Planning - Gisa: Zombie Army by chayde

Format: Commander

Commander: Gisa, the Hellraiser

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This mono-black deck is led by Gisa, the Hellraiser and focuses on swarming the board with evasive Zombie tokens generated through the crime mechanic. The deck uses cheap, repeatable graveyard exile artifacts like Agatha's Soul Cauldron and Ghost Vacuum alongside low-cost removal spells to trigger Gisa on both your turn and opponents' turns. As tokens multiply, tribal lords such as Undead Warchief and Death Baron amplify their power, while Zombie Master paired with Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth grants unblockable swampwalk. Draw engines like Undead Augur and Species Specialist keep resources flowing, and powerful finishers including Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Coat of Arms, and Living Death close out the game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Army of the Damned
  • 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Bringer of the Last Gift
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cemetery Reaper
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Cryptbreaker
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Death Baron
  • 1 Defile
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Diregraf Colossus
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Eldrazi Monument
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Field of the Dead
  • 1 Forsaken Miner
  • 1 Ghost Vacuum
  • 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa
  • 1 Gisa, the Hellraiser
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Grave Titan
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Headless Rider
  • 1 Hero's Downfall
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Lord of the Accursed
  • 1 Lord of the Undead
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Noxious Ghoul
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Patriarch's Bidding
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Relic of Progenitus
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Species Specialist
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 22 Swamp
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tragic Slip
  • 1 Undead Augur
  • 1 Undead Warchief
  • 1 Unholy Grotto
  • 1 Unlicensed Hearse
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Witch's Cottage
  • 1 Withered Wretch
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
  • 1 Zombie Master
  • 1 Zombie Trailblazer