Art by Mark Winters
Saved commander deck
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Sacrifice value creatures to generate experience counters and continuously recur game-ending threats and disruptive utility pieces from the graveyard.
Prompt: MERTYHR1538952MARETRYTR
Commander
1 cards
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
{2}{B}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
{1}{G}Creature — Snake Shaman
Sacrifices itself for a land while granting an experience counter
Wood Elves
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Scout
Tutors Forests onto the battlefield untapped and leaves sacrifice fodder
Farhaven Elf
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Fetches a basic land upon entry and serves as sacrifice material
Elves of Deep Shadow
{G}Creature — Elf Druid
One-mana accelerator producing black mana
Card Draw
10 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Turns disposable creatures into massive card draw
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Consistently draws cards whenever creatures die each turn
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever nontoken creatures die
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Draws on creature death to keep your hand full
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws cards on casting creature spells
Guardian Project
{3}{G}Enchantment
Draw engine triggered by every creature entry
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Sacrifices a large creature to draw cards and gain life
Evolutionary Leap
{1}{G}Enchantment
Sacrifice outlet that digs for more creature cards
Removal
10 cards
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Simultaneous mass board clear and game-ending reanimation
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Recurrable edict effect on a body
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Edict creature that also hits planeswalkers or hands
Demon's Disciple
{2}{B}Creature — Human Cleric
Redundant edict creature easily looped with Meren
Reclamation Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Shaman
Recurrable artifact and enchantment removal
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Spore Frog
{G}Creature — Frog
Fog engine that completely protects you from combat damage when looped
Haywire Mite
{1}Artifact Creature — Insect
Exiles problematic noncreature artifacts and enchantments
Caustic Caterpillar
{G}Creature — Insect
Cheap self-sacrificing naturalize on a body
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
Cheap evoke creature that triggers Meren and destroys nonartifact, nonblack creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Drains opponents and stabilizes life totals when looped
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Huge life swing threat whenever it dies and returns
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
Steals the best creatures from all opponents' graveyards
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Wipes opposing small creatures and punishes opponents with life loss
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Targeted creature removal on an easily recurred body
Eternal Witness
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
Recovers any key card from the graveyard to hand
Timeless Witness
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
Secondary recursion engine with eternalize backup
Golgari Findbroker
{B}{B}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Shaman
Returns any permanent from the graveyard to hand
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Pumps out indirect damage whenever creatures enter or leave the graveyard
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains the table whenever any of your creatures die
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Drains life whenever any creature on board dies
Marionette Apprentice
{1}{B}Creature — Human Artificer
Fabricates sacrifice material and pings opponents when artifacts or creatures die
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
{B}{B}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf
Fling outlet that scales with graveyard size to drain the entire table
Lord of Extinction
{3}{B}{G}Creature — Elemental
Massive beater that combos with Jarad to finish games
Terastodon
{6}{G}{G}Creature — Elephant
Destroys up to three troublesome noncreature permanents
Woodfall Primus
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Treefolk Shaman
Persist threat that repeatedly blows up noncreature permanents
Protean Hulk
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Beast
Death trigger assembles game-winning creature combinations immediately
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
Gives non-Humans undying for infinite sacrifice loops
Junji, the Midnight Sky
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Modal death trigger providing mass discard or free reanimation
Kessig Cagebreakers
{4}{G}Creature — Human Rogue
Creates a massive wolf army based on creatures in graveyard
Utility
8 cards
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
Free instant-speed sacrifice outlet that smooths draws
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
One-drop free sacrifice outlet that grows into a threat
Woe Strider
{2}{B}Creature — Horror
Free sacrifice outlet with escape utility from the graveyard
Altar of Dementia
{2}Artifact
Free sacrifice outlet that mills your library to stock the graveyard
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Protects Meren from removal with free equip haste and shroud
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides hexproof and haste for commander protection
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Cheap early reanimation aura for explosive graveyard starts
