Mazirek by Hrothrik

Format: Commander

Commander: Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This deck is a Golgari sacrifice and +1/+1 counter midrange-combo deck commanded by Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest. The strategy revolves around converting sacrifice triggers from fetchlands, Treasure tokens, edict effects, and dedicated sacrifice outlets into team-wide +1/+1 counters. The deck accelerates through early ramp like Sol Ring, Devoted Druid, and Wight of the Reliquary to cast Mazirek by Turn 4. From there, it initiates game-ending loops using persist creatures like Putrid Goblin and Aerie Ouphes or token engines like Scurry Oak and Basking Broodscale. When a persist creature dies, Mazirek puts a +1/+1 counter on it, canceling the -1/-1 persist counter and enabling infinite sacrifice loops. Supported by strong protection like Sylvan Safekeeper and backup combos like Sadistic Glee on Basking Broodscale, the deck consistently closes out games through infinite power attacks or drain effects on Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Aerie Ouphes
  • 1 Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
  • 1 Armorcraft Judge
  • 1 Basking Broodscale
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Buzzard-Wasp Colony
  • 1 Caustic Caterpillar
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Choking Miasma
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Devoted Druid
  • 1 Devouring Swarm
  • 1 Dross Hopper
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Eumidian Hatchery
  • 1 Evolution Witness
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Festering Thicket
  • 1 Fetid Gargantua
  • 6 Forest
  • 1 Fumulus, the Infestation
  • 1 Gene Pollinator
  • 1 Ghost Lantern // Bind Spirit
  • 1 Golgari Rot Farm
  • 1 Grist, the Hunger Tide
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Herd Baloth
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Horizon Explorer
  • 1 Icetill Explorer
  • 1 Infestation Sage
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Iridescent Hornbeetle
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Make an Example
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Molt Tender
  • 1 Nantuko Elder
  • 1 Nantuko Husk
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Necrosynthesis
  • 1 Nested Shambler
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
  • 1 Puppeteer Clique
  • 1 Putrid Goblin
  • 1 Rendclaw Trow
  • 1 Retribution of the Ancients
  • 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove
  • 1 Rise of the Witch-king
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sadistic Glee
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scurry Oak
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springbloom Druid
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Steely Resolve
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swarmyard
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
  • 1 The Gitrog Monster
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Titania, Voice of Gaea
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wight of the Reliquary
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zask, Skittering Swarmlord