Art by Chris Rallis
Saved commander deck
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
An optimized high-power Dimir Zombie deck focused on quick combo wins via Gravecrawler loops, Poppet Stitcher token transformations, and Rooftop Storm storm-offs backed by efficient interaction and fast mana.
Prompt: An insanely competitive dimir deck for zombie tribal
Commander
1 cards
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
{2}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
9 cards
Card Draw
10 cards
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
draws cards on nontoken creature deaths
Removal
10 cards
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Gravecrawler
{B}Creature — Zombie
core combo piece with sac outlets and payoff lords
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard // Artifact
flips to Poppet Factory to create infinite sacrifice loops with Wilhelt
Phyrexian Altar
{3}Artifact
enables infinite mana and ETB loops with Gravecrawler
Rooftop Storm
{5}{U}Enchantment
makes all zombies free to cast for explosive turns
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
one-mana zombie sac outlet and growing threat
Diregraf Captain
{1}{U}{B}Creature — Zombie Soldier
drain effect wincon on zombie death
Plague Belcher
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Beast
drains opponents whenever another zombie dies
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
undying combo enabler and zombie buff
Death Baron
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
grants deathtouch and stats to zombies
Undead Warchief
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
reduces zombie costs and pumps power significantly
Headless Rider
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
generates extra zombie tokens on creature deaths
Archghoul of Thraben
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Cleric
digs for zombies upon death triggers
Hordewing Skaab
{4}{U}Creature — Zombie Horror
gives all zombies flying and loots on damage
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
zombie-based sacrifice removal for opponents
Acererak the Archlich
{2}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
infinite dungeon loop combo with Rooftop Storm
Zombie Master
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
grants swampwalk and regeneration to zombies
Tombstone Stairwell
{2}{B}{B}World Enchantment
creates massive token waves every turn for triggers
Utility
9 cards
Entomb
{B}Instant
places Gravecrawler or reanimation target directly into graveyard
Zombie Apocalypse
{3}{B}{B}{B}Sorcery
mass reanimator spell for the entire graveyard
