Death by Death

by athomas508 on 20 June 2012

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sorceries (1)


Artifacts (1)


Enchantments (1)


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Deck Description

A sac/reanimate deck abusing cards abilities for a huge advantage

Inspiration for deck started with the idea goblin bombardment sac engine and buried alive bloodghast combo but then it evolved into this


List of combos
1 Buried Alive for Bloodghast or Skeletons to fuel the engine
2 Buried Alive to Animate Soul Harvester or hard cast for a card drawing engine with the above combo in place
3 Pawn of Ulamog for extra creatures to sack
4 Blood Artist works with the tokens as well to make for a huge amount of damage/life gain
5 Bloodflow Connoisseur for another sac outlet and becomes a huge creature in the process
6 Act of Treason to steal a creature from an opponent and sac

Other cards not mentioned nighthawk for defense mainly with the deathouch and flying. Warhammer for added damage and lifegain seeing how I should always have a creature to equip via bloodghast or skeletons. Both of the Praetors for fun and also because they are awesome. Animate Dead to get out Soul Harvestor as soon as possible. Terramorphic Expanse can be a bomb when the right cards are in place. I could have some of the other better sac search lands but they are expensive and I don't own them.

Updated 7/2/12: bought some new cards today looking for one more blood artist with no luck... But I did find grave pact and skirksdag high priest!!! :) Let me know what you think

P.S. I actually own this deck and all the cards in it anything in the sideboard will be for cards I don't own that might fit.

Thanks to everyone for helping get this deck on the front page!!!!!

Ideas help please

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Death by Death

First card that comes to mind is anger. It's a 2/2 and as long as it's in your graveyard your creatures have haste. If urabrask isn't out, anger would help. Next up is vexing devil. Burn for 4, reanimate, burn for 4 again. I'm sure there's plenty of cards out there, but I tend to shy away from swamp mana usually( more of a r/g guy myself) but I hope those suggestions helped. :)

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Posted 26 June 2012 at 03:27

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I like your ideas not completely sold tho Anger would be nice but the bloodghast should have haste fairly quick and I like Urabrask the hidden more for his other ability opponents creature come into play tapped. As for Vexing Devil I have only one and he's not a Guaranteed 4 damage unfortunately. I Also don't have Anger either but I'll add it to the sideboard thanks

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Posted 26 June 2012 at 21:14

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Definetly needs Kalastria Highborn!

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Posted 26 June 2012 at 17:43

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You know that's a great idea not really what I'm looking for out of this deck I'm thinking I almost need the mana to respawn the skeletons so I can choose where the damage goes to a creature or player. This wasn't suppose to be a vampire deck it just so happen it worked out that way so far I'll post the combos in the deck description to help explain myself

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Posted 26 June 2012 at 20:13

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Simple, since you don't have any catchers, add in gravecrawler. I'm thinking get rid of the whispering one, the hidden, and both harvester of souls and put in 4 crawlers. This will allow you to get out something early on, and also, you can sack every turn. (almost)

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Posted 26 June 2012 at 21:44

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Good advice but I'm not sure what u mean by catcher if u could elaborate please...

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Posted 27 June 2012 at 00:54

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Posted 27 June 2012 at 05:25

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Like diabolic tutor or a harbinger.

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Posted 27 June 2012 at 07:27

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What is the harbinger for? I don't think goblin bombardment is actually a goblin but if I'm wrong that would be awesome. I don't know of any other harbinger that would help. Diabolic tutor is good but too expensive in my opinion I wish I had some of the other cheaper search cards. I'll put some of those in the sideboard.

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Posted 27 June 2012 at 11:10

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diabolic is too high then demonic will go nicely it was in the duel deck with akroma and lord of the pit

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Posted 12 July 2012 at 03:41

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No, I don't mean to put in harbinger, but giving an example of what a catcher is. The tutor you could use, but I'm not sure if there's a harbinger you could use. Goblin bombardment isn't a goblin spell, either. But if you think tutor is expensive, the cards I suggested taking out are all more expensive.

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Posted 27 June 2012 at 21:06

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Thank you for the clarification. Now let me clarify my self. Diabolic tutor is expensive at 4 mana for a search card and the other cheaper mana cost search cards are very expensive as in money sorry for the mix up there.

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Posted 27 June 2012 at 23:17

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don rly see hammers needed,maybe for multi player tho. replace w/ entombs maybe?

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Posted 28 June 2012 at 11:34

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i like this alot seems very brutal. i dont really think that the hammer is needed persay. i do know that some other cards to land drop would be just insaine. even a land like land generator would be just funny for here.

the overall theme here is just great though. everything fits the theme, that can be a challenge sometimes.

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Posted 30 June 2012 at 03:02

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Thanks Demonking I value your insight when it comes to deck making you seem to see how things can playout when others can't. I agree the hammers aren't needed. I personally don't like playing with equipments and creature enchantments that much as they cannot win the game for you alone. I'm not sure what to replace them with maybe another pawn and artist maybe would be ideal. Also I took a look at some cards and added a few new ones to the sideboard. As for the land generator you were talking about undiscovered paradise is the best that I found.

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Posted 30 June 2012 at 14:48

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not a prob glad to lend a hand. hmm i like the idea of grave pact for the hammers trade. it would give u a way to slowly board wipe if needed and even a single damnation could be good. though they are serisously over priced >.>.. any ways, the land i was thinkin of is Terrain Generator. i have a couple and use them in a mana ramping EDH deck. its pretty insaine how much mana u can have before u know it.

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Posted 30 June 2012 at 15:20

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I have always liked grave pact with fallen angel and reassmbling skeletons. Nice deck.

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Posted 02 July 2012 at 02:31

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Love the deck name, hilarious!

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Posted 02 July 2012 at 21:56

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Neat Deck indeed. I much like the concept. I played a deck like this and it kicked my ass. I think buried alive is a great way to get creatures out fast. Seems a shame if you got through the game and never picked up gravepact however maybe add one or two more or a diabolic tutor or something. Great Job anyway. Relentless.

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Posted 04 July 2012 at 01:23

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Yea people have suggested to add in some tutors maybe I'll add one Diabolic tutor but I also have sheoldered and I can animate her after a buried alive too. Which is almost like a grave pact but I hear yea. I really think the most important cards are goblin bombardment and buried alive with the bloodghast tho. If I have that in place it really helps me draw into anything else this deck has by buying me time and giving me full control. Choosing where each point of damage goes either to creatures or the opponent is huge. Get them down past 10 life now bloodghast has haste. Pick off a blocker or two by sacing them to gob bomb and drop a land swinging for 6. That's tough to compete with not even talking about any other cards I have in the mix.

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Posted 04 July 2012 at 17:20

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what about Demigod of revenge, buried alive works well with that card

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Posted 05 July 2012 at 11:20

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I like it thanks for the advice I'll add it to the sideboard

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Posted 06 July 2012 at 11:36

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Posted 06 July 2012 at 00:13

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I have a mono black deck similar to this some cards that would go well are:
Mortician Beetle, Demon of Death's Gate, Geralf's Messenger (maybe), and
skullclamp. those are just suggestions I think they would go well the deck theme

please check out my deck,
You are weak, Gods must be strong
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=356865

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Posted 06 July 2012 at 00:15

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Mortician Beetle? Yes please! Geralf's messenger? Ok! Both these guys could find a home in here for sure. I got one messenger so I'll see if I can stick It in some where either way sideboard both. Skull clamp is an awesome combo with bloodghast but it's banned so it makes me feel cheap to use it. Demon of deaths gate don't have any and its a great card but idk if this is the deck for him. I think another buried alive bloodghast combo deck with a playset.

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 11:31

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Y U No put Gravecrawler?

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Posted 06 July 2012 at 03:29

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Simply put bc I have no zombies to cast them from the gy. I definitely thought about them but I want to use buried alive and bloodghast and a couple skeletons so I can keep bringing them back.

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 11:34

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i am new to this site how do you have a deck so it can be commented on?

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Posted 06 July 2012 at 06:09

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As sOom as you make a finished deck it can be commented on.

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 11:37

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Nice deck !
Check out this deck !
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=357615

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Posted 06 July 2012 at 17:06

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Seems pretty cool, the card that seems like an obvious fit is Gravecrawler, and given that I'm not the first to say this, im interested to hear why you are against putting it in. Also, I can say from experience Harvester of Souls isn't that great, it's just to reliant on having that sac engine in place. Sheoldred, Whispering One is a card to consider, as is Reaper of the Abyss (a card that I'm not in love with, but I could see it being absurd in this deck). That's all I've got, good luck!

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Posted 06 July 2012 at 20:59

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As I said above I wOnt be able to cast them consistently bc I would love to put them in but with no zombies it doesn't fit. Sheoldered is in here and as for soul harvester it hasnt really made much difference in most of the games I played still cool combo

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 12:03

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Dragonskull Summit x4
Blackcleave cliffs x4

You're going to want the mana fix... plus they're really cheap now..

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 05:17

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I own on of each :) I'll put em in.

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 12:29

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beware of the bloodmoon

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Posted 12 July 2012 at 03:43

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bro im thinking you need attrition it only takes one swamp. sac a creature kill a creature and with more grave pacts they die all the time.

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 07:09

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Great card specially for a real sideboard but nothing I hate more then color specific cards like that it's a great card until you play a mono black deck.

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Posted 07 July 2012 at 12:32

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murder would like to say hi

no this isnt black
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=303340

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Posted 12 July 2012 at 05:07

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Nice deck check my B/U zombie deck
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=357451

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Posted 09 July 2012 at 15:29

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If I may suggest throw in some Evolving Wilds, i helps with the bloodghast combo in the same way as terramorphic expanse.

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Posted 23 July 2012 at 02:24

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