Art by Kaitlyn McCulley
Commander deckBG
Daniels, Temporal Agent
Fill the graveyard with high-impact creatures and repeatedly recur them using Daniels's enter-the-battlefield ability, sacrificing and re-casting or blinking Daniels to grind out inevitable value and close the game with massive aristocrat triggers or game-ending reanimation targets.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Daniels, Temporal Agent
2BGBGLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Sakura-Tribe Elder
1GCreature — Snake Shaman
Ramps a basic land and easily recurs with Daniels
Wood Elves
2GCreature — Elf Scout
ETB ramp creature that puts untapped Forests directly onto the battlefield
Springbloom Druid
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Fetches two lands to battlefield while providing a sacrifice trigger
Farhaven Elf
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Creature-based land ramp that synergizes with recursion
Kodama's Reach
2GSorcery — Arcane
Duplicate efficiency for early land acquisition
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws a card whenever a creature spell is cast
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
Sacrifice outlet that draws deep and loads the graveyard
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Consistent card draw each turn creatures die
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
Draws whenever nontoken creatures are sacrificed
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Provides card advantage from dying creatures
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Exceptional draw engine with expendable creatures
Disciple of Bolas
3BCreature — Human Wizard
Gains life and draws cards by sacrificing recursion targets
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Instant-speed burst draw based on largest creature
Removal
10
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
Targeted creature removal on an easily recurrable body
Shriekmaw
4BCreature — Elemental
Cheap evoke creature that bins itself for immediate Daniels loops
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
ETB artifact or enchantment removal on a stick
Foundation Breaker
3GCreature — Elemental
Evocable naturalize creature that fills the yard naturally
Threats/Wincons
24
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Huge life drain trigger easily looped with recursion
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Massive life drain threat when sacrificed and returned
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Punishes opposing token and go-wide boards with life loss
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Drains opponents whenever creatures enter or leave graveyard
Lord of Extinction
3BGCreature — Elemental
Gigantic creature powered by stacked graveyards
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
BBGGLegendary Creature — Zombie Elf
Sacrifices large recursive creatures to drain the whole table
Dread Return
2BBSorcery
Reanimation spell with built-in flashback via sacrificing creatures
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
2BGLegendary Creature — Human Shaman
End-step free reanimation or recursion engine
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Constant reanimation while forcing opponent sacrifices
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Go-wide army in a can that scales with land drops
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
Decisive game-ending overrun combat finisher
Woodfall Primus
5GGGCreature — Treefolk Shaman
Persist threat that repeatedly destroys noncreature permanents
Protean Hulk
5GGCreature — Beast
Death trigger tutors multiple combo or value pieces to the board
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
3BBBLegendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
Grants undying to non-Human creatures for double ETB triggers
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents each time creatures die
Blood Artist
1BCreature — Vampire
Classic aristocrats drain whenever any creature dies
Ayara, First of Locthwain
BBBLegendary Creature — Elf Noble
Drain and draw engine tied to black creature entries
Scavenging Ooze
1GCreature — Ooze
Hatepiece against enemy graveyards that grows and gains life
Stitcher's Supplier
BCreature — Zombie
Mills six cards across entering and dying to prime recursion
Utility
8
Altar of Dementia
2Artifact
Free sacrifice outlet that fills graveyard with creatures
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
One-drop sacrifice outlet offering scry selection
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
One-drop sacrifice outlet that grows into a substantial threat
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
Blinks Daniels each end step to recur a creature every turn
Eternal Witness
1GGCreature — Human Shaman
Retrieves any card from graveyard back to hand
