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New EDHREC Feature! Commander Showdown — Budget vs Expensive - Budget Meren
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $208.08
Salt Sum: 32.59
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $1.79
Meren of Clan Nel Toth

Whenever another creature you control dies, you get an experience counter. At the beginning of your end step, choose target creature card in your graveyard. If that card's mana value is less than or equal to the number of experience counters you have, return it to the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand.

Creature
Meren of Clan Nel Toth (plst) C15-49
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 9Price: $50.41
Ashnod's Altar

Sacrifice a creature: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Ashnod's Altar (plst) EMA-218
1
Bonehoard

Living weapon (When this Equipment enters the battlefield, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.) Equipped creature gets +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards. Equip {2}

Artifact
Bonehoard (nec) 147
1
Cauldron of Souls

{T}: Choose any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Artifact
Cauldron of Souls (plst) CM2-180
1
Eldrazi Monument

Creatures you control get +1/+1 and have flying and indestructible. At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature. If you can't, sacrifice Eldrazi Monument.

Artifact
Eldrazi Monument (plst) CMA-216
1
Golgari Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Artifact
Golgari Signet (onc) 131
1
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (scd) 269
1
Skullclamp

Equipped creature gets +1/-1. Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards. Equip {1}

Artifact
Skullclamp (moc) 379
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
1
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (scd) 279
1

Creatures

Quantity: 34Price: $74.44
Acidic Slime

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) When Acidic Slime enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land.

Creature
Acidic Slime (nec) 112
1
Butcher of Malakir

Flying Whenever Butcher of Malakir or another creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Butcher of Malakir (clb) 741
1
Catacomb Sifter

Devoid (This card has no color.) When Catacomb Sifter enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}." Whenever another creature you control dies, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

Creature
Catacomb Sifter (bfz) 201
1
Caustic Caterpillar

{1}{G}, Sacrifice Caustic Caterpillar: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Caustic Caterpillar (j22) 86
1
Corpse Augur

When Corpse Augur dies, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of creature cards in target player's graveyard.

Creature
Corpse Augur (clb) 744
1
Disciple of Bolas

When Disciple of Bolas enters the battlefield, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.

Creature
Disciple of Bolas (ncc) 247
1
Eternal Witness

When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Eternal Witness (scd) 181
1
Farhaven Elf

When Farhaven Elf enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Farhaven Elf (scd) 182
1
Fleshbag Marauder

When Fleshbag Marauder enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Fleshbag Marauder (scd) 78
1
Gonti, Lord of Luxury

Deathtouch When Gonti, Lord of Luxury enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.

Creature
Gonti, Lord of Luxury (clb) 753
1
Gray Merchant of Asphodel

When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters the battlefield, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Creature
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (scd) 80
1
Grim Haruspex

Morph {B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, draw a card.

Creature
Grim Haruspex (clb) 754
1
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard. {1}{B}{G}, Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Sacrifice a Swamp and a Forest: Return Jarad from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord (cma) 179
1
Kessig Cagebreakers

Whenever Kessig Cagebreakers attacks, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token that's tapped and attacking for each creature card in your graveyard.

Creature
Kessig Cagebreakers (j22) 681
1
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

Flying Whenever a player sacrifices another permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Creature
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest (2xm) 209
1
Merciless Executioner

When Merciless Executioner enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Merciless Executioner (frf) 76
1
Mycoloth

Devour 2 (As this enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature enters the battlefield with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each +1/+1 counter on Mycoloth.

Creature
Mycoloth (plst) CMA-129
1
Pathbreaker Ibex

Whenever Pathbreaker Ibex attacks, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Creature
Pathbreaker Ibex (cma) 132
1
Phyrexian Plaguelord

{T}, Sacrifice Phyrexian Plaguelord: Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Creature
Phyrexian Plaguelord (j22) 123
1
Reclamation Sage

When Reclamation Sage enters the battlefield, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Reclamation Sage (scd) 205
1
Sakura-Tribe Elder

Sacrifice Sakura-Tribe Elder: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Sakura-Tribe Elder (scd) 208
1
Satyr Wayfinder

When Satyr Wayfinder enters the battlefield, reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

Creature
Satyr Wayfinder (znc) 81
1
Shriekmaw

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) When Shriekmaw enters the battlefield, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. Evoke {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.)

Creature
Shriekmaw (afc) 110
1
Skullwinder

Deathtouch When Skullwinder enters the battlefield, return target card from your graveyard to your hand, then choose an opponent. That player returns a card from their graveyard to their hand.

Creature
Skullwinder (clb) 256
1
Smothering Abomination

Devoid (This card has no color.) Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature. Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card.

Creature
Smothering Abomination (bfz) 99
1
Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. When Solemn Simulacrum dies, you may draw a card.

Creature Artifact
Solemn Simulacrum (onc) 141
1
Spore Frog

Sacrifice Spore Frog: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Creature
Spore Frog (mh1) 180
1
Terastodon

When Terastodon enters the battlefield, you may destroy up to three target noncreature permanents. For each permanent put into a graveyard this way, its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Creature
Terastodon (c21) 207
1
Viridian Emissary

When Viridian Emissary dies, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Viridian Emissary (cma) 162
1
Viridian Zealot

{1}{G}, Sacrifice Viridian Zealot: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Viridian Zealot (cma) 163
1
Viscera Seer

Sacrifice a creature: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

Creature
Viscera Seer (cmr) 158
1
Wall of Blossoms

Defender When Wall of Blossoms enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature
Wall of Blossoms (jmp) 442
1
Wood Elves

When Wood Elves enters the battlefield, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Wood Elves (moc) 316
1
Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Haste Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Yahenni, Undying Partisan. Sacrifice another creature: Yahenni gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Yahenni, Undying Partisan (2x2) 99
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 4Price: $27.66
Animate Dead

Enchant creature card in a graveyard When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it. Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.

Enchantment
Animate Dead (plst) EMA-78
1
Deathreap Ritual

Morbid — At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, you may draw a card.

Enchantment
Deathreap Ritual (ncc) 336
1
Dictate of Erebos

Flash Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.

Enchantment
Dictate of Erebos (plst) JOU-65
1
Evolutionary Leap

{G}, Sacrifice a creature: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Enchantment
Evolutionary Leap (ncc) 288
1

Instants

Quantity: 6Price: $6.30
Altar's Reap

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards.

Instant
Altar's Reap (plst) DDR-37
1
Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (onc) 104
1
Golgari Charm

Choose one — • All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn. • Destroy target enchantment. • Regenerate each creature you control.

Instant
Golgari Charm (uma) 201
1
Grisly Salvage

Reveal the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature or land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

Instant
Grisly Salvage (c20) 215
1
Putrefy

Destroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated.

Instant
Putrefy (onc) 123
1
Wretched Confluence

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once. • Target player draws a card and loses 1 life. • Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. • Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Instant
Wretched Confluence (cma) 74
1

Lands

Quantity: 37Price: $23.01
Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield tapped. When Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.

Land
Bojuka Bog (moc) 391
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
1
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice Evolving Wilds: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (moc) 397
1
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (mom) 281
12
Ghost Quarter

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice Ghost Quarter: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land
Ghost Quarter (plst) CM2-253
1
Golgari Guildgate

Golgari Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B} or {G}.

Land
Golgari Guildgate (khc) 111
1
Golgari Rot Farm

Golgari Rot Farm enters the battlefield tapped. When Golgari Rot Farm enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Land
Golgari Rot Farm (2x2) 324
1
Grim Backwoods

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.

Land
Grim Backwoods (c20) 278
1
High Market

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain 1 life.

Land
High Market (afc) 246
1
Jungle Hollow

Jungle Hollow enters the battlefield tapped. When Jungle Hollow enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {B} or {G}.

Land
Jungle Hollow (mom) 270
1
Llanowar Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {B} or {G}. Llanowar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Llanowar Wastes (bro) 264
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mom) 279
13
Tainted Wood

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {B} or {G}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Land
Tainted Wood (onc) 168
1
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (moc) 439
1

Sorceries

Quantity: 9Price: $24.47
Barter in Blood

Each player sacrifices two creatures.

Sorcery
Barter in Blood (jmp) 202
1
Buried Alive

Search your library for up to three creature cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Buried Alive (uma) 88
1
Dread Summons

Each player mills X cards. For each creature card put into a graveyard this way, you create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Sorcery
Dread Summons (ncc) 249
1
Eldritch Evolution

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.

Sorcery
Eldritch Evolution (plst) EMN-155
1
Jarad's Orders

Search your library for up to two creature cards and reveal them. Put one into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Then shuffle.

Sorcery
Jarad's Orders (rtr) 175
1
Living Death

Each player exiles all creature cards from their graveyard, then sacrifices all creatures they control, then puts all cards they exiled this way onto the battlefield.

Sorcery
Living Death (plst) A25-96
1
Primal Growth

Kicker—Sacrifice a creature. (You may sacrifice a creature in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. If this spell was kicked, instead search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Primal Growth (cma) 137
1
Twilight's Call

You may cast Twilight's Call as though it had flash if you pay {2} more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.) Each player returns all creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

Sorcery
Twilight's Call (ddj) 76
1
Victimize

Choose two target creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice a creature. If you do, return the chosen cards to the battlefield tapped.

Sorcery
Victimize (moc) 270
1

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