Hi everyone,
I'm trying to make a mono-black zombie deck. I'm going for a classic feel to the zombie theme, nothing too subtle. I'd like to bludgeon my opponents over the head with waves of zombies, and then reload faster than everyone else after any board wipe.
A few notes before the deck list...
I understand that a multicolor zombie list would likely be more powerful but I don't currently own good Grixis or B/U lands so it's a bit cost prohibitive for right now. Plus, I enjoy mono-colored decks. I'll start with this and then expand to extra colors later.
I'm not sure how many creatures are the right number. There are a lot of graveyard shenanigans to be had with zombies, but I need to right balance of good dudes and cards that will bring those good dudes back from the dead
Balthor is main commander I had in mind, but the deck seems generic enough that Korlash or Mikaeus could be traded out for variety.
I think this deck will have some trouble dealing with fliers. I'm wondering if I should add more spot removal just for those kind of problem creatures.
Hey, how did this deck play for you? I have a mono black zombie deck that I've been putting together and I recognize some of my picks on your deck list as well as others I hadn't considered. So, regrets? Changes? Triumphs?
With Balthor the Defiled as your commander, and you don't mind going "All In", you may want to take a look at Morality Shift. It will end games if unanswered.
I'm trying to make a mono-black zombie deck. I'm going for a classic feel to the zombie theme, nothing too subtle. I'd like to bludgeon my opponents over the head with waves of zombies, and then reload faster than everyone else after any board wipe.
A few notes before the deck list...
1x Balthor the Defiled
Creatures (35)
1x Cemetery Reaper
1x Coffin Queen
1x Corpse Harvester
1x Death Baron
1x Fleshbag Marauder
1x Gempalm Polluter
1x Geralf's Messenger
1x Geth, Lord of the Vault
1x Grave Defiler
1x Graveborn Muse
1x Gravecrawler
1x Gravespawn Sovereign
1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1x Gutless Ghoul
1x Helldozer
1x Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
1x Liliana's Reaver
1x Lord of the Undead
1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
1x Nantuko Husk
1x Noxious Ghoul
1x Phyrexian Ghoul
1x Pontiff of Blight
1x Rotlung Reanimator
1x Shepherd of Rot
1x Skinrender
1x Soulless One
1x Stromgald Crusader
1x Unbreathing Horde
1x Undead Warchief
1x Vengeful Dead
1x Vengeful Pharaoh
1x Wight of Precinct Six
1x Withered Wretch
1x Zombie Master
1x Army of the Damned
1x Damnation
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Exsanguinate
1x Life's Finale
1x Living Death
1x Mutilate
1x Rise of the Dark Realms
1x Zombie Apocalypse
Enchantment (9)
1x Attrition
1x Call to the Grave
1x Dark Prophecy
1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
1x Grave Betrayal
1x Grave Pact
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Recurring Nightmare
1x Tombstone Stairwell
Artifact (5)
1x Door of Destinies
1x Jet Medallion
1x Loxodon Warhammer
1x Skullclamp
1x Sol Ring
Instant (2)
1x Sudden Spoiling
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Crypt of Agadeem
1x Leechridden Swamp
1x Phyrexian Tower
1x Strip Mine
29x Swamp
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Unholy Grotto
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Volrath's Stronghold
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