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Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
Legendary Creature — Zombie Giant · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
Whenever another creature dies during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Vogar.
When Vogar dies, draw a card for each +1/+1 counter on it.
Reference price of the card: €7.91
Average lands in decks for Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant: 34
AristocratsZombies+1/+1 CountersSacrificeReanimatorTokensVoltronAggro
Build your Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (67/100)
- Consistency41
- Speed61
- Interaction41
- Resilience83
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (13 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Gravecrawler · Fleshbag Marauder · Arcane Signet · Jet Medallion · Accursed Marauder · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Village Rites · Carrion Feeder · Victimize · Ghoulcaller Gisa · Reassembling Skeleton · Grave Titan · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Zulaport Cutthroat · Blood Artist · Undying Malice · Ashnod's Altar · Deadly Dispute · Feign Death · Viscera Seer · Thought Vessel · Crypt Ghast · Plaguecrafter · Grave Pact · Pitiless Plunderer · Dreadhorde Invasion · Swiftfoot Boots · Zul Ashur, Lich Lord · Morbid Opportunist · Sign in Blood · Toxic Deluge · Crowded Crypt · Phyrexian Altar · Reanimate · Defile · Tragic Slip · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Bontu's Monument · Corrupted Conviction · Death Baron · Ophiomancer · Diregraf Colossus · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Solemn Simulacrum · Black Market · Charcoal Diamond · Warren Soultrader · Withering Torment · Bastion of Remembrance · Drivnod, Carnage Dominus · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Dread Return · Phyrexian Arena · Headless Rider · Lord of the Accursed · Mind Stone · Skullclamp · The Meathook Massacre · Undead Augur · Merciless Executioner · Supernatural Stamina · Culling the Weak · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Reliquary Tower · Phyrexian Tower · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Spymaster's Vault · Mortuary Mire · Myriad Landscape · High Market
🃏 Recommended cards for Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gravecrawler | 69% | +54% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 67% | +51% |
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 48% | +44% |
| Carrion Feeder | 52% | +41% |
| Grave Titan | 47% | +40% |
| Accursed Marauder | 61% | +39% |
| Feign Death | 44% | +36% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 46% | +35% |
| Undying Malice | 45% | +35% |
| Zul Ashur, Lich Lord | 37% | +34% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 48% | +30% |
| Crowded Crypt | 35% | +30% |
| Dreadhorde Invasion | 38% | +30% |
| Village Rites | 55% | +29% |
| Diregraf Colossus | 32% | +29% |
| Death Baron | 33% | +28% |
| Viscera Seer | 44% | +27% |
| Headless Rider | 28% | +25% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 44% | +24% |
| Lord of the Accursed | 28% | +24% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 46% | +23% |
| Drivnod, Carnage Dominus | 30% | +23% |
| Undead Augur | 27% | +22% |
| Victimize | 49% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Gravecrawler
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Grave Titan
- Accursed Marauder
- Feign Death
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Carrion Feeder
- Diregraf Colossus
- Headless Rider
- Ashnod's Altar
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
- Pitiless Plunderer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Phyrexian Altar
- Grave Pact
- Wand of Orcus
- Phyrexian Tower
- Warren Soultrader
- The Ozolith
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant's color identity?
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant deck run?
Real Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gravecrawler, Fleshbag Marauder, Ghoulcaller Gisa. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant decks.
What combos does Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant have?
Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gravecrawler, Fleshbag Marauder, Ghoulcaller Gisa are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.