Zombie 2 by user6535569

Format: Commander

Commander: Varina, Lich Queen

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Esper Zombie Tribal midrange deck piloted by Varina, Lich Queen. Its primary strategy focuses on curving out early Zombie creatures, deploying Varina to filter through the library via combat looting, and filling the graveyard to generate additional Zombie tokens. As the board develops, static anthems and lords such as Bladestitched Skaab, Diregraf Captain, and Etchings of the Chosen scale combat damage, culminating in wide alpha strikes supported by heavy hitters like Grave Titan and Army of the Damned. The deck excels at grinding out incremental life and board presence while sculpting hands. However, its low land count of 32 paired with a high density of tapped dual lands and minimal low-CMC ramp creates noticeable mana friction on curve. Lacking countermagic and mass protection, the deck relies heavily on surviving creature sweepers to close out multiplayer tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Campground
  • 1 Aether Tunnel
  • 1 Anticipate
  • 1 Army of the Damned
  • 1 Bladestitched Skaab
  • 1 Butcher Ghoul
  • 1 Campaign of Vengeance
  • 1 Combat Tutorial
  • 1 Contaminated Aquifer
  • 1 Crawl from the Cellar
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Dark Salvation
  • 1 Dauthi Ghoul
  • 1 Death Wind
  • 1 Diregraf Captain
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Endless Ranks of the Dead
  • 1 Etchings of the Chosen
  • 1 Eternal of Harsh Truths
  • 1 Ethereal Absolution
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
  • 1 Glorious Anthem
  • 1 God-Eternal Oketra
  • 1 Grave Betrayal
  • 1 Grave Titan
  • 1 Gravedigger
  • 1 Grimoire of the Dead
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Icon of Ancestry
  • 1 In Oketra's Name
  • 1 Infectious Horror
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Liliana Vess
  • 1 Liliana of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Liliana, Untouched by Death
  • 1 Lotus Field
  • 1 Mask of Avacyn
  • 1 Mausoleum Secrets
  • 1 Merciless Eternal
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Mortify
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Narfi, Betrayer King
  • 1 Necroduality
  • 1 Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant
  • 1 Nightmare
  • 1 Nightmarish End
  • 1 Offer Immortality
  • 1 On Wings of Gold
  • 1 Open the Graves
  • 1 Organ Hoarder
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Promise of Loyalty
  • 1 Protective Parents
  • 1 Putrid Goblin
  • 1 Retro-Mutation
  • 1 Revoke Existence
  • 1 Rise from the Grave
  • 1 Risen Executioner
  • 1 Rooftop Storm
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
  • 1 Silumgar Butcher
  • 1 Skinrender
  • 1 Skybridge Towers
  • 1 Sleep
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Thriving Heath
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Two-Headed Zombie
  • 1 Undead Augur
  • 1 Underworld Dreams
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 University Campus
  • 1 Varina, Lich Queen
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Victory's Envoy
  • 1 Writhing Necromass
  • 1 Zul Ashur, Lich Lord