Artifact Zombies feat. Bloodcrazed PaladinI used to play zombies before GRN and have been saddened of their demise. Have been thinking hard what would make them work in the new environment. Maybe there is a Golgari shell for them, but it's too expensive of an investment for me. This deck has no essential cards from GRN that would not have had a better replacement earlier. I also thinned the zombie shell a bit moving away from
Death Baron in favour of
Phylactery Lich. However, thin artifact removal and the disappearance of
Abrade makes this work.
This deck aims to make the most synergy of made-up zombies with Liliana and artifacts.
Win conditions:
1/
Phyrexian Scriptures then one or two
Bloodcrazed Paladin (note it gets a counter for every creature that died)
2/ One of nine 1 drop artifacts in play.
Phylactery Lich then
Phyrexian Scriptures.
3/ Infinite combo with Arcane Adoptation +
Liliana, Untouched by Death +
Chamber Sentry. CS can be in hand or graveyard. Either
Sai, Master Thopterist Bloodcrazed Paladin in hand or graveyard.
4/ Artifacts in play then
Phyrexian Scriptures5/ Draw cards and gain life with a flipped Arguel's Bloodfast, especially good on a massive Paladin held by an enchantment
The deck has 9 cheap artifacts and should generate plenty of artifacts as treasures or fliers. Liliana also allows to cast artifacts from the graveyard if they are missing and this is the sole reason for
Sparring Construct. The artifacts can be used in three ways: 1/ Phylactery counter storage, 2/ Mana source, 3/ Sai activation or 4/ Card draw.
Should have good matchups against strategies relying on destroy, graveyard or go wide creatures. A bit slow to start, but not terrible with 9 one drops. Might benefit from some lifegain, maybe
Ajani's Welcome from white. Trouble with enhancements and
exile. Thus sideboard heavily against white with one off-color
Cleansing Nova.
Plenty of threaths to counter and several angles of attack.