Zombies · Commander / EDH

Zombie Commander Decks

The most recursive tribe in the format — zombies come back, and the deck is built to lose creatures profitably. Slower than goblins, far harder to remove permanently.

610legal zombies
61can lead a deck
217cards that name zombies
$0.19median card price

Ready-built list

Zombie Recursion — They Keep Coming Back

Create massive armies of Zombie tokens by sacrificing larger creatures to Ghoulcaller Gisa, recur key payoff creatures from the graveyard, and drain opponents out through aristocrat triggers and Zombie lords.

100 cards$91.90 totallegality-checked
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Commanders that care about zombies

Legendary zombies whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.

Olag and Miau, New Friends art

Art by Steve Argyle

Olag and Miau, New Friends

Legendary Creature — Zombie Cat

WBG$29.28
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Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver art

Art by Chris Rallis

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior

2UB$10.09
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The Ghoul, Gunslinger art

Art by Josh Newton

The Ghoul, Gunslinger

Legendary Creature — Zombie Mutant Rogue

1BB$7.04
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Acererak the Archlich art

Art by Andrey Kuzinskiy

Acererak the Archlich

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

2B$6.21
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Varina, Lich Queen art

Art by Igor Kieryluk

Varina, Lich Queen

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

1WUB$3.77
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Hashaton, Scarab's Fist art

Art by Wisnu Tan

Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

WB$1.14
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Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor art

Art by Wonchun Choi

Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor

Legendary Creature — Zombie Mutant Advisor

2B$1.09
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Tormod, the Desecrator art

Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski

Tormod, the Desecrator

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

3B$0.85
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Ratadrabik of Urborg art

Art by Anna Pavleeva

Ratadrabik of Urborg

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

2WB$0.61
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The zombie support package

Cards that are not zombies themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 217 of them are legal in Commander.

Tombstone Stairwell

Tombstone Stairwell

2BB

World Enchantment

Field of the Dead

Field of the Dead

Land

Thomil, the Destroyer

Thomil, the Destroyer

3BB

Legendary Planeswalker — Thomil

Sarcomancy

Sarcomancy

B

Enchantment

Wand of Orcus

Wand of Orcus

2B

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Fanatic of Rhonas

Fanatic of Rhonas

1G

Creature — Snake Druid

Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Liliana, Dreadhorde General

4BB

Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana

Teval's Judgment

Teval's Judgment

2B

Enchantment

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

2WBG

Legendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod

Ellie, Brick Master

Ellie, Brick Master

1R

Legendary Creature — Human Survivor

Where zombies live

Color identity of every legal zombie in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.

B Black401 (65%)
U Blue54 (8%)
B,U Black/Blue34 (5%)
B,G Black/Green33 (5%)
B,R Black/Red20 (3%)
B,W Black/White14 (2%)

Under a dollar

Playable zombies currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.

Dauthi Ghoul

Dauthi Ghoul

1B

Creature — Dauthi Zombie

Zombie Trailblazer

Zombie Trailblazer

BBB

Creature — Zombie Scout

Headless Rider

Headless Rider

2B

Creature — Zombie

Calculating Lich

Calculating Lich

4BB

Creature — Zombie Wizard

Helldozer

Helldozer

3BBB

Creature — Zombie Giant

Coffin Queen

Coffin Queen

2B

Creature — Zombie Wizard

Gravecrawler

Gravecrawler

B

Creature — Zombie

Marauding Knight

Marauding Knight

2BB

Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight

Undead Alchemist

Undead Alchemist

3U

Creature — Zombie

Apprentice Necromancer

Apprentice Necromancer

1B

Creature — Zombie Wizard

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

3BB

Creature — Zombie

Tsabo's Assassin

Tsabo's Assassin

2BB

Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin

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