Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Bmono-black{3}{B}{B}$10.93
Legendary Creature — Zombie Snake
Sidisi, Undead Vizier card art

Deathtouch Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.) When Sidisi exploits a creature, you may search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

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How Sidisi decks play in EDH

Sidisi, Undead Vizier is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - zombie snake line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It tutors, which makes a small number of high-impact targets more valuable than a broad toolbox. The cards below are the ones Sidisi, Undead Vizier decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $110

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (2)

Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
$29.29
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
$0.44

Card draw (2)

Way of the Necromancer
Way of the Necromancer
$0.37
Urza's Bauble
Urza's Bauble
$4.34

Removal (2)

Overwrite the Multiverse
Overwrite the Multiverse
$2.67
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
$0.21

Creatures (7)

Sanctum Lurker
Sanctum Lurker
$2.16
Shifting Wall
Shifting Wall
$0.38
Endless One
Endless One
$0.70
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
$0.33
Shield Sphere
Shield Sphere
$8.64
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
$0.81
Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast
$12.41

Synergy & payoffs (6)

Extrapolate the Impossible
Extrapolate the Impossible
$1.06
Dark Sphere
Dark Sphere
$9.68
Sickening Dreams
Sickening Dreams
$1.82
Welding Jar
Welding Jar
$1.61
Zuran Orb
Zuran Orb
$3.03
Jet Medallion
Jet Medallion
$12.90

Lands (1)

Glacial Chasm
Glacial Chasm
$17.64

Build the full 100

Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Sidisi, Undead Vizier decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Sidisi deck questions

What colours can I use in a Sidisi, Undead Vizier deck?

Sidisi, Undead Vizier has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Sidisi, Undead Vizier?

The cards played most often in Sidisi, Undead Vizier decks include Extrapolate the Impossible, Sanctum Lurker, Way of the Necromancer. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Sidisi, Undead Vizier deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $110 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Sidisi, Undead Vizier deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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