{"ops":[{"insert":"Ghouls just wanna have fun, and you will too with this highly efficient self-mill + reanimator build.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"TL;DR"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"⌛"},{"insert":"\n50 creatures. Tons of value. Graveyard shenanigans. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Game Plan"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" 🎯"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liliana the Repentant"}},{"insert":" has two powerful (and thematic) abilities, and this deck is built around maximizing the potential of both. Filling your graveyard early and often will be your primary route to victory, and in many cases your commander is your best tool for doing so. At two mana, Liliana will come down on the second turn in most games, and her 2/2 stat line and 6 mana activated ability present a fairly low threat level. \n\nA majority of game actions are attached to creatures entering the battlefield or dying; There is plenty of early-game-friendly ramp to get things up and running, and sac outlet/mana dork payoffs like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warren Soultrader"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Soldevi Adnate"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Illuminor Szeras"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bog Witch"}},{"insert":" to keep the graveyard engine churning through the mid- and late-game. A flexible draw package that unfolds across a reasonable mana curve rewards you for creatures dying, while pieces like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Erebos, God of the Dead"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Erebos, Bleak-Hearted"}},{"insert":" provide resilient value and flexibility. \n\nMost graveyard decks get ahead by reanimating heavy hitters early, and this one is no exception. Set up with low cost pieces like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doomed Necromancer"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Apprentice Necromancer"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grave Researcher // Reanimate"}},{"insert":" , who can easily pull threats like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sheoldred, Whispering One"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mikaeus, the Unhallowed"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kokusho, the Evening Star"}},{"insert":" , etc. as early as turn 3 or 4. If your incremental mill effects aren't hitting these types of creatures, you have two reusable tutor options in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vile Entomber"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor"}},{"insert":" . \n\nTo slow your opponents down, leverage a nasty collection of sac-removal creatures and repeatable activated abilities. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Avatar of Woe"}},{"insert":" should often cost only two mana, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Royal Assassin"}},{"insert":" is a great attack deterrent and political piece to direct aggression elsewhere. If you can stick "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reaper from the Abyss"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ophiomancer"}},{"insert":" , and a sac outlet, you can destroy one target (non-demon) creature per turn, which is a nasty little engine if left uninterrupted. If things simply get out of control on opponents' boards, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Toxic Deluge"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Meathook Massacre"}},{"insert":" are here to save the day, and both are very hard to dodge since they ignore both hexproof "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"and "},{"insert":"indestructible. \n\nThere are a few fun routes to closing out the game. You can simply punch face with big flying creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Valgavoth, Terror Eater"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vilis, Broker of Blood"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archon of Cruelty"}},{"insert":" . When these come out early, life totals don't tend to stay high for long. You can also use repeatable etb/ltb drain like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kokusho, the Evening Star"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gray Merchant of Asphodel"}},{"insert":" , or incremental drains like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Artist"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Syr Konrad, the Grim"}},{"insert":" . Combine either of those last two with a board wipe or mass reanimation spell ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rise of the Dark Realms"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sheoldred // The True Scriptures"}},{"insert":" ) for what is often a one shot KO on one or more enemies. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tombstone Stairwell"}},{"insert":" is a generally fun, funny, and chaotic card, but when paired with BA or Konrad you can effectively machine-gun life totals each turn rotation with BA even boosting your own.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Powering Up ⚡ "},{"insert":"\n\nThe number \"50\" as a creature count makes my brain happy, but if you're willing to deviate from that high critter concentration, there are plenty of good swaps you can make. Tutors like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Demonic Tutor"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vampiric Tutor"}},{"insert":" , or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Entomb"}},{"insert":" will improve consistency, while "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Living Death"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meathook Massacre II"}},{"insert":" will offer even more mass removal/reanimate tech. 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