Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead
Battle — Siege // Enchantment
(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
Flash
When this Siege enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -13/-13 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- March of the Machine Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #10793
Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead hits the board as a repeatable removal spell that exiles a creature or planeswalker — no stack tricks, just a clean answer — and if you flip it, Deluge of the Dead starts pumping out 2/2 Zombie tokens on every end step. Gisa, the Hellraiser decks run it because the front face handles blockers and the back face feeds her sacrifice and reanimation loops without burning additional card slots.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
Gisa, the Hellraiser wants a steady stream of creatures entering and dying, and Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead delivers on both axes — the front face clears a threat, and once flipped, Deluge of the Dead generates a free Zombie every end step to fuel Gisa's engine without spending extra cards.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the clear home for Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead: the slower pace gives you time to accumulate the siege damage needed to flip it, and the token generation on the back half scales well across a multiplayer table where threats keep coming. In Modern and Pioneer it's a fringe consideration at best — four mana for a sorcery-speed exile that requires ongoing investment to flip is too slow for formats where the game is often decided by turn four or five. Legacy and Vintage have access to better targeted removal at cheaper costs, so Invasion of Innistrad // Deluge of the Dead effectively lives and dies by the Commander format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.