JWK's Meren's Death Engine
 
Type: Deck Idea
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comCommander
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[3️⃣]
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Approx. Value:
$413.85
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Avg. CMC 3.52
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Edge of Eternities
releases on August 1, 2025!

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Edge of Eternities
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Main Deck - 100 cards, 87 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost P
Rarity Color
Commander
1 Meren of Clan Nel Toth
$0.58 Legendary Creature - Human Shaman 3
Creature (31)
1 Acidic Slime
$0.09 Creature - Ooze 2
1 Avenger of Zendikar
$1.07 Creature - Elemental 5
1 Bontu the Glorified
$1.68 Legendary Creature - God 4
1 Corpse Augur
$0.09 Creature - Zombie Wizard 4
1 Dawntreader Elk
$0.11 Creature - Elk 2
1 Deathrite Shaman
$3.17 Creature - Elf Shaman 1
1 Duplicant
$0.18 Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter 2
1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
$0.83 Legendary Creature - Human Wizard 2
1 Eternal Witness
$1.01 Creature - Human Shaman 2
1 Fleshbag Marauder
$0.22 Creature - Zombie Warrior 3
1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
$0.81 Creature - Zombie 2
1 Grim Haruspex
$1.44 Creature - Human Wizard 3
1 Massacre Wurm
$1.29 Creature - Phyrexian Wurm 6
1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
$2.39 Legendary Creature - Insect Shaman 2
1 Mycoloth
$3.69 Creature - Fungus 4
1 Ophiomancer
$1.11 Creature - Human Shaman 2
1 Pitiless Plunderer
$3.26 Creature - Human Pirate 1
1 Ramunap Excavator
$2.51 Creature - Naga Cleric 2
1 Ravenous Chupacabra
$0.35 Creature - Beast Horror 2
1 Reaper from the Abyss
$0.64 Creature - Demon 6
1 Reclamation Sage
$0.11 Creature - Elf Shaman 2
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
$0.41 Creature - Demon 6
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
$0.46 Creature - Snake Shaman 1
1 Sidisi, Undead Vizier
$5.12 Legendary Creature - Zombie Naga 4
1 Solemn Simulacrum
$0.30 Artifact Creature - Golem 2
1 Spore Frog
$0.51 Creature - Frog 1
1 Terastodon
$0.55 Creature - Elephant 9
1 Viridian Emissary
$0.11 Creature - Phyrexian Elf Scout 2
1 Viscera Seer
$0.54 Creature - Vampire Wizard 1
1 Wall of Blossoms
$0.15 Creature - Plant Wall 0
1 Wood Elves
$0.40 Creature - Elf Scout 1
Instant (3)
1 Assassin's Trophy
$2.09 Instant
1 Golgari Charm
$0.69 Instant
1 Tragic Slip
$0.22 Instant
Sorcery (9)
1 Beacon of Unrest
$0.54 Sorcery
1 Blood Divination
$0.06 Sorcery
1 Buried Alive
$0.80 Sorcery
1 Exsanguinate
$0.21 Sorcery
1 Primal Growth
$0.34 Sorcery
1 Regrowth
$0.47 Sorcery
1 Ritual of the Machine
$3.10 Sorcery
1 Scapeshift
$45.17 Sorcery
1 Victimize
$0.54 Sorcery
Artifact (11)
1 Arcane Signet
$0.54 Artifact
1 Birthing Pod
$12.93 Artifact
1 Blade of Selves
$3.76 Artifact - Equipment
1 Eldrazi Monument
$7.46 Artifact
1 Helm of Possession
$5.07 Artifact
1 Mimic Vat
$0.70 Artifact
1 Panharmonicon
$2.51 Artifact
1 Phyrexian Altar
$55.66 Artifact
1 Skullclamp
$5.69 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sol Ring
$1.42 Artifact
1 Strionic Resonator
$5.38 Artifact
Enchantment (9)
1 Attrition
$18.04 Enchantment
1 Awakening Zone
$1.20 Enchantment
1 Bitterblossom
$18.23 Tribal Enchantment - Faerie
1 Black Market
$3.26 Enchantment
1 Dictate of Erebos
$13.90 Enchantment
1 Grave Pact
$16.21 Enchantment
1 Moldervine Reclamation
$0.33 Enchantment
1 Necrogenesis
$0.32 Enchantment
1 Perilous Forays
$0.91 Enchantment
Planeswalker (1)
1 Garruk Wildspeaker
$2.72 Legendary Planeswalker - Garruk
Land (35)
1 Blighted Woodland
$0.24 Land
1 Bojuka Bog
$1.07 Land
1 Cabal Coffers
$23.89 Land
1 Command Tower
$0.70 Land
7 Forest
$0.25 Basic Land - Forest
1 Ghost Quarter
$0.46 Land
1 High Market
$0.91 Land
1 Jungle Hollow
$0.06 Land
1 Khalni Garden
$0.71 Land
1 Myriad Landscape
$0.45 Land
1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
$35.92 Legendary Land
1 Overgrown Tomb
$10.31 Land - Swamp Forest
1 Reliquary Tower
$2.10 Land
1 Strip Mine
$16.29 Land
8 Swamp
$0.15 Basic Land - Swamp
1 Tainted Wood
$0.23 Land
1 Temple of Malady
$0.19 Land
1 Terramorphic Expanse
$0.13 Land
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
$47.23 Legendary Land
1 Vesuva
$2.92 Land
1 Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince
$0.83 Land // Legendary Creature - Demon 9
1 Woodland Cemetery
$0.61 Land
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Notes
 
Completed 11/24/2015

Changelog:
3/27/2017
- Catacomb Sifter, Evolving Wilds, Golgari Rot Farm
+ Abrupt Decay, Golgari Germination, Vesuva

2/19/2018
- Kessig Cagebreakers, Satyr Wayfarer, Shriekmaw
+ Pitiless Plunderer,  Ramunap Excavator, Ravenous Chupacabra

3/5/2018
- Vampiric Rites
+ Bontu the Glorified

7/18/2018
- From Beyond, Golgari Germination, Korozda Guildmage, Putrefy, Read the Bones
+ Blood Divination, Exsanguinate, Panharmonicon, Scapeshift, Sidisi, Undead Vizier

12/28/2018
- Abrupt Decay
+ Assassin's Trophy

7/1/2020
- Deathreap Ritual, Golgari Signet
+ Arcane Signet, Moldervine Reclamation
Comments
  • DnDxJ9 | 24-Mar-2018 01:33
    I use to play competitive in standard and just got into commander not to long ago and looking for a cheaper kitchen table deck to play with friends. But you see i always play the tourny decks so they always gang up to kill me most of the time, this deck looks fun but does look like it takes a bit of time to get up and go
    • JWK | 24-Mar-2018 12:55
      Compared to truly competitive commander decks - where games usually end around turn 5 - it is pretty slow, but for a more typical metagame, there is enough creature-based ramp, which is all recurrable with Meren, that you can really get going pretty good most of the time by turn 5 or so, and once you get some of the sac-and-recurssion engines going with something like Grave Pact, things get bad for most opponents pretty quickly.  If you are always finding yourself getting taken down by tournament-greade Commander decks (something I personally find an abomination), you might want to look for a more social-minded group to play this format with.  In most more typical Commander groups, Meren is a pretty good, but not overpowering, commander.   Good luck!
  • DnDxJ9 | 23-Mar-2018 11:26
    Have you tested this deck out? If so how did it do
    • JWK | 23-Mar-2018 12:40
      It does pretty well.  I don't play in a hyper-competitive, combo-focused meta, more of a typical Commander/EDH environment, and it does well.  It has lots of synergy and if Meren is left alone for any significant amount of time, she becomes a huge value engine.  
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