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The Zombie with the Broken Smile
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $245.37
Salt sum: 32.02
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Commander

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Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Creature
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (isd) 214

Commander

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Anthem

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Cemetery Reaper

Other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1. {2}{B}, {T}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Creature
Cemetery Reaper (scd) 70
Death Baron

Skeletons you control and other Zombies you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch. (Any amount of damage they deal to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Creature
Death Baron (mic) 111
Diregraf Captain

Deathtouch Other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever another Zombie you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life.

Creature
Diregraf Captain (scd) 224

Anthem

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Drain

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Gray Merchant of Asphodel

When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Creature
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (ths) 89
Vengeful Dead

Whenever this creature or another Zombie dies, each opponent loses 1 life.

Creature
Vengeful Dead (scg) 80

Drain

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Draw

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Corpse Augur

When this creature dies, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of creature cards in target player's graveyard.

Creature
Corpse Augur (cmm) 145
Cryptbreaker

{1}{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Tap three untapped Zombies you control: You draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Creature
Cryptbreaker (emn) 86
Dig Through Time

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.) Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Instant
Dig Through Time (woc) 88
Empty the Laboratory

Sacrifice X Zombies, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a number of Zombie creature cards equal to the number of Zombies sacrificed this way. Put those cards onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Sorcery
Empty the Laboratory (mic) 14
Fallen Shinobi

Ninjutsu {2}{U}{B} ({2}{U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top two cards of their library. Until end of turn, you may play those cards without paying their mana costs.

Creature
Fallen Shinobi (ncc) 338
Hordewing Skaab

Flying Other Zombies you control have flying. Whenever one or more Zombies you control deal combat damage to one or more of your opponents, you may draw cards equal to the number of opponents dealt damage this way. If you do, discard that many cards.

Creature
Hordewing Skaab (mic) 15
Kels, Fight Fixer

Menace Whenever you sacrifice a creature, you may pay {U/B}. If you do, draw a card. ({U/B} can be paid with either {U} or {B}.) {1}, Sacrifice a creature: Kels gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Kels, Fight Fixer (plst) JMP-15
Pull from Tomorrow

Draw X cards, then discard a card.

Instant
Pull from Tomorrow (moc) 230
Undead Augur

Whenever this creature or another Zombie you control dies, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Creature
Undead Augur (scd) 114
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Whenever another Zombie you control dies, if it didn't have decayed, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.) At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice a Zombie. If you do, draw a card.

Creature
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver (mic) 2

Draw

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Finisher

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Exsanguinate

Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Sorcery
Exsanguinate (som) 61

Finisher

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Land

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Ash Barrens

{T}: Add {C}. Basic landcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Land
Ash Barrens (cmm) 419
Bojuka Bog

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (lcc) 320
Choked Estuary

As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Choked Estuary (lcc) 322
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (lcc) 325
Darkslick Shores

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Darkslick Shores (som) 226
Darkwater Catacombs

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Land
Darkwater Catacombs (woc) 157
Dimir Aqueduct

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Land
Dimir Aqueduct (rav) 276
Drowned Catacomb

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Drowned Catacomb (xln) 253
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (lcc) 328
Hive of the Eye Tyrant

If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {3}{B}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/3 black Beholder creature with menace and "Whenever this creature attacks, exile target card from defending player's graveyard." It's still a land.

Land
Hive of the Eye Tyrant (afr) 355
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mid) 270
Myriad Landscape

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Myriad Landscape (lcc) 343
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (lcc) 346
Port of Karfell

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}. {3}{U}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Mill four cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

Land
Port of Karfell (lcc) 347
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (lcc) 349
Sunken Hollow

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Sunken Hollow (lcc) 355
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mid) 273
Tainted Isle

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Isle (woc) 169
Temple of Deceit

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Temple of Deceit (woc) 170
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (lcc) 360
Unclaimed Territory

As this land enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

Land
Unclaimed Territory (lcc) 366

Land

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Lifegain

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Pontiff of Blight

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Other creatures you control have extort. (If a creature has multiple instances of extort, each triggers separately.)

Creature
Pontiff of Blight (clb) 768

Lifegain

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Pingers

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Loyal Subordinate

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, each opponent loses 3 life.

Creature
Loyal Subordinate (cmm) 172

Pingers

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Protection

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Champion's Helm

Equipped creature gets +2/+2. As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Champion's Helm (cmm) 375
Haunted One

Commander creatures you own have "Whenever this creature becomes tapped, it and other creatures you control that share a creature type with it each get +2/+0 and gain undying until end of turn." (When a creature with undying dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Enchantment
Haunted One (clb) 624
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (plst) C19-217
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (lcc) 314

Protection

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (lcc) 299
Dark Ritual

Add {B}{B}{B}.

Instant
Dark Ritual (mir) 116
Dimir Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Artifact
Dimir Signet (lcc) 302
Everflowing Chalice

Multikicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} any number of times as you cast this spell.) This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked. {T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on this artifact.

Artifact
Everflowing Chalice (plst) WWK-123
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (woc) 147
Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Mind Stone (lcc) 309
Paradise Mantle

Equipped creature has "{T}: Add one mana of any color." Equip {1}

Artifact
Paradise Mantle (mma) 211
Rooftop Storm

You may pay {0} rather than pay the mana cost for Zombie creature spells you cast.

Enchantment
Rooftop Storm (mic) 103
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (lcc) 313
Talisman of Dominance

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Artifact
Talisman of Dominance (woc) 150
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (cmm) 414
Wayfarer's Bauble

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Artifact
Wayfarer's Bauble (mm2) 234

Ramp

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Recursion

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Gisa and Geralf

When Gisa and Geralf enters, mill four cards. Once during each of your turns, you may cast a Zombie creature spell from your graveyard.

Creature
Gisa and Geralf (mic) 150
Gravecrawler

This creature can't block. You may cast this card from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie.

Creature
Gravecrawler (pdka) 64★
Gravespawn Sovereign

Tap five untapped Zombies you control: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Creature
Gravespawn Sovereign (scd) 79
Havengul Lich

{1}: You may cast target creature card in a graveyard this turn. When you cast it this turn, this creature gains all activated abilities of that card until end of turn.

Creature
Havengul Lich (scd) 231
Phyrexian Delver

When this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.

Creature
Phyrexian Delver (inv) 115
Relentless Dead

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When this creature dies, you may pay {B}. If you do, return it to its owner's hand. When this creature dies, you may pay {X}. If you do, return another target Zombie creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Relentless Dead (soi) 131
Tomb Tyrant

Other Zombies you control get +1/+1. {2}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return a Zombie creature card at random from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your turn and only if there are at least three Zombie creature cards in your graveyard.

Creature
Tomb Tyrant (mic) 23
Zombie Apocalypse

Return all Zombie creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped, then destroy all Humans.

Sorcery
Zombie Apocalypse (dka) 80

Recursion

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Removal

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Aetherspouts

For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

Instant
Aetherspouts (mic) 97
Curtains' Call

Undaunted (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each opponent.) Destroy two target creatures.

Instant
Curtains' Call (cmm) 146
Custodi Lich

When this creature enters, you become the monarch. Whenever you become the monarch, target player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Creature
Custodi Lich (ncc) 244
Dark Salvation

Target player creates X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, then up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Zombie that player controls.

Sorcery
Dark Salvation (mic) 110
Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (lcc) 198
Go for the Throat

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Instant
Go for the Throat (moc) 250
Hero's Downfall

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Instant
Hero's Downfall (dmc) 112
In Garruk's Wake

Destroy all creatures you don't control and all planeswalkers you don't control.

Sorcery
In Garruk's Wake (clb) 759
Insidious Will

Choose one — • Counter target spell. • You may choose new targets for target spell. • Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Instant
Insidious Will (kld) 52
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (mom) 68
Overcharged Amalgam

Flash Flying Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.) When this creature exploits a creature, counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability.

Creature
Overcharged Amalgam (vow) 71
Wash Away

Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].

Instant
Wash Away (vow) 87

Removal

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Sac Outlet

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Carrion Feeder

This creature can't block. Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Carrion Feeder (scg) 59
Viscera Seer

Sacrifice a creature: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature
Viscera Seer (lcc) 213

Sac Outlet

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Tokens

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Diregraf Colossus

This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each Zombie card in your graveyard. Whenever you cast a Zombie spell, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Creature
Diregraf Colossus (mic) 112
Dreadhorde Invasion

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.) Whenever a Zombie token you control with power 6 or greater attacks, it gains lifelink until end of turn.

Enchantment
Dreadhorde Invasion (cmm) 866
Endless Ranks of the Dead

At the beginning of your upkeep, create X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is half the number of Zombies you control, rounded down.

Enchantment
Endless Ranks of the Dead (j22) 410
Ghoulcaller Gisa

{B}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Create X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

Creature
Ghoulcaller Gisa (c14) 23
Headless Rider

Whenever this creature or another nontoken Zombie you control dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Creature
Headless Rider (vow) 118
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

Lifelink If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile that card and create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. {2}{B}, Sacrifice another Vampire or Zombie: Put two +1/+1 counters on Kalitas.

Creature
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet (ogw) 86
Necroduality

Whenever a nontoken Zombie you control enters, create a token that's a copy of that creature.

Enchantment
Necroduality (vow) 70

Tokens

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