Meren EDH - Necromancy 401 (Midrange Reanimator) (EDH / Commander)

Meren of Clan Nel Toth is a powerful commander - pulling things out of your graveyard for free every turn is a fantastic skill to have. This deck is designed to take full advantage of this ability with lots of cheap mana dorks that ramp your fast, and can be used as fodder for experience counters in the midgame! Use cards like Entomb and Survival of the Fittest to dump big threats like Void Winnower and Massacre Wurm into the grave for Meren to reanimate. Win the game by smashing everyone in the face with fat beats, a Craterhoof Behemoth-boosted board, Shaman of Forgotten Ways draining everyone out (preferably after you've already used things like Dictate of Erebos and Fleshbag Marauder to turn your opponent's boardstates to crap) or one of a few select combos built into the deck:

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Woodfall Primus + a free sac outlet = destroy as many noncreature permanents as you like.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Devoted Druid + Lightning Greaves = infinite green mana.
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Devoted Druid + Phyrexian Altar = infinite coloured mana!
Eternal Witness + Phyrexian Altar + Living Death + at least four other nontoken creatures (or something that makes tokens on ETB) = infinite coloured mana!

This deck is heavily influenced by Lemon Meren Pie, by NarejED (http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/lemon-meren-pie/), but toned down both for price reasons (I can't really afford things like Imperial Seal!) and for my meta (though it's still better than a 75% deck. Maybe an 85% deck?).

Current cuts watchlist: Deathreap Ritual, Disciple of Bolas, Grave Pact, Grave Titan, Rune-Scarred Demon, Spore Frog.
Current additions watchlist: Carpet of Flowers, Chord of Calling, Green Sun's Zenith, Vampiric Tutor, Vulturous Aven, Worldly Tutor.