Zombie deck to play with zev.
Zombie deck to play with zev is a 100-card Commander deck led by Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver in the Dimir color identity (blue/black). TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.
The mainboard runs 30 creatures, 7 instants, 11 sorceries, 13 artifacts, 2 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 36 lands, averaging 3.22 mana value across non-land cards. 66% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 19% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 2 game changers (Cyclonic Rift and Bolas's Citadel), 1 fast mana (Dark Ritual), 1 cheap tutor (Entomb), and 1 tutor (Buried Alive). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.
COMMANDER
CommanderPLANESWALKER(1)
CREATURE(29)
ARTIFACT(13)
ENCHANTMENT(2)
INSTANT(7)
SORCERY(11)
LAND(36)
10×
11×
TOKENS(8)
100
Total
30
Creatures
34
Spells
36
Lands
B4
Bracket
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No Games Yet
Why bracket 4? — Optimized
1 early two-card combo: Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar
A two-card infinite combo cheap enough to assemble and win in the early game (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 3 decks are expected not to run these; any means Bracket 4.
Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.
CURVE
0
0
1
8
2
14
3
20
4
10
5
6
6
4
7+
2
COLORS
U
1831%
B
4169%
COMBOS
12
Combos
1
Early
1
2-Card
11
3+ Card
3
Game-Ending
Gravecrawler+Phyrexian AltarearlyInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Phyrexian AltarearlyPrerequisites
- You control an additional Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler, adding .
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Zulaport Cutthroat+Warren SoultraderInfinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Zulaport Cutthroat+Warren SoultraderPrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Ashnod's Altar+Rooftop StormInfinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Ashnod's Altar+Rooftop StormPrerequisites
- You control at least one additional Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Rooftop Storm+Grimgrin, Corpse-BornInfinite death triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Rooftop Storm+Grimgrin, Corpse-BornSteps
- Activate Grimgrin's ability by sacrificing Gravecrawler, untapping Grimgrin and putting a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Phyrexian Altar+Plague BelcherInfinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Phyrexian Altar+Plague BelcherSteps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Plague Belcher.
- When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it
- Repeat.
Ashnod's Altar+Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Plague BelcherInfinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Ashnod's Altar+Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Plague BelcherSteps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Plague Belcher.
- When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it.
- Repeat.
Rooftop Storm+Relentless Dead+Phyrexian AltarInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Rooftop Storm+Relentless Dead+Phyrexian AltarSteps
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Relentless Dead, adding .
- Relentless Dead's first and second abilities trigger.
- Resolve Relentless Dead's first ability, causing you to pay to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to your hand.
- Resolve Relentless Dead's second abilitiy, choosing not to pay.
- Cast Relentless Dead by paying .
- Repeat.
Relentless Dead+Phyrexian Altar+NecrodualityInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
Relentless Dead+Phyrexian Altar+NecrodualitySteps
- Cast Relentless Dead by paying .
- When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Necroduality triggers, creating a token copy of it.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Relentless Dead, adding .
- When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger. Choose not to pay for either.
- Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing the token Relentless Dead, adding .
- When the token Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger.
- Resolve the first trigger, choosing not to pay.
- Resolve the second trigger, causing you to pay to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Ashnod's Altar+Relentless Dead+NecrodualityInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite recursion of Zombie cards in your graveyard
Ashnod's Altar+Relentless Dead+NecrodualitySteps
- Cast Relentless Dead by paying .
- When Relentless Dead enters the battlefield, Necroduality triggers, creating a token copy of it.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the nontoken Relentless Dead, adding .
- When Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger. Choose not to pay for either.
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the token Relentless Dead, adding .
- When the token Relentless Dead dies, its first and second abilities trigger.
- Resolve the first trigger, choosing not to pay.
- Resolve the second trigger, causing you to pay to return Relentless Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Gravecrawler+Rooftop Storm+Altar of DementiaInfinite death triggers, Infinite self-mill, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Rooftop Storm+Altar of DementiaPrerequisites
- You control at least one additional Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying .
- Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Grimgrin, Corpse-Born+Plague BelcherInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Grimgrin, Corpse-Born+Plague BelcherSteps
- Activate Grimgrin by sacrificing Plague Belcher.
- When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Grimgrin ability
- Repeat.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Altar of Dementia+Plague BelcherInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-mill
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+Altar of Dementia+Plague BelcherSteps
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Plague Belcher.
- When Plague Belcher dies, its undying ability triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
- When Plague Belcher enters the battlefield, it triggers, putting a -1/-1 counter on it.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability
- Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.
Valid
Legality
This deck currently passes the commander checks.
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