Venser, Corpse Puppet
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Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Wizard

Dimir proliferate deck that spreads poison with toxic and turns each proliferate into a 3/3 Golem or a flying lifelink attack.
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Venser has lifelink and toxic 1, so his combat damage also gives a poison counter. Whenever you proliferate, you choose one: create The Hollow Sentinel, a legendary 3/3 artifact Golem token, if you don't already control it, or give an artifact creature you control flying and lifelink until end of turn. The deck plays lots of proliferate so poison and other counters keep growing, and Venser's triggers keep adding to the board.
In the recorded games, Flux Channeler was the key card, proliferating with every noncreature spell. The deck mixed poison pressure with counterspells and removal, keeping a small board and adding a counter at a time. With only nine games logged, the evidence is limited. One thing stood out: proliferate is symmetric for opponents. In one game, an opponent's proliferate deck added to the poison counters Venser had already given out, which shifted the game in a way neither player fully controlled.
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Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Venser, Corpse Puppet decks.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Venser, Corpse Puppet's abilities and overall game plan.
Experimental Augury
Thrummingbird
Prologue to Phyresis
Drown in Ichor
Tezzeret's Gambit
Throne of Geth
Infectious Inquiry
Flux Channeler
Vraska's FallTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Venser, Corpse Puppet decks.
Experimental Augury
Thrummingbird
Prologue to Phyresis
Drown in Ichor
Tezzeret's Gambit
Throne of Geth
Infectious Inquiry
Flux Channeler
Vraska's FallGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Narset, Parter of Veils
Mystical Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Fierce Guardianship
Rhystic Study
Cyclonic RiftCreatures
Essential creatures that complement Venser, Corpse Puppet's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Voidwing Hybrid
Ichor Rats
Blightbelly Rat
Scheming Aspirant
Dreamtide Whale
Blighted Agent
Bilious Skulldweller
Viral Drake
Myr Convert
Pestilent Syphoner
Plague Stinger
Plague Myr
Surge Conductor
Mercurial Spelldancer
Core Prowler
Guildpact Informant
Gulping Scraptrap
Ingenious Prodigy
Ichorclaw Myr
Tribute Mage
Virulent Silencer
Gitaxian Anatomist
Sheoldred's Headcleaver
Necropede
Nimraiser Paladin
Hand of the Praetors
Phyrexian Crusader
Baleful Strix
Whispering Specter
Reaper of Sheoldred
Pensive Professor
Corpse Cur
Trinket Mage
Phyrexian Metamorph
Chittering Skitterling
Chrome Host Seedshark
Crystalline Crawler
Vexing Radgull
Serum Sovereign
Flesh-Eater Imp
Hangarback Walker
Steel Overseer
Archfiend of the Dross
Etherium Sculptor
Solemn SimulacrumInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Venser, Corpse Puppet safe.
Serum Snare
Reject Imperfection
Steady Progress
Whisper of the Dross
Bring the Ending
Grim Affliction
Fuel for the Cause
Radstorm
Nasty End
Corrupted Conviction
Ripples of Potential
Deadly Dispute
Village Rites
Tainted Strike
Aspirant's Ascent
Virulent Wound
Silundi Vision
Jwari Disruption
Scour for Scrap
Sheoldred's Edict
Mana Sculpt
Muddle the Mixture
Waterlogged Teachings
Mystical Tutor
Fell the Profane
Aetherize
Sink into Stupor
Vampiric Tutor
Fierce Guardianship
Go for the Throat
Infernal Grasp
Cyclonic Rift
Withering Torment
Mana Drain
Pongify
Swan Song
Negate
Deadly Rollick
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Arcane Denial
Counterspell
Brainstorm
Dark RitualSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Venser, Corpse Puppet's game plan and control the board.
Contentious Plan
Phyresis Outbreak
Vivisurgeon's Insight
Vat Emergence
Geth's Summons
Expansion Algorithm
Spread the Sickness
Ringsight
Caress of Phyrexia
Feed the Infection
Black Sun's Zenith
Fabricate
Solve the Equation
Birthday Escape
Nuclear Fallout
Make an Example
Diabolic Intent
Decree of Pain
Night's Whisper
Preordain
Damnation
Demonic Tutor
Ponder
Toxic Deluge
Feed the SwarmUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Contagion Clasp
Contagion Engine
Vat of Rebirth
Insight Engine
Mindsplice Apparatus
Sword of Truth and Justice
Prosthetic Injector
Recon Craft Theta
Magistrate's Scepter
Ichormoon Gauntlet
Darksteel Reactor
Grafted Exoskeleton
Encroaching Mycosynth
Unwinding Clock
Uthros Research Craft
Wayfarer's Bauble
Swiftfoot Boots
Lightning GreavesEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Venser, Corpse Puppet's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Inexorable Tide
Mesmerizing Dose
Necrogen Communion
Phyrexian Scriptures
Corrupted Conscience
Phyresis
Phyrexian Arena
As Foretold
Vault 12: The Necropolis
Call of the Ring
Ever-Watching Threshold
Propaganda
Mystic Remora
Rhystic StudyPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Venser, Corpse Puppet to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
Narset, Parter of Veils
Tezzeret the Seeker
Kaito, Dancing ShadowUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Karn's Bastion
Dreadship Reef
Peat Bog
Saprazzan Skerry
Inkmoth Nexus
Mage-Ring Network
Access Tunnel
Riptide Laboratory
Diamond City
Academy Ruins
Seat of the Synod
Buried Ruin
Vault of Whispers
Nesting Grounds
Blast Zone
The Surgical Bay
The Dross Pits
Inventors' Fair
Phyrexian Tower
Urza's Saga
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Rogue's Passage
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Otawara, Soaring City
Mystic Sanctuary
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Bojuka Bog
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Everflowing Chalice
Staff of Compleation
Glistening Sphere
Astral Cornucopia
Replicating Ring
Empowered Autogenerator
Pyramid of the Pantheon
Pentad Prism
Phyrexian Atlas
Coalition Relic
Tablet of Compleation
Midnight Clock
Liquimetal Torque
Commander's Sphere
Sol Ring
Mind Stone
Fellwar Stone
Arcane Signet
Talisman of Dominance
Thought Vessel
Dimir SignetLands
The mana base foundation for Venser, Corpse Puppet decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Mirrex
Hall of Oracles
Darkslick Shores
The Seedcore
Silundi Vision
Jwari Disruption
The Mycosynth Gardens
Fetid Pools
River of Tears
Mistvault Bridge
Waterlogged Teachings
Darkwater Catacombs
Ice Tunnel
Terramorphic Expanse
Island
Choked Estuary
Swamp
Contaminated Aquifer
Dimir Guildgate
Dismal Backwater
Tainted Isle
Dimir Aqueduct
Underground River
Sunken Hollow
Flooded Strand
Evolving Wilds
Sunken Ruins
Drowned Catacomb
Underground Sea
Fell the Profane
Shipwreck Marsh
Gloomlake Verge
Sink into Stupor
Clearwater Pathway
Temple of Deceit
Path of Ancestry
Command Tower
Undercity Sewers
Morphic Pool
Polluted Delta
Myriad Landscape
Exotic Orchard
Watery GraveVenser, Corpse Puppet Deck Stats
Based on 1,847 Venser, Corpse Puppet decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 |
- Creature 20
- Instant 15
- Sorcery 10
- Artifact 13
- Enchantment 4
- Planeswalker 2
- Land 35
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 20 |
| Instant | 15 |
| Sorcery | 10 |
| Artifact | 13 |
| Enchantment | 4 |
| Planeswalker | 2 |
| Land | 35 |
Lands: 20 basic, 15 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 997 |
| 2024-11 | 926 |
| 2024-12 | 1025 |
| 2025-01 | 977 |
| 2025-02 | 977 |
| 2025-03 | 1133 |
| 2025-04 | 994 |
| 2025-05 | 1047 |
| 2025-06 | 1070 |
| 2025-07 | 1087 |
| 2025-08 | 1065 |
| 2025-09 | 1086 |
| 2025-10 | 1117 |
| 2025-11 | 1172 |
| 2025-12 | 1072 |
| 2026-01 | 1171 |
| 2026-02 | 1309 |
| 2026-03 | 1096 |
| 2026-04 | 1197 |
| 2026-05 | 998 |
| 2026-06 | 1068 |
| 2026-07 | 1329 |
| 2026-08 | 1501 |
| 2026-09 | 861 |
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