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Title: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 26, 2014, 10:04:10 PM
BUG Zombies - Deck

100 cards, 0 sideboard


1 {Damia, Sage of Stone}
1 {Overgrown Tomb}
1 {Watery Grave}
1 {Breeding Pool}
1 {Temple of Malady}
1 {Temple of Deceit}
1 {Temple of Mystery}
1 {Woodland Cemetery}
1 {Drowned Catacomb}
1 {Hinterland Harbor}
1 {Twilight Mire}
1 {Sunken Ruins}
1 {Mana Confluence}
1 {Vivid Marsh}
1 {Vivid Creek}
1 {Vivid Grove}
1 {Darkslick Shores}
1 {Creeping Tar Pit}
1 {Tectonic Edge}
1 {Temple of the False God}
1 {Strip Mine}
1 {Nephalia Drownyard}
1 {Thespian's Stage}
1 {Barren Moor}
6 {Swamp}
3 {Island}
4 {Forest}

36 lands


1 {Death Baron}
1 {Gravecrawler}
1 {Skullbriar, the Walking Grave}
1 {Lotleth Troll}
1 {Snapcaster Mage}
1 {Glissa, the Traitor}
1 {Lich Lord of Unx}
1 {Lifebane Zombie}
1 {Eternal Witness}
1 {Reclamation Sage}
1 {Cemetery Reaper}
1 {Fleshbag Marauder}
1 {Zombie Master}
1 {Geralf's Messenger}
1 {Phyrexian Metamorph}
1 {Undead Warchief}
1 {Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord}
1 {Soulless One}
1 {Prophet of Kruphix}
1 {Vulturous Zombie}
1 {Grimgrin, Corpse-Born}
1 {Phyrexian Delver}
1 {Lord of the Undead}
1 {Havengul Lich}
1 {Grave Tiran}
1 {Gravespawn Sovereign}
1 {Mikaeus, the Unhallowed}
1 {Corpse Harvester}
1 {Sheoldred, Whispering One}
1 {Craterhoof Behemoth}

30 creatures


1 {Green Sun's Zenith}
1 {Reanimate}
1 {Farseek}
1 {Maelstrom Pulse}
1 {Buried Alive}
1 {Rite of Replication}
1 {Syphon Mind}
1 {Dread Return}
1 {Patriarch's Bidding}
1 {Living Death}
1 {Beacon of Unrest}
1 {Tooth and Nail}
1 {Army of the Damned}
1 {Grisly Salvage}
1 {Krosan Grip}
1 {Beast Within}
1 {Silence the Believers}
1 {Fact or Fiction}
1 {Ætherspouts}
1 {Necromancer's Stockpile}
1 {Survival of the Fittest}
1 {Necropotence}
1 {Endless Ranks of the Dead}
1 {Greater Good}
1 {Rooftop Storm}
1 {Sol Ring}
1 {Lightning Greaves}
1 {Darksteel Ingot}
1 {Chromatic Lantern}
1 {Whip of Erebos}
1 {Door of Destinies}
1 {Coat of Arms}
1 {Obelisk of Urd}

33 other spells


Sideboard

Notes:
BUG colors (Black, Blue, Green) have always been my favorite tri-color combination ever since I played a deck called BUG immortal servitude in standard, I was hooked. And after I left the standard environment, I was excited to see what commander had to offer for them! Which to my surprise, wasn't much 😭 Damia, Sage of Stone is my general ATM until I can find a lovely zombie one/good one from khans! Any advice/more zombies to add/what to cut would be much appreciated!
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: LinkCelestrial on August 26, 2014, 10:29:25 PM
Commander 2014 is gonna have some sick cards. I wish I could remember the names but they're black and blue legendaries.
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: The1337Magician on August 26, 2014, 10:31:53 PM
{Stitcher Geralf} and {Ghoulcaller Gisa}
http://mythicspoiler.com/c14/
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 26, 2014, 10:32:42 PM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on August 26, 2014, 10:29:25 PM
Commander 2014 is gonna have some sick cards. I wish I could remember the names but they're black and blue legendaries.
It's Geralf and his sister, which both work well with zombies! 💀
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 27, 2014, 01:08:33 PM
UPDATE: friend of mine was very generous and gave me 4 of the cards that I wanted to put into my deck as a present! 😊 but now I need help figuring out what are the weaker cards within the deck to take out 😰 please help!

Cards I'm adding:
+ {Death Baron}
+ {Lord of the Undead}
+ {Corpse Harvester}
+ {Grave Titan}
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: LinkCelestrial on August 27, 2014, 01:38:21 PM
{Lotleth Troll} there are better cards, doesn't fit tribal.
{Snapcaster Mage} doesn't fit tribal, not many things to use it on.
{Glissa, the Traitor} I'm not seeing very many artifacts to use it with.
{Eternal Witness} doesn't fit tribal, there are better ways to do the same thing.
{Reclamation Sage} I'm not sure why you're rubbing this without bounce effects.
{Prophet of Kruphix} great card, but it's not a zombie.
{Acidic Slime} people really hate this card in Commander. And it's not a zombie.
{Consecrated Sphinx} not a zombie. (But so good!)
{Craterhoof Behemoth} not a zombie. Kinda been done to death.

There's what I'd be looking at for cuts and future cuts.
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 27, 2014, 02:58:10 PM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on August 27, 2014, 01:38:21 PM
{Lotleth Troll} there are better cards, doesn't fit tribal.
{Snapcaster Mage} doesn't fit tribal, not many things to use it on.
{Glissa, the Traitor} I'm not seeing very many artifacts to use it with.
{Eternal Witness} doesn't fit tribal, there are better ways to do the same thing.
{Reclamation Sage} I'm not sure why you're rubbing this without bounce effects.
{Prophet of Kruphix} great card, but it's not a zombie.
{Acidic Slime} people really hate this card in Commander. And it's not a zombie.
{Consecrated Sphinx} not a zombie. (But so good!)
{Craterhoof Behemoth} not a zombie. Kinda been done to death.

There's what I'd be looking at for cuts and future cuts.

I'll consider some of these, but I don't plan on running all zombies in this deck, that's why I have non zombies also. I just mainly want the creature base to be zombies, also, lotleth troll is actually a zombie 😉
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: LinkCelestrial on August 27, 2014, 03:31:12 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 27, 2014, 02:58:10 PM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on August 27, 2014, 01:38:21 PM
{Lotleth Troll} there are better cards, doesn't fit tribal.
{Snapcaster Mage} doesn't fit tribal, not many things to use it on.
{Glissa, the Traitor} I'm not seeing very many artifacts to use it with.
{Eternal Witness} doesn't fit tribal, there are better ways to do the same thing.
{Reclamation Sage} I'm not sure why you're rubbing this without bounce effects.
{Prophet of Kruphix} great card, but it's not a zombie.
{Acidic Slime} people really hate this card in Commander. And it's not a zombie.
{Consecrated Sphinx} not a zombie. (But so good!)
{Craterhoof Behemoth} not a zombie. Kinda been done to death.

There's what I'd be looking at for cuts and future cuts.

I'll consider some of these, but I don't plan on running all zombies in this deck, that's why I have non zombies also. I just mainly want the creature base to be zombies, also, lotleth troll is actually a zombie 😉

Oh I see. I thought you were gonna go zombie tribal. And my bad.
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 28, 2014, 11:16:38 PM
Any more help please? 😔
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 08:39:16 PM
EDITS:
- {Consecrated Sphinx}
- {Deathrite Shaman}
- {Acidic Slime}
- {Lim-Dûl the Necromancer}

+ {Grave Titan}
+ {Corpse Harvester}
+ {Death Baron}
+ {Lord of the Undead}

I really want to find more room for  {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} , {Agent of Erebos} , and {Tombstone Stairwell} but I don't want to loosen up on any more creatures, are there any enchantments/instants/sorcerys/artifacts that seem weak to anyone?
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: LinkCelestrial on August 29, 2014, 09:37:40 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 08:39:16 PM
EDITS:
- {Consecrated Sphinx}
- {Deathrite Shaman}
- {Acidic Slime}
- {Lim-Dûl the Necromancer}

+ {Grave Titan}
+ {Corpse Harvester}
+ {Death Baron}
+ {Lord of the Undead}

I really want to find more room for  {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} , {Agent of Erebos} , and {Tombstone Stairwell} but I don't want to loosen up on any more creatures, are there any enchantments/instants/sorcerys/artifacts that seem weak to anyone?

{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} seem weak to me. {Green Sun's Zenith} seems kinda bad too. 
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 09:47:18 PM
{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} are some of the most powerful cards in the format. They can answer just about anything, including Planeswalkers. Also, what card does what {Eternal Witness} does, better? I might consider it for my Roon deck if that thing exists.
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 09:52:52 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 09:47:18 PM
{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} are some of the most powerful cards in the format. They can answer just about anything, including Planeswalkers. Also, what card does what {Eternal Witness} does, better? I might consider it for my Roon deck if that thing exists.
I don't think there's any creature that does what E-Witt does better, but for sorcerys,  {Regrowth} is better
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 10:14:13 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 09:52:52 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 09:47:18 PM
{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} are some of the most powerful cards in the format. They can answer just about anything, including Planeswalkers. Also, what card does what {Eternal Witness} does, better? I might consider it for my Roon deck if that thing exists.
I don't think there's any creature that does what E-Witt does better, but for sorcerys,  {Regrowth} is better

That's debatable, but yeah. I thought there was a creature spell that was better then Eternal Witness. I was going to An Hero for forgetting it.

As for some help. I think {Lifebane Zombie} and {Ætherspouts} aren't that great. I think Lifebane's effect is too narrow and only targets 1 player. I think {Cyclonic Rift} is better then spouts, but more boring. Although I will say {Ætherspouts} does have a place in EDH
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 10:43:51 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 10:14:13 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 09:52:52 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 09:47:18 PM
{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} are some of the most powerful cards in the format. They can answer just about anything, including Planeswalkers. Also, what card does what {Eternal Witness} does, better? I might consider it for my Roon deck if that thing exists.
I don't think there's any creature that does what E-Witt does better, but for sorcerys,  {Regrowth} is better

That's debatable, but yeah. I thought there was a creature spell that was better then Eternal Witness. I was going to An Hero for forgetting it.

As for some help. I think {Lifebane Zombie} and {Ætherspouts} aren't that great. I think Lifebane's effect is too narrow and only targets 1 player. I think {Cyclonic Rift} is better then spouts, but more boring. Although I will say {Ætherspouts} does have a place in EDH

Hmm I guess I can deffinetly agree with Lifebane, but as far as spouts goes, I prefer it over  {Cyclonic Rift} tbh. I don't like the "overload all my opponents stuff, then proceed to be the target". I believe spouts is a more fair and less hated card within edh. I'll go ahead and place {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} over  {Lifebane Zombie}.

Also, don't mean to make you look hard for me, but do you think I have a good enough mana base? I realized when playing that I have dominately double or even triple black spells, I just want to make sure I'm able to hit that when it comes to it :/
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 10:49:37 PM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on August 29, 2014, 09:37:40 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 08:39:16 PM
EDITS:
- {Consecrated Sphinx}
- {Deathrite Shaman}
- {Acidic Slime}
- {Lim-Dûl the Necromancer}

+ {Grave Titan}
+ {Corpse Harvester}
+ {Death Baron}
+ {Lord of the Undead}

I really want to find more room for  {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} , {Agent of Erebos} , and {Tombstone Stairwell} but I don't want to loosen up on any more creatures, are there any enchantments/instants/sorcerys/artifacts that seem weak to anyone?

{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} seem weak to me. {Green Sun's Zenith} seems kinda bad too.

Yeah I can agree {Green Sun's Zenith} does seem bad now that I take a look at my green creatures currently 😜
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 10:51:29 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 10:43:51 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 10:14:13 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 09:52:52 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 09:47:18 PM
{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} are some of the most powerful cards in the format. They can answer just about anything, including Planeswalkers. Also, what card does what {Eternal Witness} does, better? I might consider it for my Roon deck if that thing exists.
I don't think there's any creature that does what E-Witt does better, but for sorcerys,  {Regrowth} is better

That's debatable, but yeah. I thought there was a creature spell that was better then Eternal Witness. I was going to An Hero for forgetting it.

As for some help. I think {Lifebane Zombie} and {Ætherspouts} aren't that great. I think Lifebane's effect is too narrow and only targets 1 player. I think {Cyclonic Rift} is better then spouts, but more boring. Although I will say {Ætherspouts} does have a place in EDH

Hmm I guess I can deffinetly agree with Lifebane, but as far as spouts goes, I prefer it over  {Cyclonic Rift} tbh. I don't like the "overload all my opponents stuff, then proceed to be the target". I believe spouts is a more fair and less hated card within edh. I'll go ahead and place {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} over  {Lifebane Zombie}.

Also, don't mean to make you look hard for me, but do you think I have a good enough mana base? I realized when playing that I have dominately double or even triple black spells, I just want to make sure I'm able to hit that when it comes to it :/

I use http://deckstats.net/ for my mana base. I start with the deck raw, and craft my base using http://manabasecrafter.com/
I try for the absolute largest amount of basic lands I can and still fix properly. {Blood Moon} is a thing. It usually ends up being like 10-12 basic lands, but still.
I'll usually look at similar lists to see if I can find anything I hadn't considered before. I added {Novijen, Heart of Progress} to my Roon deck that exploits Persist creatures and sack outlets. It was tech I hadn't considered because that card came out so long ago and I didn't remember it.
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on August 31, 2014, 09:15:27 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 10:51:29 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 10:43:51 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 10:14:13 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on August 29, 2014, 09:52:52 PM
Quote from: Dudecore on August 29, 2014, 09:47:18 PM
{Maelstrom Pulse} and {Beast Within} are some of the most powerful cards in the format. They can answer just about anything, including Planeswalkers. Also, what card does what {Eternal Witness} does, better? I might consider it for my Roon deck if that thing exists.
I don't think there's any creature that does what E-Witt does better, but for sorcerys,  {Regrowth} is better

That's debatable, but yeah. I thought there was a creature spell that was better then Eternal Witness. I was going to An Hero for forgetting it.

As for some help. I think {Lifebane Zombie} and {Ætherspouts} aren't that great. I think Lifebane's effect is too narrow and only targets 1 player. I think {Cyclonic Rift} is better then spouts, but more boring. Although I will say {Ætherspouts} does have a place in EDH

Hmm I guess I can deffinetly agree with Lifebane, but as far as spouts goes, I prefer it over  {Cyclonic Rift} tbh. I don't like the "overload all my opponents stuff, then proceed to be the target". I believe spouts is a more fair and less hated card within edh. I'll go ahead and place {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} over  {Lifebane Zombie}.

Also, don't mean to make you look hard for me, but do you think I have a good enough mana base? I realized when playing that I have dominately double or even triple black spells, I just want to make sure I'm able to hit that when it comes to it :/

I use http://deckstats.net/ for my mana base. I start with the deck raw, and craft my base using http://manabasecrafter.com/
I try for the absolute largest amount of basic lands I can and still fix properly. {Blood Moon} is a thing. It usually ends up being like 10-12 basic lands, but still.
I'll usually look at similar lists to see if I can find anything I hadn't considered before. I added {Novijen, Heart of Progress} to my Roon deck that exploits Persist creatures and sack outlets. It was tech I hadn't considered because that card came out so long ago and I didn't remember it.
Thanks! 😊 any other suggestions for these zombie tribal decks??
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: Munchlax on August 31, 2014, 11:09:20 PM
{Grimoire of the Dead} deserves a slot
Title: Re: BUG Zombies - Deck
Post by: JordanCirk on September 01, 2014, 11:40:58 AM
What do you guys think about the new Sultai commander coming out? I feel it's more of a "value piece" to this deck rather than a replacement for Damia sadly :/

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Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
1BUG

Legendary creature - Naga Shaman

Whenever Sidisi, Brood Tyrant enters the battlefield or attacks, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.

Whenever one or more creature cards are put into your graveyard from your library, put a 2/2 Black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

3/3

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