grave danger upgraded by theblackstar

Format: Commander

Commander: Gisa and Geralf and Ruin Crab

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is a Dimir Zombie Aristocrats strategy that blends tribal aggression with graveyard recursion. Led by Gisa and Geralf, the deck fills the graveyard using self-mill cards like Stitcher's Supplier and Hedron Crab, then casts Zombie spells directly from the graveyard each turn. Its primary win condition involves assembling an undead army, draining the table with aristocrat payoffs like Bastion of Remembrance, Diregraf Captain, and Zulaport Cutthroat, and triggering massive life swings with Gray Merchant of Asphodel. Late-game anchors like The Scarab God, Rooftop Storm, and Army of the Damned provide substantial pressure, while Wonder and Graf Harvest grant evasion to close out games through combat. While the deck boasts strong grinding power and reliable engine recovery, its heavy reliance on the graveyard and low instant-speed interaction leave it exposed to graveyard hate and fast combo strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Marauder
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Army of the Damned
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Black Sun's Twilight
  • 1 Bloodsoaked Champion
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Augur
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Diregraf Captain
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Doomed Necromancer
  • 1 Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
  • 1 Endless Ranks of the Dead
  • 1 Eternal Skylord
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fell Horseman // Deathly Ride
  • 1 Fleshbag Marauder
  • 1 Geth, Lord of the Vault
  • 1 Gisa and Geralf
  • 1 Gleaming Overseer
  • 1 God-Eternal Bontu
  • 1 Graf Harvest
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Grimoire of the Dead
  • 1 Havengul Lich
  • 1 Headless Rider
  • 1 Hedron Crab
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Isareth the Awakener
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Jwar Isle Refuge
  • 1 Leyline of Transformation
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liliana's Mastery
  • 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
  • 1 Liliana, Untouched by Death
  • 1 Lord of the Accursed
  • 1 Loyal Subordinate
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Necromantic Selection
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nim Deathmantle
  • 1 Ominous Harvest
  • 1 Open the Graves
  • 1 Organ Hoarder
  • 1 Oversold Cemetery
  • 1 Ozox, the Clattering King
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Repository Skaab
  • 1 Rooftop Storm
  • 1 Ruin Crab
  • 1 Salt Marsh
  • 1 Shambling Ghast
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stitcher's Supplier
  • 1 Submerged Boneyard
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Temple of Deceit
  • 1 The Mindskinner
  • 1 The Scarab God
  • 1 The Sibsig Ceremony
  • 1 Unbreathing Horde
  • 1 Undead Augur
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vizier of the Scorpion
  • 1 Woe Strider
  • 1 Wonder
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat