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Deck Primer / Description

Jarad is a Golgari Dream for those who want to

a.) Put creatures into the graveyard

b.) Sacrifice creatures

While this deck is designed for Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord to be your commander, you can alternatively run Izoni, Thousand-Eyed for the deck synergy and a slightly different game plan. Jarad for big swings himself when the graveyard is filled or wanting to sacrifice big creatures to hit eveyone. Izoni, for when you want a swarm of bugs from a filled graveyard and a sacrifice effect to help draw more of your deck.

Look towards your spells like Veilborn Ghoul and Reassembling Skeleton to act as recurring sacrifice targets and Deadbridge Chant to fill your graveyard and return cards from your graveyard.

If you are looking for a simple line of play for the deck, here it is:

• Make sure to have 3-4 lands in hand at the start of game.
• Fill your graveyard with "self-mill" cards like Deadbridge Chant , Codex Shredder , and Grisly Salvage .

• Bring out and attack with your payoff cards like your commander , Graverobber Spider , Kessig Cagebreakers , or Rhizome Lurcher .

• And if needed, rely on cards like Kraul Foragers or Gnaw to the Bone to help regain lost life if the game goes long

A final word of advice, this is a budget deck that can be open for updates and edits, but functions, however it was built to focus on its own gameplan and has limited interaction. Be stingy with using removal spells, you are not a control deck, but an aggro style deck.

Card Breakdown

Below are the most popular cards played in this deck:

Creatures

Llanowar Elves Llanowar Elves [FDN]
Dawntreader Elk Dawntreader Elk [PLIST]
Dusk Legion Zealot Dusk Legion Zealot [LCC]
Leafkin Druid Leafkin Druid [SCD]
Reassembling Skeleton Reassembling Skeleton [FDN]
Voyaging Satyr Voyaging Satyr [THS]
Audacious Thief Audacious Thief [J25]
Eternal Witness Eternal Witness [SCD]
Opaline Unicorn Opaline Unicorn [THS]
Phyrexian Rager Phyrexian Rager [DMR]
Spark Reaper Spark Reaper [J22]
Balustrade Spy Balustrade Spy [2X2]
Forgotten Ancient Forgotten Ancient <retro> [DMR]
Graverobber Spider Graverobber Spider [BNG]
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord [TDC]
Liliana's Shade Liliana's Shade [M13]
Nekrataal Nekrataal [PLIST]
Ondu Giant Ondu Giant [J22]
Rhizome Lurcher Rhizome Lurcher [GRN]
Kessig Cagebreakers Kessig Cagebreakers [MIC]
Kraul Foragers Kraul Foragers [GRN]
Pharika's Mender Pharika's Mender [THS]
Veilborn Ghoul Veilborn Ghoul [M13]
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed Izoni, Thousand-Eyed [M3C]
Oran-Rief Hydra Oran-Rief Hydra [DDR]
Rampaging Baloths Rampaging Baloths [FDN]
Vigorspore Wurm Vigorspore Wurm [GRN]
Eater of Hope Eater of Hope [MIC]
Plated Crusher Plated Crusher [PLIST]
Sepulchral Primordial Sepulchral Primordial [GTC]
Eldrazi Devastator Eldrazi Devastator [BFZ]

Spells

Altar's Reap Altar's Reap [BFZ]
Corpse Churn Corpse Churn [CLU]
Dread Summons Dread Summons [DRC]
Drown in Filth Drown in Filth [DGM]
Farseek Farseek [TDC]
Grisly Salvage Grisly Salvage [DSC]
Beast Within Beast Within [TDC]
Fade into Antiquity Fade into Antiquity [NEO]
Gnaw to the Bone Gnaw to the Bone [ISD]
Grow from the Ashes Grow from the Ashes [FDN]
Merciless Resolve Merciless Resolve [SOI]
Murder Murder <showcase> [MKM]
Recover Recover [RIX]
Ambition's Cost Ambition's Cost [CLB]
Explosive Vegetation Explosive Vegetation [DRC]
Price of Fame Price of Fame [MKC]
Ranger's Path Ranger's Path [M13]
Return to the Earth Return to the Earth [FRF]
Seek the Horizon Seek the Horizon [RTR]
Contract Killing Contract Killing [J25]
Deadly Visit Deadly Visit [GRN]
Status // Statue Status // Statue [CLU]
Grim Flowering Grim Flowering [DKA]
Rain of Thorns Rain of Thorns [AVR]

Artifacts

Codex Shredder Codex Shredder [CMR]
Ghoulcaller's Bell Ghoulcaller's Bell [ISD]
Golgari Cluestone Golgari Cluestone [DGM]
Oblivion Stone Oblivion Stone [M3C]

Enchantments

Shadows of the Past Shadows of the Past [ORI]
Arachnus Web Arachnus Web [2X2]
Deadbridge Chant Deadbridge Chant [DSC]

Lands

Blighted Woodland Blighted Woodland [BFZ]
Forest Forest <254> [THB]
Foul Orchard Foul Orchard [AKH]
Golgari Guildgate Golgari Guildgate <249> [GRN]
Golgari Rot Farm Golgari Rot Farm [TDC]
Jungle Hollow Jungle Hollow [TDM]
Swamp Swamp <252> [THB]

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