Art by Lius Lasahido
Saved commander deck
The Scarab God
Flood the battlefield with an overwhelming horde of Zombies as quickly as possible through low-cost token generators, lords, and mass reanimation while The Scarab God drains the table.
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
Commander
1 cards
The Scarab God
{3}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — God
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Dimir Signet
{2}Artifact
Efficient two-mana rock that filters into blue and black
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Provides mana rock ramp while eliminating maximum hand size
Crowded Crypt
{2}{B}Artifact
Taps for black mana and cracks to produce a burst of Zombie tokens
Wayfarer's Bauble
{1}Artifact
Puts basic lands directly into play in non-green colors
Card Draw
9 cards
Cryptbreaker
{B}Creature — Zombie
Taps spare Zombie tokens to draw cards and fuels the graveyard
Undead Augur
{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Draws cards whenever any Zombie you control dies
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Replaces dying nontoken Zombies with fresh card advantage
Distant Melody
{3}{U}Sorcery
Draws cards equal to the number of Zombies on your board
Kindred Discovery
{3}{U}{U}Enchantment
Triggers massive card draw on Zombie ETBs and attacks
Deadly Dispute
{1}{B}Instant
Turns a disposable Zombie token into cards and a Treasure
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Reliably triggers off creature deaths every turn
Removal
9 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Handles problem creatures and rare black enchantment removal
Zombie Apocalypse
{3}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Destroys all Humans while mass-reanimating your Zombies
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
One-sided instant-speed board bounce to clear the path for attacks
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Zombie that forces each opponent to sacrifice a creature
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Fatestitcher
{3}{U}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Unearths from the graveyard and untaps key permanents or taps blockers
Diregraf Colossus
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Giant
Grows huge from dead Zombies and creates a Zombie for 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
Pumps out decayed Zombies and transforms to make all tokens 3/3s
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
Generates decaying Zombie tokens and provides extra card draw
Lord of the Accursed
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Anthem effect that grants menace to push through damage
Diregraf Captain
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Soldier
Zombielord that drains opponents whenever your Zombies die
Death Baron
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Grants Zombies +1/+1 and deathtouch to make attacks lethal
Cemetery Reaper
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Zombielord that exiles cards from graveyards to make tokens
Undead Warchief
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Reduces Zombie casting costs and gives them a huge +2/+1 buff
Archghoul of Thraben
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Cleric
Digs through the deck to grab more Zombies whenever yours die
Army of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Instantly generates 13 Zombie tokens and can be flashed back
Empty the Laboratory
{X}{U}{U}Sorcery
Sacrifices tokens to cheat massive Zombies straight from the deck into play
Dreadhorde Invasion
{1}{B}Enchantment
Provides a persistent Zombie body on every upkeep
Endless Ranks of the Dead
{2}{B}{B}Enchantment
Exponentially doubles token production based on your current board
Lazotep Plating
{1}{U}Instant
Protects your board with hexproof while amassing a Zombie army token
Ghoulish Procession
{1}{B}Enchantment
Generates decayed Zombie tokens whenever creatures die
Champion of the Perished
{B}Creature — Zombie
Aggressive one-drop that grows rapidly as you flood the board with Zombies
Tainted Adversary
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie
Generates multiple decayed Zombie tokens on enter via mana sink
Noosegraf Mob
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Spits out a Zombie token every time any player casts a spell
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Zombie staple that delivers huge life swings based on black devotion
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Sacrifices surplus creatures to make massive flying Zombie tokens
Cleaver Skaab
{3}{U}Creature — Zombie Horror
Duplicates your best Zombie creatures by creating token copies
Hordewing Skaab
{4}{U}Creature — Zombie Horror
Gives the entire Zombie army flying and provides looting on hit
Master of Death
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Recurs itself repeatedly from the graveyard to trigger cast and enter triggers
Utility
10 cards
Grimoire of the Dead
{4}Legendary Artifact — Book
Discards cards to charge counters and reanimates all graveyards at once
Rooftop Storm
{5}{U}Enchantment
Reduces the casting cost of all Zombie creatures to zero
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
Converts Zombie tokens into colored mana for storm-like turns
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Wipes opposing boards while reanimating all your milled and sacrificed Zombies
Patriarch's Bidding
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Mass reanimates all Zombies from your graveyard to the battlefield
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives hexproof and haste to crucial pieces or The Scarab God
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides free haste and shroud to protect key commanders and combo pieces
Altar of Dementia
{2}Artifact
Sacrifices tokens to mill yourself rapidly or mill out opponents
Buried Alive
{2}{B}Sorcery
Tutors Fatestitcher and other key Zombies directly into the graveyard
