Hello, everyone. It's a ways away from Christmas time when I'll actually have the new golgari deck, but I wanted to start brewing. This list is designed to amass a critical collection of creatures, then sac about half while I have Grave Pact or its brethren to suddenly have a very large army.
This list is under construction, so feedback is appreciated;
Getting Mazirek out early is going to be essential, and I am still looking at ramping options. There is also an infinite combo with Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest, Woodfall Primus, Puppeteer Clique, Blood Artist, and Viscera Seer. However, I believe that the deck is currently in a decent spot and will likely add some more variety at my meta.
I'm looking into brewing a Kazirek deck myself once I get my hands on a precon, and I like the look of what you're planning. One thing that I think you should look into is cards that proliferate, in particular Plaguemaw Beast has terrific synergy with the deck.
Another quirkier card I'm eager to try with Kazirek is Gutter Grime, which would be especially potent if you do want to proliferate.
Also I wonder if Into the Wilds would be better off as either Awakening Zone or From Beyond. Extra land drops are nice but Eldrazi Spawn/Scions have so much more synergy with the deck while still providing additional mana.
I like the idea of some minor proliferate, and Plaguemaw Beast fits rather well in the mold. In extension to that, Gutter Grime is certainly worth checking out.
I also like the idea of Awakening Zone/From Beyond, it's just I don't have either/I can't get them fro the 25 cent bin. I will definetly try to trade for them, though. Can I get a link to your list, maybe do some collab?
Sadly I don't really have much of a list to post, when I moved a couple of months ago I packed up my collection and haven't yet unburied and sorted it. So I'll probably be rocking a vanilla precon with a few tweaks much like yours. After I get my deck (preordered from an online vendor, just shipped today) and make a few adjustments to it I'll post a thread for it.
As far as what direction I want to take it, I think Eldrazi Spawn and Scions will be great, and shouldn't be too hard to come by having been recently printed in Battle for Zendikar and reprinted in Modern Masters 2015.
I'm trying to brew a Mazirek myself. However, some ideas I've been considering is creatures with persist which go infinite (as you also noted), creatures with evoke (they get sacrificed the moment they enter the field which can trigger a lot of things), and creatures that create a sacrifice situation when entering the field (like Fleshbag Marauder and its Fate Reforged functional reprint). That gives a good sense of control as well as pumping.
So far I've been using Mazirek to much success in a Sidisi, Brood Tyrant zombie tribal build and in my Shattergang Bros. deck. However, on its own I think it could be a great card with a dedicated persist suite. I've been considering this notion in my Shattergang Bros. by adding Cauldron of Souls to the deck and basically make all my creatures immortal. I think the same could be done with Mazirek. The good thing is that with B it should be easy to tutor for key cards to the combo. Also, with G it should be easy to ramp to your heart's delight with cards that sacrifice to ramp or other effects.
I've loved Mazirek's interactions in decks when it's just a lieutenant in the deck. Now I want to have him as the general per sé and make a solid reanimator/control/monsters deck. When I get it about right I'll post it in the forum to give you and others some solid and more concrete ideas.
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Main list updated. Namely, the deck uses far less reanimation, and instead goes for a greater emphasis on token generation and saccing. I can say that my wallet's not liking the look of this deck. Lol, let's hope for an expedition in that fatpack I'm getting for the Holidays.
This list is under construction, so feedback is appreciated;
1x Acidic Slime
1x Archfiend of Depravity
1x Bloodspore Thrinax
1x Blood Artist
1x Butcher of Malakir
1x Corpsejack Menace
1x Creakwood Liege
1x Disciple of Bolas
1x Elvish Mystic
1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
1x Eternal Witness
1x Fleshbag Marauder
1x Gyre Sage
1x It That Betrays
1x Kalonian Hydra
1x Kessig Cagebreakers
1x Merciless Executioner
1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
1x Mycoloth
1x Overseer of the Damned
1x Puppeteer Clique
1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
1x Satyr Wayfinder
1x Savra, Queen of the Golgari
1x Skullmulcher
1x Slum Reaper
1x Smothering Abomination
1x Pathbreaker Ibex
1x Plaguemaw Beast
1x Viridian Emissary
1x Viscera Seer
1x Woodfall Primus
1x Wood Elves
1x Chord of Calling
1x Grisly Salvage
1x Tragic Slip
1x Tribute to the Wild
Artifact (8)
1x Akroma's Memorial
1x Eldrazi Monument
1x Golgari Signet
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Phyrexian Altar
1x Skullclamp
1x Sol Ring
1x Thought Vessel
Sorcery (7)
1x Barter in Blood
1x Dread Summons
1x Jarad's Orders
1x Mulch
1x Primal Growth
1x Reign of the Pit
1x Spider Spawning
Enchantment (11)
1x Attrition
1x Awakening Zone
1x Black Market
1x Doubling Season
1x Death's Presence
1x Dictate of Erebos
1x Feed the Pack
1x From Beyond
1x Grave Betrayal
1x Grave Pact
1x Hardened Scales
1x Cabal Coffers
1x Command Tower
1x Evolving Wilds
9x Forest
1x Golgari Rot Farm
1x Grim Backwoods
1x High Market
1x Jungle Hollow
1x Llanowar Wastes
1x Myriad Landscape
1x Overgrown Tomb
9x Swamp
1x Tainted Wood
1x Temple of Malady
1x Terramorphic Expanse
1x Thespian's Stage
1x Verdant Catacombs
1x Vivid Grove
1x Vivid Marsh
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Getting Mazirek out early is going to be essential, and I am still looking at ramping options. There is also an infinite combo with Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest, Woodfall Primus, Puppeteer Clique, Blood Artist, and Viscera Seer. However, I believe that the deck is currently in a decent spot and will likely add some more variety at my meta.
-Commander-
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Another quirkier card I'm eager to try with Kazirek is Gutter Grime, which would be especially potent if you do want to proliferate.
Also I wonder if Into the Wilds would be better off as either Awakening Zone or From Beyond. Extra land drops are nice but Eldrazi Spawn/Scions have so much more synergy with the deck while still providing additional mana.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
I also like the idea of Awakening Zone/From Beyond, it's just I don't have either/I can't get them fro the 25 cent bin. I will definetly try to trade for them, though. Can I get a link to your list, maybe do some collab?
-Commander-
UBGMill, Sidisi, and Other ShenanigansGBU
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As far as what direction I want to take it, I think Eldrazi Spawn and Scions will be great, and shouldn't be too hard to come by having been recently printed in Battle for Zendikar and reprinted in Modern Masters 2015.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
So far I've been using Mazirek to much success in a Sidisi, Brood Tyrant zombie tribal build and in my Shattergang Bros. deck. However, on its own I think it could be a great card with a dedicated persist suite. I've been considering this notion in my Shattergang Bros. by adding Cauldron of Souls to the deck and basically make all my creatures immortal. I think the same could be done with Mazirek. The good thing is that with B it should be easy to tutor for key cards to the combo. Also, with G it should be easy to ramp to your heart's delight with cards that sacrifice to ramp or other effects.
I've loved Mazirek's interactions in decks when it's just a lieutenant in the deck. Now I want to have him as the general per sé and make a solid reanimator/control/monsters deck. When I get it about right I'll post it in the forum to give you and others some solid and more concrete ideas.
BGU [Primer] Sidisi, Brood Tyrant BGU | BG [Primer] Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest BG | G [Primer] Polukranos, World Eater G
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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!
-Commander-
UBGMill, Sidisi, and Other ShenanigansGBU
WUBRGShingeki no TazriGRBUW