Necromancy 101 by truth285

Format: Commander

Commander: Sefris of the Hidden Ways

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Zombie Aristocrats and Dungeon strategy commanded by Sefris of the Hidden Ways. The primary game plan focuses on generating Zombie creature tokens, sacrificing them for mana and card draw, and completing dungeon rooms to trigger recurring reanimation. By assembling engines around Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver, Varina, Lich Queen, and The Scarab God, the deck builds an intimidating, wide board presence. It drains opponents' life totals through aristocrat payoffs such as Diregraf Captain, Corpse Knight, and Agent of the Iron Throne, while maintaining pressure through evasive Zombie attacks. The deck also includes a compact infinite win condition via Rooftop Storm and Acererak the Archlich, which allows infinite dungeon ventures into Lost Mine of Phandelver to drain the table in a single turn. While rich in synergy and recursion, the deck trades off fast interaction and dedicated stack protection for broad board development.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acererak the Archlich
  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Agent of the Iron Throne
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cleaver Skaab
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Death Baron
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Diregraf Captain
  • 1 Dread Summons
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Dreams of Laguna
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Empty the Laboratory
  • 1 Endless Ranks of the Dead
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Eye of Vecna
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Forbidden Alchemy
  • 1 Gate to the Afterlife
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Gempalm Polluter
  • 1 Geralf, Visionary Stitcher
  • 1 Geralf, the Fleshwright
  • 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa
  • 1 Gisa and Geralf
  • 1 Gisa, the Hellraiser
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Gleaming Overseer
  • 1 God-Eternal Oketra
  • 1 God-Pharaoh's Gift
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gravecrawler
  • 1 Grim Servant
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hand of Vecna
  • 1 Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
  • 1 Hordewing Skaab
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Invasion of Amonkhet // Lazotep Convert
  • 1 Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Leyline of Transformation
  • 1 Lost Monarch of Ifnir
  • 1 Ludevic, Necrogenius // Olag, Ludevic's Hubris
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Obscura Storefront
  • 1 Open the Graves
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Revel in Riches
  • 1 Rhet-Tomb Mystic
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rooftop Storm
  • 1 Sefris of the Hidden Ways
  • 1 Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
  • 1 Skirge Familiar
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Stitcher Geralf
  • 1 Stitcher's Supplier
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Swallowed by Leviathan
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temmet, Naktamun's Will
  • 1 Tendrils of Agony
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Book of Vile Darkness
  • 1 The Scarab God
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Undertaker
  • 1 Unholy Grotto
  • 1 Varina, Lich Queen
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
  • 1 Zahur, Glory's Past
  • 1 Zul Ashur, Lich Lord