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Which is the superior include: Mire in Misery or Innocent Blood?

• Calculating Lich - Calculating, indeed! This definitely fits in both the Main Build and the Zombie Build but it'll more than likely go in the Zombie Build. Not only does this hurt opponents when they attack each other, but when we attack with a horde of zombies, opponents will lose life regardless if they block or not. So they'll lose life and then they'll have to deal with the horde. I can even look past the high mana cost since these decks generate so much mana.

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Any thoughts on Grismold, the Dreadsower or Garruk, Cursed Huntsman in the deck?

• Return of the Wildspeaker - Considering how huge PK can get, this card is definitely worth including. For instant speed we're able to draw a ton of cards at the end of the turn before ours.
• Steelbane Hydra - With all the mana the deck produces this can enter the battlefield pretty huge. Additionally, it can have enough +1/+1 counters on it in order to snipe any problematic artifacts or enchantments.
• The Great Henge - With just Polukranos out, this costs 2GG. However, if PK had any +1/+1 counters on it, then it'll more than likely just cost GG. Not only is this a mana rock, but it gains us 2 life also when tapping for that mana. The best part is that when a nontoken creature enters the battlefield, it gets a +1/+1 counter and we draw a card. Definitely worth considering.
• Witch's Oven - It costs no mana to activate and only 1 to cast. Not only could it be a reliable way to sacrifice Polukranos for the recasting, but it'll give you 2 food tokens everytime you do.

• Chittering Witch - For just 4 mana she's potentially 4 bodies. She also has a sacrifice that can potentially get rid of creatures. Unfortunately, it's not a free sacrifice outlet which is ultimately the deal breaker.
• Taste of Death - A bit overcosted at 6 mana, it's essentially 3 Innocent Blood stapled onto the same sorcery. It does have the benefit of giving us 3 food tokens, which are tokens with a built-in sacrifice ability. Even considering the steep cost it's a card I would consider since it would provide me with the potential for 15 sacrifice triggers (up to 12 creatures being sacrificed and then 3 food that can be sacrificed afterwards).
• The Cauldron of Eternity - Since the deck does sacrifice a bunch of creatures, it's very probable that this spell will cost BB most of the time. Then, when our creatures die, they just go to the bottom of the library. But, what's important for this deck is its reanimation ability. This allows use to reanimate any creatures from our graveyard before it entered the battlefield.
• Steelbane Hydra - With all the +1/+1 counters going around, it's nice to know that this creature will always be able to destroy any pesky artifacts or enchantments on the battlefield - or any mana rocks opponents might have.
• Witch's Oven - It costs no mana to activate and only 1 to cast. It might be useful as a sacrifice outlet since sacrificing a large enough creature can get you 2 food tokens.

• Emry, Lurker of the Loch - Although the deck doesn't run too many artifacts, Emry can mill four of our cards at a cost between 1-3 mana. She can also tap in order for use to cast an artifact from our graveyard until end of turn. Since I've managed to continue reducing the number of noncreature cards in the deck, the amount of artifacts will definitely diminish. It's hard enough as it is looking for space in the deck to put in a card that will eventually be taken out. That being said, Emry is an amazing card - just not here.
• Ayara, First of Locthwain - Definitely worth considering for the deck! Although her BBB is hard on a tricolored deck, her abilties more than make up for it. With sufficient zombie tokens entering the battlefield, we can kill all opponents without needing to turn sideways.
• Murderous Rider - Hero's Downfall on a creature is exactly the kind of thing this deck wants. As a bonus, it can be cast from its adventure for just 1BB as 2/3 zombie with deathtouch that goes back to the bottom of the library when it dies. 100% going in this deck.
• Syr Konrad, the Grim - Another amazing card for the deck. Everytime we mill ourselves or one of our creatures die, we get to deal 1 damage to each opponent. This is something that happens quite often in the deck and that damage definitely adds up. He's a bit costly at 5 mana but he's a 5/4 so he more than makes up for it. On top of that, he can mill everyone for 1 for just 1B.
• The Cauldron of Eternity - Although I'm trying to reduce the amount of noncreature spells in the deck, this artifact is very good here. Considering the deck is a self-mill deck, more than likely it'll cost just BB. When our creatures die, they go to the bottom of the library. The, for just 2B, T, and paying 2 life we get to reanimate any creature from our graveyard at sorcery speed. Definitely worth considering for the deck.
• Steelbane Hydra - With all the mana the deck produces this can definitely be cast with a healthy value of X. It can then be used as removal for any unwanted artifacts or enchantments on the battlefield. And, if it runs out, it can just be recast from the graveyard later one.

• Legendary creatures as commanders
• White cards
• Blue cards
• Black cards
• Red cards
• Green cards
• Multicolored cards
• Colorless cards
• Lands

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Would creatures with deathtouch kill Polukranos when he uses his monstrous ability?

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What are people's opinions on Sakashima the Impostor and Spark Double? I very rarely see them in Sidisi lists and in my experience they are extremely powerful since they get around the legend rule. Having one Sidisi is great, having 2-3 gets insane quickly. Granted, having multiple copies of Sidisi is redundant in those instances when you have the pieces to generate infinite mill, but any other time (or for any builds not going the infinite mill route) they are both amazing.