Art by Jason Rainville
Commander deckBGU
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
Fill the graveyard through self-mill and use Muldrotha to play permanents from the grave, eventually winning through attrition or massive reanimation targets.
Asked for“A $300 Muldrotha, the Gravetide commander deck — a graveyard-focused reanimator deck with self-mill, recursion engines, and big reanimation targets.”
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 · 59 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
1Muldrotha, the Gravetide
3BGULegendary Creature — Elemental Avatar
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Wayfarer's Bauble
1Artifact
Can be recurred with Muldrotha for consistent land drops.
Commander's Sphere
3Artifact
Mana and card draw that can be replayed from the graveyard.
Burnished Hart
3Artifact Creature — Elk
Excellent repeatable ramp engine in this deck.
Springbloom Druid
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Fixes colors and puts a land in the bin for recursion.
Card Draw
10
Mulldrifter
4UCreature — Elemental
Evoke it for cheap draw and then replay it with Muldrotha.
Fact or Fiction
3UInstant
Puts cards in hand and the graveyard—both are good for us.
The Gitrog Monster
3BGLegendary Creature — Frog Horror
Synergizes with land recursion and provides extra land drops.
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
Cheap blocker that replaces itself and can be recurred.
River Kelpie
3UUCreature — Beast
Triggers on every spell cast from your graveyard.
Removal
13
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
Kill spell on a stick for recursion.
Caustic Caterpillar
GCreature — Insect
Recurrable artifact and enchantment destruction.
Executioner's Capsule
BArtifact
Artifact-based creature removal for Muldrotha's artifact slot.
Haywire Mite
1Artifact Creature — Insect
Exiles problematic noncreature permanents.
Acidic Slime
3GGCreature — Ooze
Versatile destruction for lands, artifacts, or enchantments.
Plaguecrafter
2BCreature — Human Shaman
Forces sacrifices, can hit planeswalkers or hands.
Fleshbag Marauder
2BCreature — Zombie Warrior
Consistent sacrifice removal for creature-heavy boards.
Seal of Primordium
1GEnchantment
Enchantment-based removal that sits on the board.
Hostage Taker
2UBCreature — Human Pirate
Exiles creatures or artifacts and lets you cast them.
Threats/Wincons
12
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Deals massive damage as cards move in and out of the yard.
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
1BGULegendary Creature — Snake Shaman
Self-mill that generates a zombie army.
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Drains the table and provides a flying threat.
Terastodon
6GGCreature — Elephant
Huge body that deletes three noncreature permanents.
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Hard-to-kill threat that draws cards.
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Passive removal and passive reanimation.
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
Efficient reanimation enchantment Muldrotha can replay.
Sepulchral Primordial
5BBCreature — Avatar
Steals the best creatures from your opponents' graveyards.
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Creates a massive plant army, synergy with land recursion.
Titania, Protector of Argoth
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental
Turns sacrificing lands into 5/3 tokens.
Utility
13
Eternal Witness
1GGCreature — Human Shaman
Returns important instants/sorceries to hand.
Underrealm Lich
3BGCreature — Zombie Elf Shaman
Incredible card selection and graveyard stocking.
Gravebreaker Lamia
4BEnchantment Creature — Snake Lamia
Entombs a card and reduces graveyard casting costs.
Kaya's Ghostform
BEnchantment — Aura
One-mana protection for Muldrotha that can be replayed.
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
Free sacrifice outlet with card selection.
Wonder
3UCreature — Incarnation
Gives the whole team flying while in the graveyard.
