Art by Josh Newton
Saved commander deck
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
Leverage potent reanimation spells to repeatedly recur high-impact threats from the graveyard while utilizing copy artifacts and theft abilities to double triggered triggers and clone key permanents.
Prompt: The Ghoul, Gunslinger commander deck. I want a lot of cards that let me copy effects and cards. I want a lot of cards that allow me to regenerate from the graveyard.
Commander
1 cards
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
{1}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Mutant Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Crypt Ghast
{3}{B}Creature — Spirit
Doubles mana production from Swamps and provides Extort
Card Draw
10 cards
Necropotence
{B}{B}{B}Enchantment
Powerful card draw engine converting life into cards
Morbid Opportunist
{2}{B}Creature — Human Rogue
Draws cards whenever creatures die across any turn
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Draws cards when non-token creatures die
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Triggers card draw on nontoken creature deaths
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Sacrifices high-power creatures to gain life and draw cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Turns small creatures and tokens into massive card draw
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Crucial mono-black answer to creature or enchantment threats
Attrition
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Reusable creature removal by sacrificing recursion targets
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Forces all opponents to sacrifice creatures, easy to reanimate
Threats/Wincons
20 cards
Necromancy
{2}{B}Enchantment
Instant-speed option for bringing back creatures from graveyards
Living Death
{3}{B}{B}Sorcery
Symmetrical board wipe and mass reanimation finisher
Sheoldred, Whispering One
{5}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Provides constant sacrifices for opponents and reanimation for you
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
{3}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
Grants Undying to grant automatic recursion to non-Human creatures
Chainer, Dementia Master
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Minion
Instant-speed repeatable reanimation from any graveyard
Junji, the Midnight Sky
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Flexible death trigger for hand disruption or reanimation
Archpriest of Shadows
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Human Warlock
Backup creature reanimator on combat damage deal
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Massive life drain win condition, highly recurrable
Syr Konrad, the Grim
{3}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Deals continuous damage whenever creatures move in/out of graveyards
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
Generates continuous token army on enter and attack
Kokusho, the Evening Star
{4}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Drains opponents upon death and yields huge life swings
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Human Cleric
Sacrifice outlet, card draw engine, and creature removal
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
{2}{B}{B}Legendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Steals and lets you cast opponent's cards; strong reanimation target
Brainstealer Dragon
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Dragon Horror
Exiles opponent cards to cast and punishes non-land plays
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
{4}{B}{B}{B}Legendary Enchantment Creature — Horror
Exiles opponent cards to play and turns into a giant creature
Blade of Selves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Copies nonlegendary ETB/death creatures across all opponents
Helm of the Host
{4}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Creates nonlegendary duplicate token copies of your key creatures
Utility
12 cards
Mirage Mirror
{3}Artifact
Copies any artifact, creature, land, or enchantment on demand
Lithoform Engine
{4}Legendary Artifact
Copies activated/triggered abilities, spells, and permanent tokens
Entomb
{B}Instant
Instant-speed tutor that places any creature directly into the graveyard
Buried Alive
{2}{B}Sorcery
Puts three key reanimation target creatures straight into the yard
Stitcher's Supplier
{B}Creature — Zombie
Self-mills six cards quickly between entering and dying
Gravebreaker Lamia
{4}{B}Enchantment Creature — Snake Lamia
Entombs a card on ETB and discounts graveyard spell casts
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Exiles opponent cards and lets you cast copies of them for free
Praetor's Grasp
{1}{B}{B}Sorcery
Searches opponent's deck to steal and play their best card
