Grave Danger by KittyKater

Format: Commander

Commander: Gisa and Geralf

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This Dimir Zombie tribal deck is commanded by Gisa and Geralf, focusing on creature attrition, self-mill, and graveyard reanimation. The strategy establishes an early board presence with efficient Zombie creatures and mana rocks before deploying the commander on Turn 4 to unlock repeatable graveyard casting. Throughout the mid-game, it grinds down opposing creature boards using repeatable edicts such as Fleshbag Marauder and draws cards through Undead Augur and Midnight Reaper. The primary win condition revolves around amassing an overwhelming board on Turn 8 through high-impact spells like Army of the Damned, kicked Josu Vess, Lich Knight, or mass reanimation with Zombie Apocalypse. Evasion enablers like Eternal Skylord and anthem lords like Diregraf Captain translate this wide army into lethal combat damage and death-trigger life drain across Turns 9 and 10.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Army of the Damned
  • 1 Cemetery Reaper
  • 1 Champion of the Perished
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Crippling Fear
  • 1 Cruel Revival
  • 1 Curse of Disturbance
  • 1 Deep Analysis
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Diregraf Captain
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Enter the God-Eternals
  • 1 Eternal Skylord
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Geralf's Mindcrusher
  • 1 Gisa and Geralf
  • 1 Gleaming Overseer
  • 1 Gravespawn Sovereign
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Grimoire of the Dead
  • 1 Havengul Lich
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Josu Vess, Lich Knight
  • 1 Jwar Isle Refuge
  • 1 Laboratory Drudge
  • 1 Lazotep Plating
  • 1 Lazotep Reaver
  • 1 Liliana's Devotee
  • 1 Liliana's Mastery
  • 1 Liliana's Standard Bearer
  • 1 Liliana, Untouched by Death
  • 1 Lord of the Accursed
  • 1 Lotleth Giant
  • 1 Loyal Subordinate
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Mire Triton
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Necromantic Selection
  • 1 Necrotic Hex
  • 1 Open the Graves
  • 1 Overseer of the Damned
  • 1 Pilfered Plans
  • 1 Salt Marsh
  • 1 Scourge of Nel Toth
  • 1 Sinister Sabotage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Reaper
  • 1 Submerged Boneyard
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 18 Swamp
  • 1 Syphon Flesh
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 Unbreathing Horde
  • 1 Undead Augur
  • 1 Undermine
  • 1 Unstable Obelisk
  • 1 Vampiric Rites
  • 1 Vela the Night-Clad
  • 1 Vengeful Dead
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Vizier of the Scorpion
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Withered Wretch
  • 1 Zombie Apocalypse