By the Blood of the Innocent

Commander / EDH* Budget Demons Mono-Black Reanimator Tokens Zombie

zaktheripper94

Instant (4)

• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Geth's Verdict
• 1x Murder
• 1x Rescue from the Underworld

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Army of the Damned
• 1x Asphyxiate
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Dread Summons
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Exsanguinate
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Reign of the Pit
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Victimize

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Dark Prophecy
• 1x Necromancer's Stockpile
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Artifact (7)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Whip of Erebos
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Creature (33)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Bone Dancer
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Carnophage
• 1x Corpse Connoisseur
• 1x Demon of Wailing Agonies
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Disciple of Griselbrand
• 1x Festering Goblin
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Mogis's Marauder
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Phyrexian Ghoul
• 1x Priest of Gix
• 1x Putrid Imp
• 1x Rakshasa Gravecaller
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Returned Reveler
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Scion of Darkness
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Soulcage Fiend
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk

Land (34)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bottomless Vault
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Piranha Marsh
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 28x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God

Commander (1)

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Sorcery (1)

• 1x Decree of Pain

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Heartless Summoning

Creature (1)

• 1x Dread

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Zombies and Demons, on a budget.

The name of the game here is synergy. Kill stuff, sacrifice stuff, reanimate stuff. Draw cards and poop tokens while you do it.

Looking for suggestions, but keeping this on a tight budget, Right now I can get the lot for around 50-60 dollars, if I take a hit on card conditions for some of the pricier cards ahem Demonic Tutor

Play cheap zombies to block and build devotion, eventually reanimating or hardcasting some nasty demons, We have draw, ramp, card search, blink, and direct damage, all at our disposal.

Ashnod's Altar
An excellent sac outlet for our weak creatures, and gives us the mana to cast BIG creatures early on, or a mid to late game Exsanguinate for the win. Not to mention the dying creatures will trigger multiple effects such as Butcher of Malakir and Ogre Slumlord, Harvester of Souls, Grim Haruspex, Dark Prophecy.

Card DrawDrawing in this deck will be extremely helpful, letting us find our wincons faster. To help this we have heavy synergy in the form of Indulgent Tormentor , Dark Prophecy, Grim Haruspex, Phyrexian Arena, harvester of sorrow, Disciple of Bolas, and Necromancer's Stockpile, along with one off draws such as Ambition's Cost, Sign in Blood, Read the Bones, Barren Moor, and Polluted Mire.

Conjurer's Closet
It may seem out of place at first glance, but in conjunction with Abhorrent Overlord or Gray Merchant of Asphodel can be wincon in and of itself. Other fun bounces include Overseer of the Damned, Rune-Scarred Demon, Sepulchral Primordial, Fleshbag Marauder, Overseer of the Damned, and Disciple of Bolas.

Mana A straightforward mana base of Swamps and utility lands, with mana rocks such as Sol Ring, Caged Sun, Charcoal Diamond, and Worn Powerstone. Supplemented by cards like Priest of Gix and, of course, Ashnod's Altar

RemovalPlenty of Removal opportunities here, from staples such as Murder, Asphyxiate , and Geth's Verdict, to creature effects from Fleshbag Marauder, Butcher of Malakir, Reaper from the Abyss, Demon of Wailing Agonies and Overseer of the Damned.

Tokens Once on the field, tokens will be your ace in the hole when you're down to the end game. With all of the creatures dying and being sacrificed, cards like Ogre Slumlord, Abhorrent Overlord, Army of the Damned, Overseer of the Damned,Skirsdag High Priest, and Dread Summons will flood the field, giving us fodder for Disciple of Bolas and Ashnod's Altar as well as cheap blockers that can trigger other effects such as Butcher of Malakir and will sac all by themselves for a flashback'd Dread Return

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 25 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.76
Tokens	Demon 5/5 B, Demon X/X B, Harpy 1/1 B, Morph 2/2 C, Rat 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B