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Skullbriar, the Walking Grave
Legendary Creature — Zombie Elemental
Haste Whenever Skullbriar deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Counters remain on Skullbriar as it moves to any zone other than a player's hand or library.
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“Golgari voltron that keeps growing and comes back swinging harder.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Voltron, Counters, Sacrifice
Strategy
Skullbriar is a lightning-fast threat that grows every time it swings. You're essentially playing a Voltron deck in Golgari colors, but with a unique twist: its counters stick around even if it dies or gets tucked away, making it incredibly resilient. Your gameplan is to attack early and often, use cheap pump spells and evasion effects to ensure damage gets through, and watch Skullbriar snowball into a one-shot commander faster than most opponents expect.
The deck wants a mix of ramp to cast Skullbriar on turn 2-3, evasion like trample or menace to ensure combat damage, and cards that synergize with +1/+1 counters. Since counters persist, you can lean into sacrifice outlets and reanimation without losing progress—a key advantage. Infect is tempting but unnecessary; pure combat damage wins by turn 6-8 if left unchecked. Focus on cheap, efficient threats and pump effects rather than clunky bomb creatures.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip fetchlands and play basic-heavy mana; use Llanowar Elves or Elvish Mystic instead of pricey ramp, and swap Doubling Season for cheaper alternatives like The Ozolith.
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Inclusion = % of Skullbriar, the Walking Grave decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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