[EDH] Lim-Dul the Necromancer

[Brushwagg]

This is for multiplayer games where alot of stuff dies. The main goal is to reanimate the best creatures that die.

General
Lim-Dul the Necromancer

Lands
31 Swamp
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Cabal Coffers
Crypt of Agadeem
Cabal Pit
Strip Mine

Mana Accel
Coldsteel Heart
Sol Ring
Chrome Mox
Darksteel Ingot
Mana Vault
Khalni Gem
Worn Powerstone
Nirkana Revenant
Magus of the Coffers

Draw/Tutor
Buried Alive
Diabolic Intent
Demonic Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Expedition Map
Necropotence
Night's Whisper
Syphon Mind

Reanimate
Sword of Light and Shadow
Coffin Queen
Puppeteer Clique
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
Doomed Necromancer
Chainer, Dementia Master
Nezumi Graverobber
Gravedigger
Phyrexian Reclamation
Strands of Night
Ashen Powder
Grim Discovery
Reanimate
Beacon of Unrest
Makeshift Mannequin
Animate Dead
Rise from the Grave
Necromancy
Dread Return
Dance of the Dead
Profane Command

Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
Liliana Vess

Removal
Nevinyrral's Disk
Call to the Grave
The Abyss
Big Game Hunter
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Magus of the Abyss
Fleshbag Marauder
Royal Assassin
Shriekmaw
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
Reiver Demon
Diabolic Edict
Damnation
Chainer's Edict
Innocent Blood
Tendrils of Corruption
Corrupt
Decree of Pain
Snuff Out
Barter in Blood

[Zach Tartell]

A lot of these only return creatures from your yard to play. Think it might be worth looking into a couple that do from any grveyard to play?

[Brushwagg]

Not a ton out there. I have the following that do any yard:

Animate Dead
Dance of the Dead
Reanimate
Rise from the Grave
Puppeteer Clique
Coffin Queen
Chainer
Ink-Eyes (she has to connect)
Lim-Dul

If there are any I missed please tell.

[Bryant Cook]

Should probably be playing more sweeper effects.

Overwhelming Forces
Kagemaro, First to Suffer

Corpse Dance
Pithing Needle

[MattH]

Lim-Dul is fucking awesome. As a fellow LD player, I approve! Will update this post with my list when I get around to it.

[Brushwagg]

I'm also looking at Call to the Grave.

The thing with Corpse Dance is the creature gets RFGed and I don't have a ton of sac outlets.

[Carabas]

Nezumi Graverobber seems like it could fit here, both as a way to deal with recursion, or rise from the grave on a stick. In multiplayer there's almost always someone with more permanents than spells, and if you can get out the graverobber before too many sweepers have passed, you shouldn't have much trouble flipping him.

Necromancy, Beacon of Unrest, and to a lesser degree Ashen Powder will also work for you, but I feel like they need less introduction, as the way they play out should be more obvious.

[Brushwagg]

Necromancy, Beacon of Unrest

Don't know how I missed those two. Thankyou.

Also I'll get Graverobber in there. Plus a few others. I will update the list when I get a chance.

Updated list:
-1x Swamp
Throat Slitter
Exhume
Stir the Grave

+Call to the Grave
Nezumi Graverobber
Necromancy
Beacon of the Unrest

[Kanabo]

have you tested phyrexian tower? it seems good for a mono black deck.

[Brushwagg]

have you tested phyrexian tower? it seems good for a mono black deck.

It really doesn't fit what I want to do with the deck. I want to keep the best fatties from everone else's yards and most often times they will be killed in sweeper or other sorcey speed removal.

It would combo well with a few cards in here, it's just not worth it.

[Zortax4484]

I've been working at a Lim-Dul deck as well for EDH. Haven't put it all together yet, but this is the list I'm working on putting together right now:

General
Lim-Dul the Necromancer

Reanimation Suite (7)
1 Animate Dead
1 Beacon of Unrest
1 Necromancy
1 Reanimate
1 Rise from the Grave
1 Disturbed Burial
1 Oversold Cemetery

Removal (10)
1 Damnation
1 Innocent Blood
1 Mutilate
1 Decree of Pain
1 Slaughter Pact
1 Smallpox
1 Barter in Blood
1 Death Cloud
1 The Abyss
1 Plague Wind

Card Advantage (8)
1 Cruel Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Diabolic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Night's Whisper
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Sign in Blood
1 Necropotence

Planeswalkers (1)
1 Liliana Vess

Artifacts (12)
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Nightmare Lash
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
1 Altar of Shadows
1 Mind's Eye
1 Journeyer's Kite

Other Spells (4)
1 Dimir Machinations
1 Shred Memory
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Bloodchief Ascension

Creatures (20)
1 Abyssal Gatekeeper
1 Avatar of Woe
1 Bane of the Living
1 Cemetery Reaper
1 Dusk Urchins
1 Bone Shredder
1 Filth
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Grinning Demon
1 Herald of Leshrac
1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
1 Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
1 Magus of the Coffers
1 Mortivore
1 Nekrataal
1 Reiver Demon
1 Shriekmaw
1 Undead Gladiator
1 Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
1 Gravedigger

Lands (37)
1 Barren Moor
1 Polluted Mire
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Dark Depths
1 Strip Mine
1 Wasteland
1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
1 Leechridden Swamp
1 Spawning Pool
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Miren, the Moaning Well
1 Urborg
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Thawing Glaciers
1 Maze of Ith
1 Dakmor Salvage
1 Crypt of Agadeem
18 Swamp



All the non-basic lands are probably unnecessary, I basically went and included any nonbasic that seemed remotely useful.

For my creatures, I tried to stick to big fatties that kill things (Avatar of Woe, Kalitas) and creatures that have fun abilities when they come in or leave play that are fun to recur (Nekrataal, Shriekmaw, Gravedigger, etc.).

For my removal, I opted mostly for the global sort, simply so I could pick and choose the best guys on the table to keep for myself.

The two cards with transmute find quite a lot of answers in the deck, including, but not limited to Yawgmoth's Will, Necropotence, Phyrexian Arena, Loxodon Warhammer, and others.

The artifacts are mostly general purpose and utility. Some removal, some draw, some equipment.

All in all, I like the way it shapes up and can't wait to get all the pieces and play it.

[Brushwagg]

Updated the opening post. Deck has been a work in progress and not getting to play to much Edh hasn't helped. I think the deck is about 95-99% there. There is still a few cards I want to get in there but not sure where to get them in.