Art by Karl Kopinski
Saved commander deck
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Fill the graveyard rapidly with creature-heavy self-mill to create Zombie tokens with Sidisi, then cheat huge threats into play with cheap reanimation spells and recur value creatures.
Prompt: A $150 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
Ramp creature that easily dies to trigger graveyard synergies
Satyr Wayfinder
{1}{G}Creature — Satyr
Creature ramp that self-mills and triggers Sidisi
Deranged Assistant
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
Blue mana dork that self-mills on tap
Card Draw
8 cards
Mulldrifter
{4}{U}Creature — Elemental
Evoke draws cards and puts a creature into the graveyard
Fact or Fiction
{3}{U}Instant
Selects cards while dumping the rest into the graveyard
Frantic Search
{2}{U}Instant
Filters cards and discards reanimation targets for free
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Converts Sidisi's 2/2 Zombie tokens into massive card draw
Gravebreaker Lamia
{4}{B}Enchantment Creature — Snake Lamia
Entomb on a creature body that reduces spell costs from the yard
River Kelpie
{3}{U}{U}Creature — Beast
Draws cards whenever cards leave or are cast from the graveyard
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
{3}Artifact
Consistent scry and draw on casting creature spells
Removal
9 cards
Sultai Charm
{B}{G}{U}Instant
Modal spell providing removal or card draw and discard
Reclamation Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Shaman
Creature-based artifact and enchantment removal
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Creature-based unconditional creature removal
Acidic Slime
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Ooze
Destroys artifacts, enchantments, or land on a deathtouch body
Culling Ritual
{2}{B}{G}Sorcery
Budget board wipe that provides explosive mana gain
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Drains opponents whenever creatures enter or leave the graveyard
End-Raze Forerunners
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Boar
Budget overrun finisher for a wide Zombie board
Lord of Extinction
{3}{B}{G}Creature — Elemental
Becomes massive quickly in a graveyard-heavy pod
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
{B}{B}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf
Fling big creatures like Lord of Extinction to kill the table
Wonder
{3}{U}Creature — Incarnation
Gives your entire Zombie army flying while in the graveyard
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
Steals the best creatures from all opponents' graveyards
Terastodon
{6}{G}{G}Creature — Elephant
Massive target that blows up noncreature threats on ETB
Doom Whisperer
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Nightmare Demon
Repeatable instant-speed surveillance to stock the graveyard
Stinkweed Imp
{2}{B}Creature — Imp
Dredge 5 engine that acts as a deathtouch blocker
Golgari Grave-Troll
{4}{G}Creature — Troll Skeleton
Massive Dredge 6 self-mill engine and big threat
Splinterfright
{2}{G}Creature — Elemental
Self-mills every turn and scales in size with the graveyard
Kessig Cagebreakers
{4}{G}Creature — Human Rogue
Generates a swarm of Wolf tokens when attacking
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
{5}{B/G}{B/G}Legendary Creature — Avatar
Free recurring threat using delve and convoke
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
{3}{B}{G}{U}Legendary Creature — Elemental Avatar
Ultimate recursion engine to cast anything from the yard
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
Cheap creature removal via terror evoke that lands in the yard
Archfiend of Depravity
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Keeps opponent creature boards small and manageable
Genesis
{4}{G}Creature — Incarnation
Returns key creatures to hand during upkeep from the yard
Brawn
{3}{G}Creature — Incarnation
Gives all your creatures trample while in the graveyard
Nyx Weaver
{1}{B}{G}Enchantment Creature — Spider
Self-mills every turn and can exile itself to recur any card
Skullwinder
{2}{G}Creature — Snake
Deathtouch blocker that recurs a card from the yard
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Forces all players to sacrifice creatures on ETB
Demon of Dark Schemes
{3}{B}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Board shrink engine that reanimates creatures with energy
Fiend Artisan
{B/G}{B/G}Creature — Nightmare
Grows with graveyard and tutors creatures straight to battlefield
Utility
10 cards
Victimize
{2}{B}Sorcery
Sacrifice a Zombie token to reanimate two massive threats
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Symmetrical board wipe and mass reanimation win condition
Dread Return
{2}{B}{B}Sorcery
Reanimator spell that can be cast for free from the graveyard
Perpetual Timepiece
{2}Artifact
Self-mills and protects your graveyard from targeted hate
Altar of Dementia
{2}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet that mills yourself or opponents heavily
World Shaper
{3}{G}Creature — Merfolk Shaman
Returns all lands from your graveyard to play on death
Oversold Cemetery
{1}{B}Enchantment
Returns a creature from graveyard to hand every upkeep
Tortured Existence
{B}Enchantment
Repeatable B-mana swap between hand and graveyard creatures
