Art by Igor Kieryluk
Saved commander deck
Varina, Lich Queen
Fill the graveyard rapidly using Varina's attack-triggered loots, swarm opponents with Zombie tokens, and close out the game through mass reanimation or infinite sacrifice drains.
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
9 cards
Card Draw
9 cards
Cryptbreaker
{B}Creature — Zombie
Zombie discard outlet, token producer, and tap-to-draw engine
Undead Augur
{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Draws cards whenever Zombies die, offset by Varina's lifegain
Kindred Discovery
{3}{U}{U}Enchantment
Massive card draw off Zombie enters and attacks triggers
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Consistent early-game tax and card advantage
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Triggers repeatedly as Zombie tokens are sacrificed or killed
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Refuels hand when nontoken Zombies perish
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Card selection that loads the graveyard for Varina and reanimation
Removal
10 cards
Anguished Unmaking
{1}{W}{B}Instant
Versatile instant-speed nonland permanent exile
Cyclonic Rift
{1}{U}Instant
Asymmetrical board wipe to clear the path for Zombie attacks
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Cheap, life-fueled board wipe that sidesteps indestructible
Void Rend
{W}{U}{B}Instant
Uncounterable nonland permanent removal in Esper colors
Counterspell
{U}{U}Instant
Reliable two-mana interaction to protect game-winning boards
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
Free protection spell when Varina is on the battlefield
Flare of Malice
{2}{B}{B}Instant
Free edict effect sacrificing an expendable Zombie token
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
Provides extra Zombie bodies and card draw on end step
The Scarab God
{3}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — God
Drains opponents, scrys, and reanimates threats as 4/4 Zombies
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
High-impact threat that produces two Zombies each attack
Diregraf Captain
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Soldier
Zombie lord that pings opponents when Zombies die
Lord of the Accursed
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Grants power buffs and menace for evasion
Death Baron
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Gives Zombies deathtouch to make attacks lethal
Cemetery Reaper
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Zombie lord that consumes opposing graves to make tokens
Undead Warchief
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Cost reducer and massive +2/+1 stat boost for Zombies
Headless Rider
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Doubles dying nontoken Zombies into 2/2 tokens
Champion of the Perished
{B}Creature — Zombie
Grows rapidly into a lethal attacker with every Zombie played
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
Zero-cost sacrifice outlet that grows steadily
Gravecrawler
{B}Creature — Zombie
Recurring Zombie engine and infinite combo piece with sacrifice outlets
Corpse Knight
{W}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Drains each opponent whenever a Zombie enters
Wayward Servant
{W}{B}Creature — Zombie
Drains opponents and pads life total on Zombie enters triggers
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard // Artifact
Generates tokens and transforms to turn decay tokens into 3/3s
Cleaver Skaab
{3}{U}Creature — Zombie Horror
Duplicates high-value Zombie creatures by sacrificing them
Hordewing Skaab
{4}{U}Creature — Zombie Horror
Grants all Zombies flying and triggers looting on combat damage
Army of the Damned
{5}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
Instant swarm of thirteen 2/2 Zombie tokens
Tomb Tyrant
{3}{B}Creature — Zombie Noble
Recurring reanimation engine fueled by sacrificing expendable Zombies
Master of Death
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Returns itself to hand to enable endless discard fuel for Varina
Archghoul of Thraben
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Cleric
Digs through library for more Zombies whenever creatures die
Noxious Ghoul
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
One-sided wipe against non-Zombie boards as tokens enter
Tormod, the Desecrator
{3}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
Produces Zombie tokens whenever cards leave your graveyard via Varina
Acererak the Archlich
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
Win condition with Rooftop Storm to infinitely venture through Lost Mine
Utility
10 cards
Rooftop Storm
{5}{U}Enchantment
Enables free Zombie casting and game-winning infinite loops
Necroduality
{3}{U}Enchantment
Clones every nontoken Zombie creature entering the battlefield
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Low-cost aura reanimation for discarded bombs
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Symmetrical sweeper turned one-sided win condition via packed graveyard
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
Infinite mana engine with Gravecrawler and any Zombie
Wonder
{3}{U}Creature — Incarnation
Easy discard with Varina to grant the entire army permanent flying
Teferi's Protection
{2}{W}Instant
Ultimate board protection from wipes and targeted exile
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and shroud to Varina to immediately start attacking
