Break the law with Magic: The Gathering’s crimes mechanic.
She also gives them menace, requiring your opponent to declare two blockers for every attacker that you declare.
Gisa buffs both Zombies and Skeletons, so you may be tempted to play both.
Unfortunately,there’s a pretty bare-bones selection of Skeletons, and they’re usually underwhelming.
Later on, it can be sacrificed to create a 2/2 black Zombie token for each counter.
In mono-colored decks, devotion can get high enough for this one card to fuel your whole turn.
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The second ability, where you sacrifice it and create a 10/10 Eldrazi token, is just a bonus.
Criminal Activity
Gisa is a Warlock.
Criminals need to commit crimes.
So let’s take a look at easy crimes to commit with Gisa.
Liquimetal Coating has almost the same secondary effect but no mana production.
Then you canchoose any land in their graveyard and put it into play tapped under your control.
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Deck Tech
Black decks that focus on Zombie tokens and graveyard interactions can be incredibly diverse.
Nevertheless, here are a few of our favorite pieces of tech.
With Phyrexian Altar in play, you could keep sacrificing and playing it tocontinually trigger enter the battlefield effects.
This makes Gravecrawler a vital piece of many black combos.
Finding a way to remove counters can mean that your creatures will keep coming back forever!
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, Gravecrawler, and Phyrexian Altar form a simple infinite black mana combo.
Then sacrifice it again for a second black mana and play it from your graveyard.
Grave Pact will probably make you the table’s archenemy.
So one 2/2 Zombie will turn into two 2/2 Zombies.
Because crime doesn’t pay.
