards that i really like in that type of deck.. In the creature compartment i would suggest Diregraf Colossus, Undead Warchief, maybe Death Baron, Cryptbreaker, the obvious Gravecrawler, Sidisi, Undead Vizier and Lich Lord of Unx. For card draw i would add Graveborn Muse or Midnight Reaper. Soulless One can be a good card if you are on a budget. Grimgrin, Corpse-Born is a great card too as he gets really big and destroys your opponents' creatures fast.Zombie Master is good on its own in a tribal deck but becomes great with Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth. More expensive cards are Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Ghoulcaller Gisa; if i had to pick i would choose the first. Also Grave Titan can get you a lot of tokens.
Enchantments: Grave Pact for removal, Phyrexian Arena/Kindred Discovery/Rhystic Study and the great and cheap Monastery Siege for card draw, Black Market for ramp, Rooftop Storm enables a lot of Gravecrawler combos, Paradox Haze doubles your commander's effect while Training Grounds makes his second effect cheaper.
Artifacts: Phyrexian Altar for the gravecrawler combo, i love in this deck Bontu's Monument, Door of Destinies/Vanquisher's Banner/Coat of Arms because you are going for a tribal deck (and why not Herald's Horn. Illusionist's Bracers doubles the scarab's firs ability.
PW: Liliana, Untouched By Death does everything you want in a Scarab god deck.
Lands: Reliquary Tower, Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, Bojuka Bog to exile an opponent's graveyard. Unholy Grotto is fine here. More lands to to fix your mana base like Sunken Hollow would be nice.
If you are going for a mill version i would suggest other cards like Dreamborn Muse, Mindcrank and so on..
The problem with your deck in my opinion is that even if you play cards with some synergy because of the zombie tribal element and some way to double your commander's drain ability there are a lot of cards that do not enough for you here. Remember that playing a deck that is a constant menace to your opponents gets you a big target on your head. To be more specific with my suggestions i need to know your budget, your meta and the path you want to take with this deck. Also there are too little cards in the removal compartment, in the draw compartment and in the mana base fixing compartment.
February 2, 2020 12:23 p.m.