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Title: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 09, 2015, 11:45:19 AM

Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!

100 cards, 0 sideboard


1 {Sidisi, Brood Tyrant}
1 {Polluted Delta}
1 {Misty Rainforest}
1 {Cavern of Souls}
1 {Opulent Palace}
1 {Overgrown Tomb}
1 {Watery Grave}
1 {Breeding Pool}
1 {Temple of Malady}
1 {Temple of Deceit}
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 {Creeping Tar Pit}
1 {Bojuka Bog}
1 {Temple of the False God}
1 {Nephalia Drownyard}
1 {Ancient Tomb}
1 {Volrath's Stronghold}
1 {Unholy Grotto}
1 {Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth}
6 {Swamp}
3 {Island}
3 {Forest}

37 lands


1 {Gravecrawler}
1 {Snapcaster Mage}
1 {Nightscape Familiar}
1 {Lord of the Undead}
1 {Glissa, the Traitor}
1 {Death Baron}
1 {Lich Lord of Unx}
1 {Eternal Witness}
1 {Cemetery Reaper}
1 {Fleshbag Marauder}
1 {Zombie Master}
1 {Diregraf Captain}
1 {Phyrexian Metamorph}
1 {Brawn}
1 {Wonder}
1 {Skinrender}
1 {Graveborn Muse}
1 {Undead Warchief}
1 {Undead Alchemist}
1 {Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord}
1 {Prophet of Kruphix}
1 {Corpse Harvester}
1 {Genesis}
1 {Gray Merchant of Asphodel}
1 {Lord of Extinction}
1 {Grimgrin, Corpse-Born}
1 {Phyrexian Delver}
1 {Noxious Ghoul}
1 {Havengul Lich}
1 {Gravespawn Sovereign}
1 {Mikaeus, the Unhallowed}
1 {Grave Titan}

32 creatures


1 {Farseek}
1 {Maelstrom Pulse}
1 {Buried Alive}
1 {Cultivate}
1 {Dread Return}
1 {Skyshroud Claim}
1 {Patriarch's Bidding}
1 {Extract from Darkness}
1 {Living Death}
1 {Beacon of Unrest}
1 {Zombie Apocalypse}
1 {Army of the Damned}
1 {Decree of Pain}
1 {Villainous Wealth}
1 {Beast Within}
1 {Sultai Charm}
1 {Silence the Believers}
1 {Empty the Pits}
1 {Survival of the Fittest}
1 {Greater Good}
1 {Whip of Erebos}
1 {Tombstone Stairwell}
1 {Rooftop Storm}
1 {Sol Ring}
1 {Skullclamp}
1 {Lightning Greaves}
1 {Altar of Dementia}
1 {Phyrexian Altar}
1 {Chromatic Lantern}
1 {Eldrazi Monument}

30 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! Sidisi, Brood Tyrant is my commander, and she does an amazing job of that 👌
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 09, 2015, 11:45:52 AM
 {Sidisi, Brood Tyrant} has filled a hole for this EDH deck that I've had a problem with for long time: finding a "Sultai" colored commander that worked well with zombies. I've tried Mimeoplasm, but I never liked the fact of exiling the cards. I've tried Damia, but everytime I played with her, there was a Nekuzar on the table which made her "draw" ability irrelevant. Sidisi fits the roll of a tribal zombie/Reanimation deck perfectly. She's a low costing creature, that can pump out another one immediately (assuming you hit a creature off the top 3 cards.) her ability continually fuels the graveyard while supplying more zombies to either sacrifice, attack with, block with, or just to stand there and put fruit bowls on their head for their almighty leader.

There are a lot of interesting interactions with this commander, and I'll try to explain all my favorite ones that have come up while playing with her:

Sidisi's ability while attacking + wonder = Surprise! You aren't going to block!

Sidisi's ability while attacking + brawn = Have fun blocking now with your 1/1s.

Casting Sidisi on T5 + hitting gravecrawler = all the value.

Sidisi + bury alive + getting gravecrawler = even more value.

This deck has different ways of attacking/winning the game which I enjoy a lot. Some games I win by comboing off (which I'll explain in a bit), some I win by draining people with Gary, some I win simply by beating them in the head with zombies over and over until their brains become my dinner.

I'll explain some of the combos now for the Giggles:

Gravecrawler + rooftop storm + altar of dementia + any zombie on the table = everyone mill your libraries!

Gravecrawler + rooftop storm + phyrexian altar + any zombie on the table = "infinite" mana of any color!
(P.S. Making that much mana then casting villainous wealth on someone's library feels reeeeeeeeaaaaaally good)

Gravecrawler (you starting to see a pattern here?) + rooftop storm + any sac. outlet + diregraf captain = drain everyone's life away!

Gravecrawler + diregraf captain + phyrexian altar = same as above.

Gravecrawler + phyrexian altar / rooftop storm & sac. outlet + noxious ghoul = all non zombies are dead.

There's a lot more interesting scenarios that have come up, but those are my favorite ones. This deck has a lot of synergy and a lot of zombies, so anyone who loves both of those things can gladly join the Sultai clan. ☺️
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 10, 2015, 03:16:49 PM
Can someone higher up add this to the community deck lists please?
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: Munchlax on January 10, 2015, 11:04:13 PM
It's funny how all of your interactions that you enjoy have to do with Gravecrawler. Also, I've heard {Vengeful Pharoh} is good with Sidisi
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 11, 2015, 01:00:58 AM
Quote from: Munchlax on January 10, 2015, 11:04:13 PM
It's funny how all of your interactions that you enjoy have to do with Gravecrawler. Also, I've heard {Vengeful Pharoh} is good with Sidisi
Yeah he's deffinetly a key-piece to most of the combos! And that's deffinetly an interesting card I might have to add that thanks! Didn't really read his ability fully :)
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: Popper23345 on January 11, 2015, 03:58:25 PM
{kheru lich lord}
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: cltrn81 on January 11, 2015, 04:08:58 PM
Quote from: Popper23345 on January 11, 2015, 03:58:25 PM
{kheru lich lord}
That card seems good but I feel it is bad in any format.  A random upkeep mana sink is just bad IMO.
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: Yawgmoth85 on January 11, 2015, 04:48:46 PM
What about a dredge aspect?
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 11, 2015, 06:02:21 PM
Quote from: Popper23345 on January 11, 2015, 03:58:25 PM
{kheru lich lord}
Yeah sadly I tried him for a while but his ability wasn't always that "spectacular" :(
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 11, 2015, 06:03:43 PM
Quote from: Yawgmoth85 on January 11, 2015, 04:48:46 PM
What about a dredge aspect?
I tried grave troll and the zombie one (can't remember it's name) but surprisingly I go through a lot of my deck to begin with, and I kept getting to a point where I would almost mill myself out, so I stopped with the dredging but I could deffinetly consider putting it back in.
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: Yawgmoth85 on January 11, 2015, 06:29:14 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on January 11, 2015, 06:03:43 PM
Quote from: Yawgmoth85 on January 11, 2015, 04:48:46 PM
What about a dredge aspect?
I tried grave troll and the zombie one (can't remember it's name) but surprisingly I go through a lot of my deck to begin with, and I kept getting to a point where I would almost mill myself out, so I stopped with the dredging but I could deffinetly consider putting it back in.

With a {laboratory maniac} it could be helpful. In tryin to get a sidisi myself but havin no luck finding one. {ghoulcaller gisa} or/ {stitcher Geralf} could fit. Kinda cool havin these two siblings working together. And with a {life of the loam} would help recycle ur land
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: LinkCelestrial on January 15, 2015, 09:19:58 PM
{Life from the Loam} + {Syphon Life} = Win. I have a modern deck that runs it. It'd be much better in EDH and I plan on running it when I finally get my hands on a LFTL.
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 16, 2015, 12:45:16 PM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on January 15, 2015, 09:19:58 PM
{Life from the Loam} + {Syphon Life} = Win. I have a modern deck that runs it. It'd be much better in EDH and I plan on running it when I finally get my hands on a LFTL.
Is it an auto win..? Or do you have to keep doing it, I guess I'm a bit confused :P
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: particle on January 16, 2015, 02:38:10 PM
{ghoulcaller gisa}?
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: Gadnuk, Breaker of Worlds on January 16, 2015, 05:19:29 PM
{Gaea's Blessing} and {Kozelik, butcher of truth} to protect yourself from milling out and  {Basalt Monolith} / {Mesmeric Orb} for infinite zombies.
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: LinkCelestrial on January 16, 2015, 08:06:22 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on January 16, 2015, 12:45:16 PM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on January 15, 2015, 09:19:58 PM
{Life from the Loam} + {Syphon Life} = Win. I have a modern deck that runs it. It'd be much better in EDH and I plan on running it when I finally get my hands on a LFTL.
Is it an auto win..? Or do you have to keep doing it, I guess I'm a bit confused :P

In EDH it's quite possible to have the eleven mana to triple cast it each turn. In Modern I've managed to be able to consistently cast two a turn some games. It's not auto win but it's a grindy win.
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 20, 2015, 05:01:28 AM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on January 16, 2015, 08:06:22 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on January 16, 2015, 12:45:16 PM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on January 15, 2015, 09:19:58 PM
{Life from the Loam} + {Syphon Life} = Win. I have a modern deck that runs it. It'd be much better in EDH and I plan on running it when I finally get my hands on a LFTL.
Is it an auto win..? Or do you have to keep doing it, I guess I'm a bit confused :P

In EDH it's quite possible to have the eleven mana to triple cast it each turn. In Modern I've managed to be able to consistently cast two a turn some games. It's not auto win but it's a grindy win.
Seems interesting to say the least :)
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 20, 2015, 05:02:29 AM
I need help figuring out if  {Champion of Stray Souls} Is good enough or not? I've been getting mixed opinions on it... Thoughts?
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: Yawgmoth85 on January 20, 2015, 10:34:40 AM
Quote from: JordanCirk on January 20, 2015, 05:02:29 AM
I need help figuring out if  {Champion of Stray Souls} Is good enough or not? I've been getting mixed opinions on it... Thoughts?

Why not a {soul of inistrad} instead?
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on January 20, 2015, 06:02:55 PM
Quote from: Yawgmoth85 on January 20, 2015, 10:34:40 AM
Quote from: JordanCirk on January 20, 2015, 05:02:29 AM
I need help figuring out if  {Champion of Stray Souls} Is good enough or not? I've been getting mixed opinions on it... Thoughts?

Why not a {soul of inistrad} instead?

Champion puts them into play, and I guess my whole thought behind it was sac 2-3-4-X zombie tokens and Bring back my better creatures, idk I'll have to play test it and find out I guess I was mostly just curious if anyone had played with it before
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: Boomer17 on January 27, 2015, 01:15:06 AM
In my sidisi deck champion is beast saving tokens to it that betrays or jin-gataxis in play card functions well in the deck with decent token fuel.
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on March 01, 2015, 11:03:31 PM
Anyone have any ideas for this deck? Been trying to fine-tune this deck completely as I'm in the process of foiling it out completely. Any tips or ideas are greatly appreciated! Thank you :)
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: LinkCelestrial on March 01, 2015, 11:30:21 PM
 No straight up Reanimator cards? {Vigor Mortis}, {Zombify}, {Endless Obedience}, {Fated Return}. Are my eyes deceiving me or do you lack {Liliana Vess} and {Grimore of the Dead}?

Just some ideas.
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: JordanCirk on March 02, 2015, 09:12:19 AM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on March 01, 2015, 11:30:21 PM
No straight up Reanimator cards? {Vigor Mortis}, {Zombify}, {Endless Obedience}, {Fated Return}. Are my eyes deceiving me or do you lack {Liliana Vess} and {Grimore of the Dead}?

Just some ideas.
I'm not looking to straight up reanimate just like one target usually. But Lilian's and Grimore seem good. Thank you :)
Title: Re: Sidisi, Brood Tyrant of the ZOMBIES!
Post by: LinkCelestrial on March 02, 2015, 02:56:01 PM
Quote from: JordanCirk on March 02, 2015, 09:12:19 AM
Quote from: LinkCelestrial on March 01, 2015, 11:30:21 PM
No straight up Reanimator cards? {Vigor Mortis}, {Zombify}, {Endless Obedience}, {Fated Return}. Are my eyes deceiving me or do you lack {Liliana Vess} and {Grimore of the Dead}?

Just some ideas.
I'm not looking to straight up reanimate just like one target usually. But Lilian's and Grimore seem good. Thank you :)

I'd still highly recommend {Fated Return}. You have quite a few creatures that'd benefit from indestructible and you can hit other things. Including Eldrazi and co as it's instant speed.