Art by Jennifer Hrabota Lesser
Saved commander deck
Madame Hydra, Reanimated
Fill the graveyard with creatures using self-mill and sacrifice synergies to grow Madame Hydra into a lethal menace threat, while leveraging mass reanimation to overwhelm opponents.
Prompt: Madame Hydra, Reanimated commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Madame Hydra, Reanimated
{3}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Horror Villain
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles mana from Swamps and offers extort drains
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Creature-based ramp that draws a card and counts in the yard
Card Draw
10 cards
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Consistent card advantage whenever any creature dies
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever nontoken creatures die
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Creature death trigger that keeps the hand full
Undead Butler
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie
Mills cards on entry and recurs a creature when dying
Ayara, First of Locthwain
{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Elf Noble
Sacrifice outlet for card draw that drains on creature entries
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Sacrifices an oversized Madame Hydra for massive card draw and life
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Essential black removal that handles problem enchantments
Deadly Rollick
{3}{B}Instant
Free creature exile with commander on the battlefield
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Targeted creature removal attached to a creature body
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Forces each player to sacrifice a creature while fueling the graveyard
Demon's Disciple
{2}{B}Creature — Human Cleric
Sacrifice edict effect on a creature body
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Edict creature that also hits planeswalkers and hand sizes
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Symmetrical board wipe and mass reanimation blowout
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
Evokes cheaply into the graveyard while removing a threat
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Pumps out massive damage as creatures mill and leave or hit the yard
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
Steals the best creatures from each opponent's graveyard
Massacre Wurm
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Decimates opposing small creatures and punishes opponents with life loss
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Massive life drain finisher based on mono-black devotion
Balthor the Defiled
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Dwarf
Mass reanimator that returns all black creatures straight to the board
Nighthowler
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment Creature — Horror
Becomes gigantic with full graveyards and can bestow onto Madame Hydra
Bonehoard
{4}Artifact — Equipment
Living weapon that scales immensely with all graveyards
Mortivore
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Lhurgoyf
Creature that scales in power directly from graveyard size
Golgari Thug
{1}{B}Creature — Human Warrior
Dredge engine that repeatedly stocks the graveyard with creatures
Stinkweed Imp
{2}{B}Creature — Imp
Deep dredge 5 engine that functions as a deathtouch blocker
Stitcher's Supplier
{B}Creature — Zombie
Mills six cards across entering and dying for a single mana
Gorging Vulture
{2}{B}Creature — Bird
Mills four cards and gains life per creature milled
Mire Triton
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie Merfolk
Cheap deathtouch body that self-mills two cards
Archfiend of Ifnir
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Turns cycling and discard into board-clearing -1/-1 counters
Vilis, Broker of Blood
{5}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Demon
Massive reanimation target that turns life loss into card draw
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Forces opponent sacrifices while reanimating your creatures every upkeep
Chainer, Dementia Master
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Minion
Instant-speed reanimation of any creature from any graveyard
Dreadhound
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Demon Dog
Mills cards on entry and drains opponents whenever creatures die or are milled
Massacre Girl
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
Cascading board wipe that puts dozens of creatures into yards
Noxious Gearhulk
{4}{B}{B}Artifact Creature — Construct
Destroys a threat, gains life, and provides an artifact creature body
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Huge drain trigger upon death that swings life totals drastically
Nether Traitor
{B}{B}Creature — Spirit
Recurring creature that fuels sacrifice engines and gains haste
Bloodghast
{B}{B}Creature — Vampire Spirit
Reliable graveyard recurrer off of simple land drops
Utility
8 cards
Necromancy
{2}{B}Enchantment
Flexible reanimation that can be cast at instant speed
Victimize
{2}{B}Sorcery
Turns one sacrificial body into two massive reanimated threats
Buried Alive
{2}{B}Sorcery
Tutors your three best creatures directly into the graveyard
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Gives Madame Hydra haste and shroud to protect her high power
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Haste and hexproof protection for the commander
Mesmeric Orb
{2}Artifact
Rapidly fills all graveyards as permanents untap throughout the game
