Art by Lie Setiawan
Commander deckB
Grim Reaper, Lethal Legionnaire
Self-mill and entomb devastating high-mana creatures to cheat them into play tapped and attacking with Grim Reaper's ability. Counter-removal effects like Hex Parasite and Power Conduit bypass finality counters so your reanimated threats can return again and again.
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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 · 61 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
1Grim Reaper, Lethal Legionnaire
3BLegendary Creature — Human Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Sol Ring
1Artifact
essential fast mana to cast Grim Reaper and pay attack triggers
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
doubles black mana output and drains opponents with extort
Card Draw
10
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
draws cards from frequent creature deaths
Hostile Investigator
3BCreature — Ogre Rogue Detective
forces discards and investigates to draw cards
Corpse Churn
1BInstant
fills the graveyard at instant speed while returning key pieces
Undead Butler
1BCreature — Zombie
mills cards and later retrieves critical creatures
Stitcher's Supplier
BCreature — Zombie
exceptional burst self-mill to stock reanimation targets
Removal
10
Bitter Triumph
1BInstant
removes creatures or planeswalkers while discarding reanimation targets
Baleful Mastery
3BInstant
flexible exile removal against opposing threats and planeswalkers
Threats/Wincons
23
Archon of Cruelty
6BBCreature — Archon
devastating ETB and attack trigger to swing games
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
huge body, targeted removal, and massive card draw engine
Massacre Wurm
3BBBCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
wipes out opponent token boards and deals direct damage
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
massive flyer that turns tokens and creatures into instant tutors
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
massive life swing that can close out games immediately
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
steals the best dead creatures from each opponent
Noxious Gearhulk
4BBArtifact Creature — Construct
destroys a threat and gains life on reanimation
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
continuous edict effect and passive reanimation
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
generates immense board pressure whenever it enters or attacks
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
exiles top cards of opponent decks and steals their creatures
Cityscape Leveler
8Artifact Creature — Construct
destroys any problematic permanent on attack
Void Winnower
9Creature — Eldrazi
locks out half of all opposing spells and blocks
It That Betrays
12Creature — Eldrazi
annihilator trigger that steals opposing sacrificed permanents
Baleful Force
5BBBCreature — Elemental
draws a card on every player's turn to keep hand stocked
Harvester of Souls
4BBCreature — Demon
draws cards from combat and creature casualties
Butcher of Malakir
5BBCreature — Vampire Warrior
forces opponents to sacrifice whenever your creatures die
Overseer of the Damned
5BBCreature — Demon
destroys creatures and generates an army of zombies
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
colorless answer to problematic permanents like enchantments
Dreadhound
4BBCreature — Demon Dog
mills cards and drains opponents whenever creatures enter or leave yards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
heavy damage engine tied to graveyard interaction and death triggers
Doom Whisperer
3BBCreature — Nightmare Demon
surveils deeply to stack the graveyard at will with no mana cost
Phyrexian Delver
3BBCreature — Phyrexian Zombie
reanimates another creature when it enters to chain huge boards
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects commander and gives immediate haste to attack
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and hexproof for safe attacks
Hex Parasite
1Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Insect
eats finality counters so reanimated creatures do not exile
Power Conduit
2Artifact
removes finality counters and turns them into +1/+1 counters or charge counters
Altar of Dementia
2Artifact
sacrifices creatures before exile to self-mill more targets
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
backup reanimation spell when commander mana is tight
