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COMMANDER(S)
Gisa and Geralf
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- Dimir
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A graveyard-focused Zombie tribal deck led by Gisa and Geralf that aims to overwhelm opponents through recursive creature threats and tribal synergies while generating value through death triggers and graveyard interactions.

Primer:

The deck operates by establishing a board presence through zombie creatures while filling the graveyard through self-mill effects. Gisa and Geralf provides consistent recursion of zombie creatures from the graveyard, while tribal lords enhance the zombie army. Card advantage is generated through death triggers and graveyard interactions. The deck can win through combat damage with an enhanced zombie army or through drain effects from cards like Gray Merchant of Asphodel and various zombie death triggers. The deck can also create explosive turns through mass reanimation effects like Zombie Apocalypse.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to graveyard hate, which can shut down its recursion strategy. It lacks fast mana acceleration and relies heavily on combat damage, making it relatively slow. The deck also struggles against board wipes due to limited protection options, though it can rebuild effectively through recursion.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Gisa and Geralf
  • Liliana's Mastery
  • Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • Diregraf Captain
  • Havengul Lich
  • Zombie Apocalypse
  • Army of the Damned
  • Grimoire of the Dead
  • Undead Augur
  • Victimize

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 4/10
  • Resilience: 6/10
  • Consistency: 5/10
  • Interaction: 4/10

Rating Justification:

This deck represents a focused casual strategy that executes its gameplan reliably but not quickly. It has more interaction and resilience than typical precon decks but lacks the explosive power and consistency of higher-powered builds. The deck can generate significant value in longer games but typically won't threaten wins before turn 10-11. While it includes some powerful cards and synergies, its reliance on combat damage and relatively slow setup time keeps it from competing with more optimized strategies.

Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0

DECK LIST
Gisa and Geralf
Planeswalker: 1
1
Liliana, Untouched by Death
2 B B
Creature: 29
1
Cemetery Reaper
1 B B
1
Champion of the Perished
B
1
Diregraf Captain
1 U B
1
Eternal Skylord
4 U
1
Fleshbag Marauder
2 B
1
Geralf's Mindcrusher
4 U U
1
Gleaming Overseer
1 U B
1
Gravespawn Sovereign
4 B B
1
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3 B B
1
Havengul Lich
3 U B
1
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
2 B B
1
Laboratory Drudge
3 U
1
Lazotep Reaver
1 B
1
Liliana's Devotee
2 B
1
Liliana's Standard Bearer
2 B
1
Lord of the Accursed
2 B
1
Lotleth Giant
6 B
1
Loyal Subordinate
2 B
1
Midnight Reaper
2 B
1
Mire Triton
1 B
1
Overseer of the Damned
5 B B
1
Scourge of Nel Toth
5 B B
1
Spark Reaper
2 B
1
Unbreathing Horde
2 B
1
Undead Augur
B B
1
Vela the Night-Clad
4 U B
1
Vengeful Dead
3 B
1
Vizier of the Scorpion
2 B
1
Withered Wretch
B B
Sorcery: 12
1
Army of the Damned
5 B B B
1
Crippling Fear
2 B B
1
Deep Analysis
3 U
1
Distant Melody
3 U
1
Enter the God-Eternals
2 U U B
1
Feed the Swarm
1 B
1
Necromantic Selection
4 B B B
1
Necrotic Hex
6 B
1
Pilfered Plans
1 U B
1
Syphon Flesh
4 B
1
Victimize
2 B
1
Zombie Apocalypse
3 B B B
Instant: 5
1
Cruel Revival
4 B
1
Lazotep Plating
1 U
1
Murder
1 B B
1
Sinister Sabotage
1 U U
1
Undermine
U U B
Artifact: 9
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Commander's Sphere
3
1
Dimir Signet
2
1
Grimoire of the Dead
4
1
Heraldic Banner
3
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Talisman of Dominance
2
1
Unstable Obelisk
3
1
Wayfarer's Bauble
1
Enchantment: 4
1
Curse of Disturbance
2 B
1
Liliana's Mastery
3 B B
1
Open the Graves
3 B B
1
Vampiric Rites
B
Land: 39
1
Choked Estuary
1
Command Tower
1
Dismal Backwater
13
Island
1
Jwar Isle Refuge
1
Salt Marsh
1
Submerged Boneyard
1
Sunken Hollow
18
Swamp
1
Temple of Deceit