The Gravey Train

Commander / EDH Mono-Black Primer Spirits

Throwable

Creature (26)

• 1x Akuta, Born of Ash
• 1x Balthor the Defiled
• 1x Banshee of the Dread Choir
• 1x Blood Pet
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bloodline Pretender
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Ghost-Lit Stalker
• 1x Graveborn Muse
• 1x Gravelighter
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x He Who Hungers
• 1x Horobi, Death's Wail
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
• 1x Keening Banshee
• 1x Kemuri-Onna
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Kuro, Pitlord
• 1x Lost Legion
• 1x Patron of the Nezumi
• 1x Soldevi Adnate
• 1x Spirit of the Night
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Will-o'-the-Wisp

Instant (9)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Mausoleum Secrets
• 1x Rain of Filth
• 1x Sacrifice
• 1x Songs of the Damned
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Land (29)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Traitors
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Ebon Stronghold
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Peat Bog
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Verdant Catacombs

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Haunting Voyage
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Mastermind's Acquisition
• 1x Patriarch's Bidding
• 1x Rise of the Dark Realms
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Twilight's Call

Commander (1)

Artifact (17)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Feldon's Cane
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Jet Medallion
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Contamination
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Tombstone Stairwell

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Sideboard

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Peer into the Abyss

Land (1)

• 1x Bazaar of Baghdad

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Maybeboard

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Bubbling Muck
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Duress
• 1x Illicit Shipment
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Living End
• 1x Profane Tutor
• 1x Razaketh's Rite
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Yawgmoth's Will

Artifact (6)

• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Maskwood Nexus
• 1x Wishclaw Talisman
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Land (3)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x War Room

Instant (3)

• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Withering Boon

Creature (3)

• 1x Dauthi Voidwalker
• 1x Gravewaker
• 1x Myojin of Grim Betrayal

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Conspiracy
• 1x Mortal Combat

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Power Level 8

This deck uses Iname, Death Aspect to send all of the deck's 19 spirits to the grave and win with one of the following:

• Resurrecting them to establish board dominance with (Kuro, Pitlord + Horobi, Death's Wail) and He Who Hungers.
• Generating mana with Songs of the Damned -or- Crypt of Agadeem and casting Torment of Hailfire.
• Tombstone Stairwell.

Mulligans are highly important as you never want to see Kuro, Pitlord, Horobi, Death's Wail or He Who Hungers in hand. Look for mana and a tutor or resurrect spell. Don't be afraid to mulligan down to 6 or 5 cards. Most spirits are bad in the opening hand and you have a 78.66% chance of drawing at least one and a 40.30% chance of drawing at least 2.

You can:

Play Iname, Death Aspect very quickly and pray no one exiles your graveyard until your resurrect next turn.

-or-

Wait to play Iname, Death Aspect until you have enough mana to execute a wincon the same turn. Typically by using Songs of the Damned -or- Crypt of Agadeem after resolving her effect.

You can further protect this turn with Defense Grid, Feldon's Cane, Imp's Mischief or Contamination

Final Parting is used to send Gray Merchant of Asphodel -or- Syr Konrad, the Grim to grave and tutor a non-creature-type-specific resurrect spell.

Resurrect cards:

1. Balthor the Defiled
2. Haunting Voyage
3. Living Death
4. Patriarch's Bidding
5. Rise of the Dark Realms
6. Twilight's Call

Some of the spirits have enter the battlefield effects. These should be put on the stack as follows:

• (1) Bloodline Pretender
• (2 or 3) Gravelighter
• (2 or 3) Keening Banshee
• (4) Lost Legion
• (5) Kemuri-Onna

You will want to sacrifice spirits to activate He Who Hungers the priority is:

1. Junji, the Midnight Sky
2. Kokusho, the Evening Star
3. Bloodghast
4. Will-o'-the-Wisp
5. Any above ETB cards.

Spirit of the Night and Akuta, Born of Ash have haste.

Currently testing Contamination

Date added	2 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 1 Rares 23 - 1 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.10
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C, Copy Clone, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Haste
Folders	Power Level 8