#NAME:Undead Lords # #DESC:"Can you smell the sweet perfume #DESC: Of festering flesh and rotting bones? #DESC: #DESC: Rejoice if you like it #DESC: Because soon, soon #DESC: You will be part of my army." # Lord of the Undead (10E) *4 # strengthens and raises zombies Cemetery Reaper (M10) *4 # strengthens zombies Death Baron (ALA) *4 # strengthens zombies +deathtouch Soulless One (ONS) *4 # gets powerful with lots of zombies Walking Dead (LEG) *2 # cheap early defense Zombie Master (RV) *2 # for Swampwalk, zombie regeneration, # # and 2/3 isn't bad either Severed Legion (10E) *1 # \ Warpath Ghoul (M10) *1 # > some expensive zombies Mass of Ghouls (FUT) *1 # / Dreadwing (CFX) *2 # \ 6 cheap zombies - neither can Hate Weaver (10E) *2 # > use its abilities. These are Roofstalker Wight (RAV) *2 # / just temporary solutions to # # rack zombie numbers up for the # # Soulless One. Beacon of Unrest (10E) *1 # More raising of zombies Scarscale Ritual (SHM) *4 # Card drawer Dark Ritual (RV) *4 Swamp (10E) *22 # Cards considered, but not included: # Shepherd of the Rot - *much* too dangerous for the AI in this # deck # Graveborn Muse - dito # Empty the Catacombs - would weaken the Soulless One # Dauthi Ghoul - too expensive for a 1/1 creature in a # non-shadow deck # Zombify - too expensive, a Zombie deck has cheaper means # Cruel Revival - too expensive # Dreg Reaver - Mass of Ghouls better for same cost # Zombie Goliath - Mass of Ghouls better for same cost # Gluttonous Zombie - Mass of Ghouls has better power, fear # won't work against black or artifacts # Dross Prowler - Severed Legion better for same cost # Scathe Zombies - Severed Legion better for same cost # Bog Raiders - Swampwalk provided by Zombie Master, so B.R. is # weaker than Severed Legion for same cost # Phyrexian Ghoul - AI can't handle sacrifice decisions well # Nantuko Husk - dito # Recover - too expensive # Disentomb - the Lord of the Undead will do most of the Raising # Raise Undead - dito # Tortured Existence - dito # Dross Crocodile - too expensive # Gravedigger - too expensive # Spineless Thug - cheap, but can't block # Feeding Frenzy - nice but too expensive # Sadistic Glee - AI casts it on opponent's creatures # Unholy Grotto, Volrath's Stronghold - would weaken Soulless One # Haunted Crossroads - would weaken Soulless One # Cards removed from the deck: # Accursed Centaur - sacrifices itself # Dark Ritual - AI doesn't use the mana # Notes: # # Slow buildup, and no synergy until the 3-drop creatures come in. # Would profit a lot from Dark Ritual if it worked.