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Marvel's Spider Man
releases on September 26, 2025!

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Marvel's Spider Man
releases on September 26, 2025!

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Main Deck - 100 cards, 85 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost P Modified
Rarity Color
Commander
1 Varina, Lich Queen
$3.43 Legendary Creature - Zombie Wizard 4 18-Nov-2020 17:01
Creature (32)
1 Bone Miser
$19.14 Creature - Zombie Wizard 4 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Calculating Lich
$0.51 Creature - Zombie Wizard 5 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Carrion Feeder
$2.35 Creature - Zombie 1 17-Sep-2023 21:41
1 Cemetery Reaper
$0.28 Creature - Zombie 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Cleaver Skaab
$3.53 Creature - Zombie Horror 2 17-Sep-2023 20:30
1 Corpse Knight
$0.50 Creature - Zombie Knight 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Cryptbreaker
$0.88 Creature - Zombie 1 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Death Baron
$3.73 Creature - Zombie Wizard 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Diregraf Captain
$0.26 Creature - Zombie Soldier 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Diregraf Colossus
$3.05 Creature - Zombie Giant 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Forgotten Creation
$0.30 Creature - Zombie Horror 3 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Gempalm Polluter
$0.24 Creature - Zombie 4 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Gisa and Geralf
$0.42 Legendary Creature - Human Wizard 4 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 God-Eternal Oketra
$1.72 Legendary Creature - Zombie God 3 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Gravecrawler
$1.20 Creature - Zombie 2 17-Sep-2023 21:06
1 Gravespawn Sovereign
$0.18 Creature - Zombie 3 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
$0.82 Creature - Zombie 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Havengul Lich
$0.82 Creature - Zombie Wizard 4 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Hordewing Skaab
$4.99 Creature - Zombie Horror 3 17-Sep-2023 20:29
1 Josu Vess, Lich Knight
$0.27 Legendary Creature - Zombie Knight 4 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Lord of the Accursed
$0.26 Creature - Zombie 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Midnight Reaper
$0.22 Creature - Zombie Knight 3 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Odunos River Trawler
$0.06 Creature - Zombie 2 18-Sep-2023 15:29
1 Overcharged Amalgam
$0.24 Creature - Zombie Horror 3 17-Sep-2023 20:33
1 Rot Hulk
$0.90 Creature - Zombie 5 17-Sep-2023 12:24
1 Shepherd of Rot
$0.82 Creature - Zombie Cleric 1 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Soulless One
$0.91 Creature - Zombie Avatar * 17-Feb-2021 13:22
1 Undead Alchemist
$0.57 Creature - Zombie 4 17-Sep-2023 20:30
1 Undead Warchief
$12.57 Creature - Zombie 1 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Unraveling Mummy
$0.11 Creature - Zombie 2 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Vengeful Dead
$0.35 Creature - Zombie 3 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Wayward Servant
$0.21 Creature - Zombie 2 17-Sep-2023 21:06
Instant (11)
1 Despark
$0.45 Instant 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Imp's Mischief
$2.25 Instant 17-Sep-2023 19:16
1 Lazotep Plating
$0.41 Instant 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Mana Drain
$36.56 Instant 30-Nov-2020 15:28
1 Overwhelming Remorse
$0.15 Instant 17-Sep-2023 19:16
1 Rise of the Dread Marn
$0.47 Instant 17-Feb-2021 13:12
1 Songs of the Damned
$1.06 Instant 18-Sep-2023 15:29
1 Soul Manipulation
$0.20 Instant 17-Sep-2023 19:16
1 Stroke of Midnight
$0.37 Instant 17-Sep-2023 21:19
1 Swords to Plowshares
$1.05 Instant 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Wake the Dead
$0.30 Instant 17-Sep-2023 19:16
Sorcery (7)
1 Austere Command
$0.26 Sorcery 17-Sep-2023 20:52
1 Empty the Laboratory
$0.94 Sorcery 18-Sep-2023 15:30
1 Kaya's Wrath
$0.33 Sorcery 17-Sep-2023 19:14
1 Lich-Knights' Conquest
$0.51 Sorcery 17-Sep-2023 19:06
1 Stitch Together
$0.41 Sorcery 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Victimize
$0.45 Sorcery 23-Dec-2020 12:02
1 Zombie Apocalypse
$1.16 Sorcery 18-Nov-2020 17:01
Artifact (4)
1 Ashnod's Altar
$8.33 Artifact 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Bontu's Monument
$4.75 Legendary Artifact 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Monument to Endurance
$7.96 Artifact 16-Feb-2025 19:43
1 The Golden Throne
$6.85 Legendary Artifact 17-Sep-2023 20:56
Enchantment (8)
1 Anointed Procession
$43.96 Enchantment 07-Dec-2020 14:45
1 Dictate of Erebos
$16.45 Enchantment 24-Sep-2023 19:33
1 Faces of the Past
$1.61 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 15:30
1 Feast of Sanity
$0.14 Enchantment 17-Sep-2023 19:18
1 Mortal Combat
$4.54 Enchantment 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Mystic Redaction
$0.08 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 15:36
1 Rooftop Storm
$1.53 Enchantment 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Tortured Existence
$4.13 Enchantment 17-Sep-2023 19:18
Land (37)
1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
$3.19 Land // Land 17-Feb-2021 13:15
1 Caves of Koilos
$0.70 Land 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
$3.91 Land // Land 17-Feb-2021 13:15
1 Command Tower
$0.24 Land 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Dromar's Cavern
$0.58 Land - Lair 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Esper Panorama
$0.29 Land 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Field of the Dead
$39.47 Land 30-Nov-2020 18:04
1 Glacial Fortress
$0.47 Land 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Hallowed Fountain
$11.15 Land - Plains Island 30-Nov-2020 16:24
1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
$4.31 Land // Land 17-Feb-2021 13:12
6 Island
$0.10 Basic Land - Island 17-Sep-2023 19:21
1 Mana Confluence
$23.96 Land 23-Dec-2020 11:51
1 Path of Ancestry
$0.15 Land 30-Nov-2020 16:26
1 Phyrexian Tower
$21.96 Legendary Land 30-Nov-2020 18:02
4 Plains
$0.09 Basic Land - Plains 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Prairie Stream
$0.43 Land - Plains Island 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Rogue's Passage
$0.30 Land 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Sunken Hollow
$0.36 Land - Island Swamp 18-Nov-2020 17:01
8 Swamp
$0.14 Basic Land - Swamp 17-Sep-2023 20:40
1 Tainted Field
$0.19 Land 17-Sep-2023 19:24
1 Terramorphic Expanse
$0.08 Land 18-Nov-2020 17:01
1 Vault of Champions
$12.86 Land 17-Feb-2021 13:15
Sideboard - 24 cards, 24 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost P Modified
Rarity Color
Creature (4)
1 Containment Construct
$0.34 Artifact Creature - Construct 2 17-Mar-2025 10:47
1 Eternal Skylord
$0.10 Creature - Zombie Wizard 3 17-Sep-2023 21:04
1 Stronghold Assassin
$1.52 Creature - Phyrexian Zombie Assassin 2 17-Mar-2025 10:37
1 Tomebound Lich
$0.22 Creature - Zombie Wizard 1 18-Sep-2023 15:28
Instant (3)
1 Black Sun's Twilight
$0.27 Instant 18-Sep-2023 10:52
1 Dark Ritual
$3.91 Instant 18-Sep-2023 15:29
1 Kor Dirge
$0.25 Instant 24-Mar-2025 15:00
Sorcery (5)
1 Call to the Netherworld
$0.45 Sorcery 17-Sep-2023 19:13
1 Cemetery Recruitment
$0.35 Sorcery 18-Sep-2023 10:30
1 Dread Summons
$0.28 Sorcery 18-Sep-2023 10:30
1 Immortal Servitude
$0.41 Sorcery 24-Feb-2025 14:11
1 Read the Bones
$0.22 Sorcery 17-Sep-2023 19:13
Artifact (3)
1 Sol Ring
$1.35 Artifact 16-Feb-2025 19:43
1 Transmogrant Altar
$0.12 Artifact 18-Sep-2023 10:30
1 Vanquisher's Banner
$2.97 Artifact 18-Sep-2023 15:37
Enchantment (9)
1 Cemetery Tampering
$0.29 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 10:31
1 Curse of the Restless Dead
$1.65 Enchantment - Aura Curse 18-Sep-2023 10:31
1 Dreadhorde Invasion
$0.52 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 10:31
1 Endless Ranks of the Dead
$4.23 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 10:31
1 Last Laugh
$2.28 Enchantment 24-Mar-2025 15:14
1 Liliana's Mastery
$0.32 Enchantment 17-Sep-2023 19:17
1 Necroduality
$4.89 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 10:30
1 Necromancer's Covenant
$1.03 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 15:31
1 Phyrexian Reclamation
$3.76 Enchantment 18-Sep-2023 10:31

Notes
 
Power level: 5.0 - 5.5 / Bracket 1

Overview:
Varina, Lich Queen leads a Zombie tribal deck focused on generating token armies through discard synergies and combat triggers, leveraging life gain and graveyard recursion for resilience. The deck combines swarm tactics with drain effects and has potential for explosive turns using Rooftop Storm combos, but lacks cEDH-level speed and protection.

Primer:
Core Strategy: This deck aims to flood the board with Zombie tokens via Varina's attack triggers and token doublers like Anointed Procession, while draining opponents through Corpse Knight effects. Key phases:

Early Setup: Deploy Zombie lords (Death Baron, Undead Warchief) and card engines (Cryptbreaker, Forgotten Creation)
Combat Engine: Swing with Zombies to fuel Varina's draw/discard, creating tokens via Bone Miser and Field of the Dead
Finishers: Overwhelm with massive boards or drain via Gray Merchant of Asphodel/Gempalm Polluter, enabled by Rooftop Storm combos
Mulligan Priorities:

Keep hands with 3 lands and early Zombies (Gravecrawler, Cryptbreaker)
Prioritize Rooftop Storm in slow metas
Avoid hands without creature density or discard payoffs
Key Tips:

Use Ashnod's Altar to fuel Empty the Laboratory for massive reanimation
Lazotep Plating protects critical turns from targeted removal
Tortured Existence enables graveyard recursion loops
Mortal Combat serves as alternate wincon with sufficient self-mill
Avoid Traps:

Overextending into board wipes without Lich-Knights' Conquest ready
Holding interaction instead of advancing board state
Casting Rooftop Storm without protection in removal-heavy pods
Weaknesses:
Critical:

Foldsto grave hate (Rest in Peace shuts down recursion and Bone Miser)
Relies on combat for card flow (Propaganda effects cripple strategy)
Moderate:

Slow reassembly after wipes (limited mass recursion)
Key combo pieces unprotected (Rooftop Storm, Ashnod's Altar)
Minor:

Life gain helps stabilize against aggro
Multiple redundancy in Zombie lords
Most Important Cards:
Rooftop Storm
Anointed Procession
Ashnod's Altar
Gravecrawler
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Bone Miser
Field of the Dead
Gisa and Geralf
Diregraf Captain
Undead Warchief
Attribute Ratings:
Speed: 6/10

Goldfish win possible T6-7 via Rooftop Storm + Gravecrawler loops
Typical combat/drain wins T8-9
Resilience: 5/10

Moderate recursion (Victimize, Stitch Together)
Vulnerable to grave hate and commander removal
Limited protection spells
Consistency: 6/10

Varina provides constant card flow
5 tutors for key pieces (Gravespawn Sovereign, Tortured Existence)
Redundant Zombie payoffs
Interaction: 5/10

7 targeted removals (Swords to Plowshares, Overcharged Amalgam)
3 counterspells (Mana Drain, Imp's Mischief)
Lacks board wipes beyond Kaya's Wrath
Rating Justification:
This deck sits between Optimized Casual (T8-10 wins) and High-Power Casual (T8-9) due to:

Faster than precons but slower than cEDH combos
Moderate interaction density (5.0-5.5 range)
Strong synergy engine but foldsto common hate
Comparable to upgraded tribal decks with combo potential
Power level: 5.0 - 5.5
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