So with the spoiling of the new Sidisi, and my wanting for a new Combo commander, the tutor on a body seemed perfect for brewing up a Mono-B combo list! I am still piecing it together at the moment, but it relies mostly on reaching infinite mana in order to blow out the opponents. Subtheme of reanimation and recursion in order to generate value whilst digging for combos.
Missing a lot of black staples like Vamp Tutor, Demonic Tutor, Necropotence,
With all the sacrificing you plan to be doing, Grave Pact effects can really tear up the board.
That being said, Damnation, Decree of Pain, and Plague Wind may be options that you want to slot in for more board wipes.
Pontiff of Blight is also a good idea for some late game drain.
Grave Titan also combos with Ashnods/Nim
Nirkana is another Crypt Ghast.
Rune-Scarred Demon. More tutors are good.
You can also add Phyrexian Devourer and Necrotic Ooze as a combo since you already run Trike. If you do that, you'll probably want to throw in a reanimation sub-theme.
@Bismuth: That's a pretty cute combo, but not very mana efficient... It will (most of the time) take up my whole turn to do that. ):
@Guerte: That's some pretty sweet tech that I forgot about! Works wonders even if you don't want Sidisi back... I gotta make room for it now.
@Akki_Akki: I like your list too, it seems pretty tight. I originally didn't want to run the Mindcrank/Ascension combo, but as I play the deck out more, situational cards work out pretty well with a tutor commander.
@Jaytron: Some good suggestions. I didn't originally list Grave Titan because his mana cost is pretty high to get out there, and Necrotic Ooze was in here but I never wanted to go for his combos when I drew him. While a reanimation sub-theme would be nifty, I'd need ways to throw things in the grave, when I'm more concerned with what is going into my hand from Sidisi.
I think, overall, I'm going to reduce the redundancy of a lot of my cards, since the commander can just fetch whatever I need. That leaves a lot of room for more removal and additional combos to play out. (:
@razzliox: Yeah actually today I realized she would be a great Ad Nauseum commander, but that's really predictable after the first time. Plus, it wouldn't be very fun to play or be competitive, so I'm not sure when I would play such a deck.
@Oracletext: Body Snatcher is some great stuff! Love it!
@Guerte: As much as I like the Leyline-Helm combo, it ruins the recursion-based value I generate on my way to combo-ing out, and takes a staggering 3 turns to beat a full table. Maybe I'll put it back in... I'll have to watch.
I'm going to be running Lifeline as a combo. Have out any other creature - bring in Sidisi and use her ability to exploit herself - bring her back at end of turn to tutor again.
@razzliox: Yeah actually today I realized she would be a great Ad Nauseum commander, but that's really predictable after the first time. Plus, it wouldn't be very fun to play or be competitive, so I'm not sure when I would play such a deck.
@Oracletext: Body Snatcher is some great stuff! Love it!
@Guerte: As much as I like the Leyline-Helm combo, it ruins the recursion-based value I generate on my way to combo-ing out, and takes a staggering 3 turns to beat a full table. Maybe I'll put it back in... I'll have to watch.
1 Sidisi, Undead Vizier
Creatures:
1 Blood Artist
1 Bloodrite Invoker
1 Body Snatcher
1 Crypt Ghast
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Grave Titan
1 Gravecrawler
1 Magus of the Coffers
1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
1 Necrotic Ooze
1 Ophiomancer
1 Palladium Myr
1 Pawn of Ulamog
1 Phyrexian Devourer
1 Pili-Pala
1 Priest of Gix
1 Puppeteer Clique
1 Reassembling Skeleton
1 Triskelion
1 Grim Haruspex
1 Vengeful Dead
1 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Artifacts:
1 Altar of Dementia
1 Altar of the Brood
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Codex Shredder
1 Expedition Map
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Jet Medallion
1 Mindcrank
1 Nim Deathmantle
1 Phyrexian Altar
1 Rings of Brighthearth
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Umbral Mantle
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Crypt of Agadeem
1 Deserted Temple
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Lake of the Dead
1 Marsh Flats
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Polluted Delta
26 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Verdant Catacombs
Instant:
1 Corpse Dance
1 Entomb
1 Vampiric Tutor
Enchantment:
1 Bloodchief Ascension
1 Dark Tutelage
1 Exquisite Blood
1 Heartless Summoning
1 Necropotence
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Sanguine Bond
1 Zombie Infestation
Sorcery:
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Bitter Ordeal
1 Buried Alive
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Dread Return
1 Exsanguinate
1 Living Death
1 Mutilate
1 Night's Whisper
1 Praetor's Grasp
1 Reanimate
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Victimize
Noteworthy Combos:
Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond = Win upon life loss / gain.
Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank = Mill out.
Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar + Vengeful Dead/Blood Artist/Falkenrath Noble = Kill everyone.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Triskelion = Infamous "kill everyone" combo.
Magus of the Coffers + Umbral Mantle = Infinite Mana. Cast commander infinite times, tutoring for everything you could want.
Necrotic Ooze + (Phyrexian Devourer + Triskelion in grave) = Alternate "I win" combo. Also works with Mikaeus out and a sac outlet.
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed + Living Death + Phyrexian Altar + enough creatures = Infinite ETB / Death triggers.
Recursion Loop (e.g. Pawn of Ulamog + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar) + Finisher (e.g. Blood Artist, Bitter Ordeal, etc.)
What ideas do you guys have for Sidisi? Any simple combos I missed? Thanks for your time!
1 Vampire Hexmage
1 Bridge From Below
1 Dark Depths
1 Harvester of Souls
1 Ogre Slumlord
1 Helm of Obedience
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Carnival of Souls
1 Workhorse
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Mimic Vat
1 Deathrender
R Feldon of the Third Path EDH R
X Kozilek, the Great Distortion EDH X
B Sidisi Ad Nauseam Combo EDH B
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Akki_Akki invite you to go raid through his list if you want some potential ideas
Missing a lot of black staples like Vamp Tutor, Demonic Tutor, Necropotence,
With all the sacrificing you plan to be doing, Grave Pact effects can really tear up the board.
That being said, Damnation, Decree of Pain, and Plague Wind may be options that you want to slot in for more board wipes.
Pontiff of Blight is also a good idea for some late game drain.
Grave Titan also combos with Ashnods/Nim
Nirkana is another Crypt Ghast.
Rune-Scarred Demon. More tutors are good.
You can also add Phyrexian Devourer and Necrotic Ooze as a combo since you already run Trike. If you do that, you'll probably want to throw in a reanimation sub-theme.
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@Guerte: That's some pretty sweet tech that I forgot about! Works wonders even if you don't want Sidisi back... I gotta make room for it now.
@Akki_Akki: I like your list too, it seems pretty tight. I originally didn't want to run the Mindcrank/Ascension combo, but as I play the deck out more, situational cards work out pretty well with a tutor commander.
@Jaytron: Some good suggestions. I didn't originally list Grave Titan because his mana cost is pretty high to get out there, and Necrotic Ooze was in here but I never wanted to go for his combos when I drew him. While a reanimation sub-theme would be nifty, I'd need ways to throw things in the grave, when I'm more concerned with what is going into my hand from Sidisi.
I think, overall, I'm going to reduce the redundancy of a lot of my cards, since the commander can just fetch whatever I need. That leaves a lot of room for more removal and additional combos to play out. (:
current swaps:
Grim Haruspex -> Necropotence
Bloodsoaked Champion -> Mutilate
Workhorse -> Dawn of the Dead
Leyline of the Void -> Mindcrank
Helm of Obedience -> Bloodchief Ascension
Carnival of Souls -> Gauntlet of Power
Swamp -> Lake of the Dead
Swamp -> Phyrexian Tower
R Feldon of the Third Path EDH R
X Kozilek, the Great Distortion EDH X
B Sidisi Ad Nauseam Combo EDH B
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Jarad Graveyard Combo[Primer]!
Sidisi ANT!
Playing Commander to Win - A guide on Competitive, 4-player EDH
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That's just gross. (But amazing)
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Jarad Graveyard Combo[Primer]!
Sidisi ANT!
Playing Commander to Win - A guide on Competitive, 4-player EDH
LandDestruction.com - An EDH blog
@Oracletext: Body Snatcher is some great stuff! Love it!
@Guerte: As much as I like the Leyline-Helm combo, it ruins the recursion-based value I generate on my way to combo-ing out, and takes a staggering 3 turns to beat a full table. Maybe I'll put it back in... I'll have to watch.
Stuff to be Added:
Demonic Tutor
Body Snatcher
Vampiric Tutor
R Feldon of the Third Path EDH R
X Kozilek, the Great Distortion EDH X
B Sidisi Ad Nauseam Combo EDH B
Do note that Leyline only affects your opponents. Unless you're running enemy-target recursion it won't hurt you.
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