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Price
€199.26of €200.00
Overall win rate
22%54 wins in 244 scored games
Games
260 (16)played in 26 tournaments, 16 not scored (time limit)
Rank
35in the rankings up to €200 · Elo 1483 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 34 lands, 17 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
5complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €200 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 26, 2026: the tested version had risen to €200.78, above €200.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (43)

Instants (6)

Sorceries (7)

Artifacts (6)

Enchantments (3)

Lands (34)

Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (5)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Pitiless Plunderer + Gravecrawler + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature LTB
    7 versions, each with one of: Ashnod's Altar · Reassembling Skeleton · Viscera Seer · Carrion Feeder · Umbral Collar Zealot · Woe Strider and 1 more
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    6 versions, each with one of: Ashnod's Altar · Carrion Feeder · Viscera Seer · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Umbral Collar Zealot · Woe Strider
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    5 versions, each with one of: Blood Artist · Zulaport Cutthroat · Cauldron of Essence · Moldervine Reclamation · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
  • Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves + … → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    5 versions, each with one of: Viscera Seer · Carrion Feeder · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Woe Strider · Umbral Collar Zealot
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + … → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    4 versions, each with one of: Blood Artist · Zulaport Cutthroat · Moldervine Reclamation · Cauldron of Essence

Commander Spellbook lists 27 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 27 entries
  • Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Blood Artist → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Zulaport Cutthroat + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Umbral Collar Zealot → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Woe Strider → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Yahenni, Undying Partisan → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Viscera Seer + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Cauldron of Essence → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Moldervine Reclamation → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Reassembling Skeleton + Carrion Feeder + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Moldervine Reclamation → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite Treasure tokens
  • Reassembling Skeleton + Yahenni, Undying Partisan + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Cauldron of Essence → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Woe Strider + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Umbral Collar Zealot + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Warren Soultrader + Blood Artist → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yahenni, Undying Partisan → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Umbral Collar Zealot → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Woe Strider → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

What the games show

From 244 analysed games in 26 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: mixed – 74% combat damage, the rest direct damage

Strengths

  • Often wins by combo: in 20 of 54 wins all pieces of a combo were in play indication

Weaknesses

  • Slow to win: wins on average only on its 13th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) logged (54 wins)
  • Little pressure: only avg 23 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 30) logged (244 games)
  • Depends on its commander: only 6% wins without it, 23% with it indication (17 games without, 227 with commander)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 244 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim avg 6.5hit in 59 of 244 games
  2. Meren of Clan Nel Toth avg 2.3hit in 109 of 244 games
  3. Junji, the Midnight Sky avg 2.3hit in 47 of 244 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim avg 26.7hit in 59 of 244 games
  2. Junji, the Midnight Sky avg 12.1hit in 47 of 244 games
  3. Carrion Feeder avg 11.9hit in 33 of 244 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim 36×244 games in deck
  2. Junji, the Midnight Sky 22×208 games in deck
  3. Butcher of Malakir 8×244 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Living Death 210×avg 0.9 per game · 244 games in deck
  2. Butcher of Malakir 191×avg 0.8 per game · 244 games in deck
  3. Accursed Marauder 125×avg 0.5 per game · 244 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 18% of 1995 attackers blocked in total, 12% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Soldier Token 14×blocked in 7 games
  2. Caesar, Legion's Emperor 6×blocked in 5 games
  3. Spirit Token 6×blocked in 4 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Grim Haruspex 2%cast in 6 of 244 games
  2. Dark Ritual 9%cast in 22 of 244 games
  3. Morbid Opportunist 9%cast in 17 of 182 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 54 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–92%
  • turns 10–1139%
  • turns 12–1326%
  • turn 14+33%

Combos in play logged Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton: all pieces cast in 1 games, 0 won · Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat: all pieces cast in 1 games, 0 won · Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar: all pieces cast in 1 games, 1 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.72

0
19
1
13
2
18
3
4
4
6
5
3
6
2
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
12 / 11
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
12 / 12
Board wipe
3 / 3
Protection
2 / 2
Strategy
27 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 65 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
43
Instants
6
Sorceries
7
Artifacts
6
Enchantments
3
Lands
34

Most expensive cards

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
€22.93
Warren Soultrader
€14.97
Entomb
€14.60
Diabolic Intent
€11.79
Ashnod's Altar
€9.71
Overgrown Tomb
€8.64
Reanimate
€8.15
Sylvan Safekeeper
€6.69

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Morbid Opportunist instead of Izoni, Thousand-Eyed · win rate 23% with, 19% without (182 / 62 games)
  • no clear difference Deadly Dispute instead of Fyndhorn Elves · win rate 24% with, 21% without (99 / 145 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now
  • no clear difference Stitcher's Supplier instead of Satyr Wayfinder · win rate 21% with, 23% without (67 / 177 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now

8 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €199.26 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 12 · average place 33.7 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?