{"ops":[{"insert":"\n\nHello, if you have not noticed, this deck is running a commander that is quite old. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thraximundar"}},{"insert":" is a Legendary Zombie Assassin from the Grixis shard of Alara who only cares about one thing: exchanging his friends for petty cash and using that cash to buy the biggest stick he can find, all so that he can cave in your face with it. I like everything about Thraximundar, the badass art, the broken ability, and the general vibe about him. \n\nAs much as I love Thrax, he has 2 blaring problems:\n7 mana in colors notorious for being snail like in speed in the lower brackets (and quite literally with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wick, the Whorled Mind"}},{"insert":" ) is a recipe for disaster nowadays, with some commanders being able to do way more than poor old Thrax for half the CMC"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"He is a payoff to be sure, but you need an engine first, and a damn good one. If you haven't noticed by looking at the EDHREC top 100, commanders that help facilitate engines or that are engines themselves tend to be more powerfull, as you have easier acess to them than if your engine had to be assembled in your deck. An example of this concept is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver"}},{"insert":" , who is the most popular zombie tribal commander because he is both an engine and a draw outlet."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIt is these two crutches that normally keep him hard blocked in bracket 2-3. However, if you have given up on trying to be nice to your pod, several members of which repeatedly push the bill on their deck's power level, you can introduce some combo loops and tutors.\n\nNow I still avoided fast mana and the typical 2 mana meta tutors (which aren't completly off the table), but the deck definitely sits at a solid bracket 4. Speed wise the fastest I get an engine online is turn 5 with the right cards, so I would say it is low bracket 4.\nTutors I included are\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Profane Tutor"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Diabolic Intent"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lim-Dûl's Vault"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sidisi, Undead Vizier"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"These two are graveyard tutors, which I feel are far less toxic than normal tutors.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Unmarked Grave"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vile Entomber"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe goal of this deck is a zombie tribal sacrifice strategy, using tribal synergies and sacrifice combos to generate value. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thraximundar"}},{"insert":" is a big payoff in this strategy, but is not required for the deck to pop off. Several Notable loops are\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Altar"}},{"insert":" X "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gravecrawler"}},{"insert":" : ah old faithful. Infinite ETB and death triggers, and with Thrax out, an infinitely big stick"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Acererak the Archlich"}},{"insert":" X "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rooftop Storm"}},{"insert":" : As long as you never venture into the tomb of annihilition, you basically win ."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThese arent all of the combos in the deck, I think there are around 19 different combinations total. I am still working on optimizing the loops.\n\nGeneral strategy Notes:\nYou won’t be doing much in the early turns, unless of course you get the pieces to assemble a loop, which can happen as early as turn 3. Again unlikely to happen, at least until I add more tutors."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I did not stack up this deck with a billion pieces of interaction, so make your moves wisely."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Do not expect speed to be a thing. If I had fast mana it would be different , but I felt bad enough putting all of the tutors and two card combos in here. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Also, as is the case with most decks in these colors (and most decks I make to be honest): Commanders like Thraximundar scare people. Even if someone at the table has a massive board, you may get targeted over them. This is because they have a cute little rabbit as a commander and you have a zombified warmonger leading your deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I think the best card in the deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rooftop Storm"}},{"insert":" . So I tutor for that most of the time. That being said, DO NOT play it unless you are absolutly sure it will not get counterspelled or removed, or if you have protection in hand. Once it coms down, the game can very easily end that turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI usually play in bracket 3, but I got tired of being told that my decks cannot win against lists using 50 dollar token doublers, free counterspells and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Protection"}},{"insert":" (God I hate that card), because I wasn't building them well enough. This deck is VERY MUCH a work in progress, so expect it to be ever-changing.\n\nOnce I have Played this deck more and tweaked it to my liking, I will add more detail to the primer. Until then, feel free to voice questions or criticisms if you feel the need to do so. Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to listen to me rabble.\n\n"}]}