Art by Lius Lasahido
Saved commander deck
The Scarab God
Accelerate an overwhelming Zombie horde using efficient token generators, reanimation engines, and infinite combos like Gravecrawler and Phyrexian Altar, while leveraging Fatestitcher to untap high-value permanents like Grimoire of the Dead.
Prompt: scarab god, zombie army, I want grimoire of the dead and fatestitcher in it. I want to get as many zombies as quickly as possible i want it to be as powerful as possible and work well with the three cards ive listed bracket 5
Commander
1 cards
The Scarab God
{3}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — God
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet generating colored mana, enables infinite combos with Gravecrawler
Card Draw
10 cards
Necropotence
{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
Fills hand immediately to secure combo pieces and discard targets
Undead Augur
{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Draws a card whenever any Zombie dies
Cryptbreaker
{B}Creature — Zombie
One-drop Zombie that taps team for draw and creates Zombie tokens
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Draws cards whenever Zombies die
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Replaces dying nontoken Zombies with fresh draws
Demonic Consultation
{B}Instant
Tutors any card or wins instantly with Thassa's Oracle
Removal
10 cards
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
One-sided board bounce to clear opponent blockers and threats
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient low-cost board wipe that bypasses indestructible
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Flexible black removal for problematic creatures or enchantments
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free counterspell while commander is out to protect the board
Force of Will
{3}{U}{U}Instant
Zero-mana counterspell protection for combo turns
Mana Drain
{U}{U}Instant
Hard counter that fuels expensive plays on following turn
Threats/Wincons
23 cards
Gravecrawler
{B}Creature — Zombie
Recasts endlessly from graveyard to enable infinite Zombie loops
Fatestitcher
{3}{U}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Unearths easily and untaps Grimoire of the Dead or mana rocks
Grimoire of the Dead
{4}Legendary Artifact — Book
Discards reanimation targets and mass-reanimates all graveyards
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
Doubles dying Zombies into Decayed tokens and provides card draw
Diregraf Captain
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Soldier
Lords the army and drains opponents whenever Zombies die
Lord of the Undead
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Buffs Zombies and recurs key pieces like Fatestitcher
Death Baron
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Grants deathtouch and buffs to make Zombie tokens lethal
Cemetery Reaper
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Zombifies opposing graveyards and buffs the army
Diregraf Colossus
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Giant
Grows huge and creates tapped Zombie tokens with every Zombie cast
Headless Rider
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Produces 2/2 Zombie tokens whenever nontoken Zombies die
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard // Artifact
Spits out tokens and transforms to make all Zombies 3/3s without decayed
Noosegraf Mob
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Rapidly spawns up to five 2/2 Zombie tokens
Cleaver Skaab
{3}{U}Creature — Zombie Horror
Duplicates key Zombie lords and token creators
Plague Belcher
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Beast
Pungent threat that drains opponents on Zombie death
Lord of the Accursed
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Lord that grants menace to push through lethal Zombie swarms
Tainted Adversary
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie
Scalable creature that generates multiple decaying Zombie tokens
Gisa and Geralf
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Mills cards on entry and casts Zombies from graveyard each turn
Archghoul of Thraben
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Cleric
Digs through library for more Zombies whenever your Zombies die
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
Grants undying to the entire Zombie team and loops with sac outlets
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Massive life drain finisher scaling with black devotion
Thassa's Oracle
{U}{U}Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Bracket 5 win condition with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact
Army of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Instantly floods the battlefield with thirteen 2/2 Zombie tokens
Utility
8 cards
Vampiric Tutor
{B}Instant
Instant-speed tutor for any missing combo or engine piece
Tainted Pact
{1}{B}Instant
Instant-speed selective tutor and win condition with Thassa's Oracle
Buried Alive
{2}{B}Sorcery
Bins Fatestitcher, Gravecrawler, and another combo Zombie simultaneously
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste to tap Grimoire of the Dead or Fatestitcher immediately
Thousand-Year Elixir
{3}Artifact
Allows Grimoire of the Dead and Fatestitcher to tap as though they had haste
