Art by Josh Newton
Commander deckB
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.
Asked for“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.”
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 · 62 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
1The Ghoul, Gunslinger
1BBLegendary Creature — Zombie Mutant Rogue
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Crypt Ghast
3BCreature — Spirit
Doubles mana production from Swamps and provides Extort
Card Draw
10
Necropotence
BBBEnchantment
Powerful card draw engine converting life into cards
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards whenever creatures die across any turn
Midnight Reaper
2BCreature — Zombie Knight
Draws cards when non-token creatures die
Grim Haruspex
2BCreature — Human Wizard
Triggers card draw on nontoken creature deaths
Disciple of Bolas
3BCreature — Human Wizard
Sacrifices high-power creatures to gain life and draw cards
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Turns small creatures and tokens into massive card draw
Removal
10
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
Crucial mono-black answer to creature or enchantment threats
Attrition
1BBEnchantment
Reusable creature removal by sacrificing recursion targets
Fleshbag Marauder
2BCreature — Zombie Warrior
Forces all opponents to sacrifice creatures, easy to reanimate
Threats/Wincons
20
Necromancy
2BEnchantment
Instant-speed option for bringing back creatures from graveyards
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Provides constant sacrifices for opponents and reanimation for you
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
3BBBLegendary Creature — Zombie Cleric
Grants Undying to grant automatic recursion to non-Human creatures
Chainer, Dementia Master
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Minion
Instant-speed repeatable reanimation from any graveyard
Junji, the Midnight Sky
3BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Flexible death trigger for hand disruption or reanimation
Archpriest of Shadows
3BBCreature — Human Warlock
Backup creature reanimator on combat damage deal
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
Massive life drain win condition, highly recurrable
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3BBLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Deals continuous damage whenever creatures move in/out of graveyards
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
Generates continuous token army on enter and attack
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Drains opponents upon death and yields huge life swings
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
2BBLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Sacrifice outlet, card draw engine, and creature removal
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
Steals and lets you cast opponent's cards; strong reanimation target
Brainstealer Dragon
5BBCreature — Dragon Horror
Exiles opponent cards to cast and punishes non-land plays
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
4BBBLegendary Enchantment Creature — Horror
Exiles opponent cards to play and turns into a giant creature
Blade of Selves
2Artifact — Equipment
Copies nonlegendary ETB/death creatures across all opponents
Helm of the Host
4Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Creates nonlegendary duplicate token copies of your key creatures
Utility
12
Mirage Mirror
3Artifact
Copies any artifact, creature, land, or enchantment on demand
Lithoform Engine
4Legendary Artifact
Copies activated/triggered abilities, spells, and permanent tokens
Entomb
BInstant
Instant-speed tutor that places any creature directly into the graveyard
Buried Alive
2BSorcery
Puts three key reanimation target creatures straight into the yard
Stitcher's Supplier
BCreature — Zombie
Self-mills six cards quickly between entering and dying
Gravebreaker Lamia
4BEnchantment Creature — Snake Lamia
Entombs a card on ETB and discounts graveyard spell casts
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
Exiles opponent cards and lets you cast copies of them for free
Praetor's Grasp
1BBSorcery
Searches opponent's deck to steal and play their best card
