Art by Igor Kieryluk
Saved commander deck
Varina, Lich Queen
Swarm the board with Zombie tokens, filtering through your library with Varina's attack trigger while filling the graveyard for massive mass-reanimation, drain effects, and combat overrun win conditions.
Prompt: Build a powerful 100-card Commander deck with Varina, Lich Queen (Zombie Scarlet Witch from Marvel Zombies Secret Lair) as commander. Include all Marvel Zombies Secret Lair cards legal within her Esper color identity (white, blue, black). Focus on Zombie tribal, token generation, sacrifice, discard, graveyard recursion, reanimation, card draw, ramp, removal, protection and strong win conditions. Requirements: * Exactly 100 cards including commander. * Follow Commander singleton rules and color identity. * Include every Secret Lair card legally playable in this deck. * Maximize synergy and competitiveness while keeping costs reasonable. * Use original Magic card names for easy importing into Moxfield or Archidekt. * Provide the complete decklist by category and explain the main combos and win conditions.
Commander
1 cards
Varina, Lich Queen
{1}{W}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
9 cards
Cryptbreaker
{B}Creature — Zombie
Draws cards by tapping zombies and discards cards to make tokens
Undead Augur
{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Draws a card whenever any Zombie you control dies
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Replaces dying non-token creatures with fresh cards
Species Specialist
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Draws cards whenever any Zombie dies, including tokens
Archghoul of Thraben
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Cleric
Digs through library for more Zombies upon creature death
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
Free looting spell that stocks the graveyard for Varina
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Digs five deep while filling the graveyard with reanimation targets
Removal
10 cards
Anguished Unmaking
{1}{W}{B}Instant
Instant-speed unconditional exile for any nonland permanent
Mortify
{1}{W}{B}Instant
Versatile removal dealing with problematic creatures or enchantments
Drown in the Loch
{U}{B}Instant
Counterspell or creature removal fueled by filled graveyards
Cleansing Nova
{3}{W}{W}Sorcery
Flexible sweeper clearing either creatures or artifacts and enchantments
Zombie Apocalypse
{3}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Destroys all Humans while reanimating all Zombies from your graveyard
Threats/Wincons
25 cards
Gravecrawler
{B}Creature — Zombie
Recurring one-drop Zombie fuel for sacrifice engines and attacks
Champion of the Perished
{B}Creature — Zombie
Grows quickly into a massive beater as Zombies enter
Diregraf Colossus
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Giant
Enters huge from discarded Zombies and generates more tokens
Diregraf Captain
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Soldier
Lords the team with deathtouch and drains opponents on Zombie death
Lord of the Accursed
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Zombie anthem that grants menace to push combat damage
Death Baron
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Grants deathtouch and +1/+1 making small tokens deadly attackers
Cemetery Reaper
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Zombie lord that exiles graveyard cards to create more tokens
Undead Warchief
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Provides a massive +2/+1 buff and reduces Zombie casting costs
Gleaming Overseer
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Grants menace and hexproof to protect all Zombie tokens
Wayward Servant
{W}{B}Creature — Zombie
Drains opponents and heals you whenever a Zombie enters
Corpse Knight
{W}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Drains each opponent whenever any creature enters your battlefield
Plague Belcher
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Beast
Drains opponents when Zombies die and applies early pressure
Headless Rider
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Replaces dying non-token Zombies with 2/2 Zombie tokens
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
Converts dying Zombies into decayed tokens and draws cards
Hordewing Skaab
{4}{U}Creature — Zombie Horror
Gives the Zombie horde flying and loots on player combat damage
Tormod, the Desecrator
{3}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
Creates Zombies whenever cards leave your graveyard with Varina
Bone Miser
{4}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Generates tokens, mana, and cards whenever you discard to Varina
Noxious Ghoul
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
One-sided board wipe engine as Zombie tokens continuously enter
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Devastating life drain win condition that scales with board presence
Army of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Instantly creates thirteen 2/2 Zombie tokens with flashback
Rise of the Dread Marn
{2}{B}Instant
Post-board wipe retaliation spell creating a massive army of Zombies
From Under the Floorboards
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Madness spell synergizing perfectly with Varina discard triggers
Liliana, Untouched by Death
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
Self-mills, acts as removal, and allows casting Zombies from the yard
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Game-ending mass reanimation that clears opposing boards
Wonder
{3}{U}Creature — Incarnation
Discarded into the graveyard to grant all creatures evasion via flying
Utility
8 cards
Unburial Rites
{4}{B}Sorcery
Double-use reanimation spell easily discarded then cast for flashback
Patriarch's Bidding
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Mass tribal reanimation bringing your entire graveyard to life
Dread Return
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Reanimation spell with flashback castable for free by sacrificing tokens
Reanimate
{B}Sorcery
Extremely efficient single-target reanimation for high-impact creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Pings opponents whenever creatures enter or leave graveyards
Counterspell
{U}{U}Instant
Classic reliable two-mana answer to protect key spells
Dovin's Veto
{W}{U}Instant
Uncounterable protection spell against board wipes and combo pieces
