"All Crave The Blessed Sleep... Few Receive It" by Kcin

Format: Commander

Commander: Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Zombie tribal strategy led by Hashaton, Scarab's Fist that blends traditional aristocrats attrition with infinite combo finishes. The early game focuses on navigating mana requirements, developing Zombie lords, and populating the graveyard through discard and sacrifice outlets. In the mid-game, the deck leverages commanders and token generators like Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver, Cryptbreaker, and The Scarab God to draw cards and maintain board presence. The primary route to victory is an infinite loop centered around Gravecrawler alongside Phyrexian Altar and an aristocrat drain piece like Corpse Knight, Wayward Servant, or Diregraf Captain, draining the table simultaneously. Alternatively, high-impact spells such as Tombstone Stairwell, Rooftop Storm, and Zombie Apocalypse provide overwhelming wide combat and attrition pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Angel of Despair
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Army of the Damned
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Behold the Beyond
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Champion of the Perished
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Corpse Dance
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Cryptbreaker
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Death Baron
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Diregraf Captain
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Endless Ranks of the Dead
  • 1 Esper Charm
  • 1 Esper Panorama
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fervent Denial
  • 1 Final Payment
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Forceful Denial
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
  • 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa
  • 1 Grave Titan
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
  • 1 Grimoire of the Dead
  • 1 Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
  • 1 Headless Rider
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Hordewing Skaab
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Long River's Pull
  • 1 Necroduality
  • 1 Necromancer's Stockpile
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nimbus Maze
  • 1 Obelisk of Esper
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Port Town
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Profane Tutor
  • 1 Prophet of the Scarab
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Rooftop Storm
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Scourge of Nel Toth
  • 1 Sidisi, Undead Vizier
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphinx Sovereign
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Scarab God
  • 1 Tombstone Stairwell
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Unburial Rites
  • 1 Undead Warchief
  • 1 Utter End
  • 1 Varina, Lich Queen
  • 1 Wand of Orcus
  • 1 Wayward Servant
  • 1 Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
  • 1 Yennett, Cryptic Sovereign
  • 1 Zahur, Glory's Past
  • 1 Zombie Apocalypse