Art by Karl Kopinski
Saved commander deck
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Fill your graveyard using creature-based self-mill to trigger Sidisi and build a Zombie army, then cheat massive game-ending threats onto the battlefield with budget reanimation engines.
Prompt: A $50 Sidisi, Brood Tyrant commander deck — a graveyard-focused reanimator deck with self-mill, recursion engines, and big reanimation targets.
Commander
1 cards
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
{1}{B}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Snake Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
{1}{G}Creature — Snake Shaman
creature ramp that triggers Sidisi when milled or sacrificed
Springbloom Druid
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
creature-based land fixer that puts lands into the yard
Millikin
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
mana dork that self-mills on activation
Deranged Assistant
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
mana dork that self-mills to produce mana
Card Draw
8 cards
Mulldrifter
{4}{U}Creature — Elemental
creature-based draw spell that can be reanimated later
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
digs deep while dumping cards directly into the graveyard
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
draws cards whenever creature-heavy spells are cast
Mire Triton
{1}{B}Creature — Zombie Merfolk
cheap creature that mills, gains life, and trades up
River Kelpie
{3}{U}{U}Creature — Beast
draws cards whenever things escape or enter from the graveyard
Grisly Salvage
{B}{G}Instant
instant-speed self-mill that finds creatures or lands
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
free card selection that filters creatures into the yard
Removal
10 cards
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
creature-based terror effect that populates the graveyard
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
unconditional creature removal on a reanimatable body
Acidic Slime
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Ooze
flexible removal body for artifacts, enchantments, or lands
Reclamation Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Shaman
cheap artifact and enchantment destruction on a creature
Putrefy
{1}{B}{G}Instant
versatile instant-speed creature or artifact destruction
Sultai Charm
{B}{G}{U}Instant
flexible modal spell that doubles as self-mill card filtering
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
edict effect on a creature that fuels the graveyard
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
upgraded edict effect that forces discards or sacrifices
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
Lord of Extinction
{3}{B}{G}Creature — Elemental
grows to massive sizes based on all graveyards
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
{B}{B}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf
sacrifices massive threats to fling damage at every opponent
Golgari Grave-Troll
{4}{G}Creature — Troll Skeleton
premier dredge engine that grows huge in the late game
Kessig Cagebreakers
{4}{G}Creature — Human Rogue
creates an army of attacking wolves based on creature density
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
{5}{B/G}{B/G}Legendary Creature — Avatar
reanimates itself repeatedly using delve and convoke
Pathrazer of Ulamog
{11}Creature — Eldrazi
massive budget Eldrazi reanimation target
Ghoultree
{7}{G}Creature — Zombie Treefolk
massive 10/10 beatstick for virtually one green mana
Splinterfright
{2}{G}Creature — Elemental
self-milling threat that scales with your graveyard
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
pings opponents whenever creatures enter or leave the graveyard
Archfiend of Depravity
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
suppresses opponent creature swarms and acts as a large flier
Woodfall Primus
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Treefolk Shaman
huge persist creature that destroys noncreature permanents
End-Raze Forerunners
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Boar
budget Craterhoof overrun effect to swing with your Zombie army
Terastodon
{6}{G}{G}Creature — Elephant
massive elephant that destroys troublesome noncreatures
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
steals the best creatures from all opponent graveyards
Mortivore
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Lhurgoyf
scales massively with creature-heavy graveyards
Vulturous Zombie
{3}{B}{G}Creature — Plant Zombie
flying threat that grows whenever cards enter opponent graveyards
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
{3}{U}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Kraken
evasive threat that casts spells out of opponent graveyards
Decimator of the Provinces
{10}Creature — Eldrazi Boar
emerge overrun finisher that triggers on cast
Nemesis of Mortals
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Snake
cheap budget beatstick that becomes monsterous for cheap
Aberrant
{X}{1}{G}Creature — Tyranid Mutant
trample threat that mills cards when cast
Pelakka Wurm
{4}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Wurm
gains life, draws a card, and provides a trample body
Utility
12 cards
Stitcher's Supplier
{B}Creature — Zombie
insanely efficient self-mill trigger for Sidisi
Satyr Wayfinder
{1}{G}Creature — Satyr
mills cards and guarantees land hits on a creature body
Nyx Weaver
{1}{B}{G}Enchantment Creature — Spider
passive self-mill that can be exiled for recursion
Skullwinder
{2}{G}Creature — Snake
deathtouch creature that buys back key cards from the graveyard
Timeless Witness
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
eternalize recursion spell on a creature body
Dread Return
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
flashback reanimation spell powered by Sidisi Zombie tokens
Perpetual Timepiece
{2}Artifact
repeatable self-mill and anti-graveyard-hate protection
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
sweeper and mass reanimation win condition in one card
Wonder
{3}{U}Creature — Incarnation
gives all your creatures flying while sitting in the graveyard
Filth
{3}{B}Creature — Incarnation
gives swampwalk to your board when sitting in the graveyard
