[EDH] The Cabal Nightmare

by qqfish on 07 April 2015

Command Zone (1 card)

Creatures (1)

Main Deck (91 cards)

Sideboard (66 cards)

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Deck Description

This deck is build around Chainer, Dementia Master whos ability is to cheaply and dependently reanimate creatures from graveyards. Almost all creatures in this deck have some kind of Enters the Battlefield effect which I abuse with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Carrion Feeder/Viscera Seer.

Most recent in/out is at the top

+ In - Out
+ Blood Artist - Dark Confidant
+ Soldevi Adnate - Jet Medallion
+ Emrakul, the Eons Torn - Steel Hellkite
+ Graveborn Muse - Faceless Butcher
+ Nighthowler - Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
+ Nevinyrall's Disk - Darksteel Plate
+ Phyrexian Obliterator - Mindslicer
+ Diamond Valley - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Whip of Erebos - Batterskull
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+ Thawing Glaciers - Armillary Sphere
+ Dust Bowl - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Mesmeric Orb - Graveborn Muse
+ Jet Medallion - Wayfarer's Bauble
+ Anvil of Bogardan - Liliana of the Dark Realms
+ Korlash, Heir to Blackblade - Sundering Titan
+ Scorched Ruins - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Slaughter Pact - Diamond Valley
+ Batterskull - Grim Tutor
+ Peat Bog - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Terramorphic Expanse - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Sundering Titan - Doubling Cube
+ Carrion Feeder - Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
+ Thief of Blood - Nevinyrall's Disk
+ Contamination - Yawgmoth's Will
+ Evolving Wilds - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Vesuva - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Sidisi, Undead Vizier - Caged Sun
+ Triskelion - Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
+ Kokusho, the Evening Star - Whip of Erebos
+ Sudden Spoiling - Rings of Brightearth
+ Junk Diver - Myr Retriever
+ Disciple of Griselbrand - Burnished Heart
+ Doubling Cube - Extraplanar Lense
+ Armillary Sphere - Leyline of the Void
+ Recurring Nightmare - Temporal Extortion
+ Snow-Covered Swamp - Dark Depths
+ Snow-Covered Swamp - Wound Reflection
+ Graveborn Muse - Witchbane Orb
+ Snow-Covered Swamp - Winding Canyons
+ Snow-Covered Swamp - Maze of Ith
+ Burnished Hart - Mindcrank
+ Volrath's Stronghold - Triskelion
+ Faceless Butcher - Necrotic Ooze
+ Whip of Erebos - Bloodchief Ascension
+ Rings of Brighthearth - Contamination
+ Duplicant - Damnation
+ Altar of Dementia - Carrion Feeder
+ All is Dust - Wake the Dead
+ Winding Canyons - Subterranean Hangar
+ Myr Retriever - Buried Ruin
+ Stinkweed Imp - Disciple of Bolas
+ Homeward Path - Snow-Covered Swamp
+ Fleshbag Marauder - Murder
+ Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre - Diabolic Revelation
+ Necrotic Ooze - Liliana of the Veil
+ Phyrexian Revoker - Helldozer
+ Griselbrand - Disciple of Griselbrand

Proved successfull:
- Mesmeric Orb
- Victimize
- Thief of Blood
- Anvil of Borgadan
- Scorched Ruins
- Doubling Cube
- Nevinyrall's Disk
- Armillary Sphere
- Sudden Spoiling
- Disciple of Griselbrand
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Living Death
- Recurring Nightmare
- Homeward Path
- Everglades
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Deserted Temple

Proved senseless:
- Yawgmoth's Will

Proved unfun:
- Mikaeus + Triskelion
- Tutoring every single turn
- Sundering Titan
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Still needs prove:
- Dust Bowl
- Faceless Butcher
- Sundering Titan

Thoughts:
- Smokestack?
- Devour in Shadow?
- Corpse Dance?
- Dance of the Dead?
- Braids, Cabal Minion?
- Kagemaro, First to Suffer?
- Sheoldred, Whispering One?
- Exsanguinate?
- Bitter Ordeal vs Sadistic Sacrament?

'I want to play because cool'-list:
- Black Knight
- Phyrexian Obliterator made it in the list :)

Cards in the sideboard aside Chainer are considered cards.
This deck is build under consideration of the Leviathancommander rules and banlist.

"Any feedback, insults, or commentary are appreciated!" - WizardDeluxe

How to Play

Start by getting a LOT of Mana with:
Crypt Ghast
Nirkana Revenant
Liliana of the Dark Realms
Urborg
Cabal Coffers
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Deserted Temple
all them Sawmps :)

You will likely need a fkton of mana...
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Then try one of the following
1.: Gray Merchant of Asphodel reanimate loop
2.: just shoot 'em dead with the Crypt Rats
3.: Pump Nirkana Revenant and sac her to Altar of Dementia for huge mill

Obviously you'll need Chainer most of the time to get the Combo rollin.

#1 is my favourite because its life loss instead of damage + it doesn't target. Quiet hard to avoid, but it needs some devotion to B to be efficient.
#2 Only problem with this is if you have less life than your enemy.
#3 As you are very likely to have a decent amount of mana once the Revenant hits your field, so sacing her to altar of Dementia for a decent mill might actually be vailable.

If nothing else works, just reanimate Ulamog and let him do the dirty job :D
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General tips:
- Having Mikaeus on the field is always a great help, as you can get two ETB triggers from one reanimation.
- Phyrexian Delver in addition to Mikaeus gives you three ETB triggers.
- Always make sure you have either Viscera Seer or Carrion Feeder on the board to prevent reanimated creatures to be exiled by removing Chainer from your board, just sac everything in response.
- Buried Alive is almost your best Tutor.
- Be aware of graveyard hate such as:
- Scavenging Ooze (very annoying, also very common encounter)
- Withered Wretch
- Pharika, God of Affliction
- Rest in Peace
- Leyline of the Void
- Bojuka Bog (very scary)
- Relic of Progenitus
- etc...
you dont wanna loose a nicely filled GY. Remove those things first before trying to combo.
- Ulamog is in there to save your Graveyard :)
- Once you start #1 you almost can't be stopped as you rely mostly on Chainer's activated ability and ETB effects - everything's at instant speed. If you like it, win end of turn or in reaction on a removal or whatever. Just make sure you have enough mana ready :)
- Creatures hitting your GY is almost always better than getting them in your hand.
- Chainer can reanimate Creatures from ALL GY! Always be on the lookout for nice creatures your enemies control :) kill them, reanimate them -> profit :D
- Your lifetotal may become a problem, as you sac a lot of that. Gray Marchent of Asphodel, Kokusho, Griselbrand and his Disciple may make up for a good amount of this.
- Once you go for the Dredge 5 with Stinkweed Imp (I do that a lot, cause its actually better than draw 5 (most of the time)), care for Ulamog hitting your GY accidentially. This is not always wanted and sometimes its really not what you want, but it keeps happening. If you dregde, be sure you have the mana availible to reanimate essential cards with Chainer. If nothing important is in your GY, well then just reanimate Ulamog in reaction of his trigger :)

Deck Tags

  • Mono Black
  • EDH
  • Reanimator
  • Combo

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

006000

Deck Format


Commander

NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.

Card Legality

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

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