Before I go into this deck, I want to mention that this is actually my old Bladewing the Risen deck with the dragon tribal removed. As such, it's kept all of the expensive, Reanimator parts to it. If you're interested in my old Bladewing list, you can find it here.
I also want to mention that I haven't bought any extra cards for this deck (yet) and the cards so far included are what's in my collection. I recently moved so my collection's currently in two parts: what's with me and what's not, including my foil Hazoret and Murderous Redcap. If you're intrigued by this list, expect an update or two after Christmas, when I retrieve the rest of my collection and order new cards for the deck.
Now, for the deck. Grusilda is an absolute dream come true and, even if silver-bordered cards are becoming "illegal" again on January 15th, I'm keeping her at the front of this deck. The strategy of the deck revolves around getting cool things into the graveyard and then using Grusilda to build your own two-card killing machine. The obvious route to victory is through repeated, huge damage triggers. There are two distinct methods to bring about these ginormous globs of damage: "death pingers" and ETB effects.
Again, the deck's not yet complete, though there are some very fun combinations already there. So far, my favorite's Living Inferno + Stuffy Doll. What combos do you see with Grusilda? What combos have I missed?
Questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, and shiny new ideas are always welcome.
I'm also working on a competitive Grusilda, Monster Masher deck. It's full-blown reanimator with wheels and looting. It's not as consistent as I would like because most of the cards are 2-card combos, but it's still lots of fun to play (which I guess is the point?) so I really want to polish it. Here's my list if you're so inclined to see it:
I run quite a few creatures that untap themselves in order to abuse those who have tapping abilities. I also have quite a few creatures with indestructible that protect key creatures (while those indestructible creatures also have useful abilities all their own). The looters are super helpful. Other creatures provide support more so than the combo potential (Necrotic Ooze and Flayer of the Hatebound, for example). The protective equipment is to protect Grusilda because apart from her, the only reanimator here is Feldon. I'm only playing this on Cockatrice which explains the expensive list of lands.
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I also want to mention that I haven't bought any extra cards for this deck (yet) and the cards so far included are what's in my collection. I recently moved so my collection's currently in two parts: what's with me and what's not, including my foil Hazoret and Murderous Redcap. If you're intrigued by this list, expect an update or two after Christmas, when I retrieve the rest of my collection and order new cards for the deck.
Now, for the deck. Grusilda is an absolute dream come true and, even if silver-bordered cards are becoming "illegal" again on January 15th, I'm keeping her at the front of this deck. The strategy of the deck revolves around getting cool things into the graveyard and then using Grusilda to build your own two-card killing machine. The obvious route to victory is through repeated, huge damage triggers. There are two distinct methods to bring about these ginormous globs of damage: "death pingers" and ETB effects.
1 Grusilda, Monster Masher
Lands
7 Mountain
7 Swamp
1 Badlands
1 Blood Crypt
1 Smoldering Marsh
1 Canyon Slough
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Command Tower
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Graven Cairns
1 Sulfurous Springs
1 Temple of Malice
1 Rakdos Carnarium
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Barren Moor
1 Temple of the False God
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Drownyard Temple
1 Homeward Path
1 High Market
1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
1 Sea Gate Wreckage
Artifacts
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Mind Stone
1 Talisman of Indulgence
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Mesmeric Orb
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Commander's Sphere
1 Worn Powerstone
1 Rakdos Cluestone
1 Hazoret's Monument
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Millikin
1 Burnished Hart
1 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Goblin Sharpshooter
1 Anger
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Corpse Connoisseur
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Shriekmaw
1 Stuffy Doll
1 Kumano, Master Yamabushi
1 Tahngarth, Talruum Hero
1 Warchief Giant
1 Ronin Cliffrider
1 Flayer of the Hatebound
1 Noxious Gearhulk
1 Combustible Gearhulk
1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Deathbringer Thoctar
1 Balefire Dragon
1 Living Inferno
1 Pestilence Demon
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Enchantments & PWs
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Shifting Shadow
1 Flameshadow Conjuring
1 Whip of Erebos
1 Sneak Attack
1 Daretti, Scrap Savant
1 Warstorm Surge
1 Faithless Looting
1 Night's Whisper
1 Sign in Blood
1 Altar's Reap
1 Wild Guess
1 Tormenting Voice
1 Twinflame
1 Rite of Consumption
1 Read the Bones
1 Buried Alive
1 Victimize
1 Essence Harvest
1 Bitter Revelation
1 Living Death
1 Twilight's Call
1 Rise of the Dark Realms
1 Dread Summons
Again, the deck's not yet complete, though there are some very fun combinations already there. So far, my favorite's Living Inferno + Stuffy Doll. What combos do you see with Grusilda? What combos have I missed?
Questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, and shiny new ideas are always welcome.
5 Grusilda, Monster Masher
Artifacts: 12
3 Champion's Helm
4 Darksteel Plate
1 Elixir of Immortality
4 Hammer of Nazahn
2 Lightning Greaves
2 Rakdos Signet
4 Shield of Kaldra
1 Sol Ring
2 Swiftfoot Boots
2 Talisman of Indulgence
3 Unstable Obelisk
3 Whispersilk Cloak
Creatures: 30
8 Avatar of Woe
5 Cinderhaze Wretch
3 Deal Broker
7 Dragon Mage
4 Erebos, God of the Dead
3 Feldon of the Third Path
6 Flayer of the Hatebound
3 Goblin Sharpshooter
7 Grim Poppet
6 Harvester of Souls
4 Hazoret the Fervent
6 Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms
4 Mad Prophet
5 Magus of the Coffers
5 Master of Cruelties
3 Myr Propagator
4 Necrotic Ooze
8 Pestilence Demon
2 Pili-Pala
7 Platinum Angel
5 Puppeteer Clique
3 Rummaging Goblin
5 Skirge Familiar
5 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
6 Soul of New Phyrexia
5 Torchling
10 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
3 Vampire Nighthawk
6 Visara the Dreadful
6 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Entomb
3 Succumb to Temptation
3 Buried Alive
2 Cathartic Reunion
3 Dark Deal
1 Faithless Looting
5 Incendiary Command
3 Live Fast
2 Night's Whisper
3 Painful Lesson
3 Read the Bones
5 Reforge the Soul
2 Sign in Blood
6 Toil // Trouble
2 Tormenting Voice
3 Victimize
2 Wheel of Fate
3 Wheel of Fortune
2 Wild Guess
Lands: 38
0 Arid Mesa
0 Badlands
0 Bazaar of Baghdad
0 Blackcleave Cliffs
0 Blood Crypt
0 Bloodstained Mire
0 Cabal Coffers
0 Canyon Slough
0 City of Brass
0 Command Tower
0 Dragonskull Summit
0 Foreboding Ruins
0 Lavaclaw Reaches
0 Mana Confluence
0 Marsh Flats
0 Mountain (x7)
0 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
0 Polluted Delta
0 Scalding Tarn
0 Smoldering Marsh
0 Sulfurous Springs
0 Swamp (x7)
0 Tainted Peak
0 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
0 Verdant Catacombs
0 Wooded Foothills
I run quite a few creatures that untap themselves in order to abuse those who have tapping abilities. I also have quite a few creatures with indestructible that protect key creatures (while those indestructible creatures also have useful abilities all their own). The looters are super helpful. Other creatures provide support more so than the combo potential (Necrotic Ooze and Flayer of the Hatebound, for example). The protective equipment is to protect Grusilda because apart from her, the only reanimator here is Feldon. I'm only playing this on Cockatrice which explains the expensive list of lands.
Combos I like pulling off with the deck:
Master of Cruelties + Lu Bu, Master-at-Arms
Magus of the Coffers + Pili-Pala
Pestilence Demon + Vampire Nighthawk or Wurmcoil Engine
Platinum Angel + creature with indestructible
Myr Propagator + Puppeteer Clique
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My YouTube Channel:
The Commander Tavern - a channel I just started where I'll post deck techs and gameplays. Please support by checking it out. Maybe you'll like its content and subscribe! Thanks!