Graveyard Recursion Dungeon Exploration.
Graveyard Recursion Dungeon Exploration is a 100-card Commander deck led by Sefris of the Hidden Ways in the Esper color identity (white/blue/black), played 1 time with a 0% win rate. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.
The mainboard runs 30 creatures, 12 instants, 7 sorceries, 8 artifacts, 5 enchantments, 2 planeswalkers, and 36 lands, averaging 2.64 mana value across non-land cards. 77% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 19% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 7 game changers (e.g. Cyclonic Rift, Demonic Tutor, and Vampiric Tutor), 1 fast mana (An Offer You Can't Refuse), 1 cheap tutor (Entomb), and 4 tutors (e.g. Vile Entomber, Oriq Loremage, and Buried Alive). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.
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Animate Dead+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's WardearlyInfinite blinking, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Animate Dead+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Wardearly- Cast Animate Dead by paying 1B, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
- Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, exiling Animate Dead until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Animate Dead triggers, causing you to sacrifice Abdel Adrian.
- Animate Dead returns to the battlefield, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Animate Dead to it.
- Repeat from step 2.
Necromancy+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's WardearlyInfinite blinking, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Necromancy+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Wardearly- Cast Necromancy by paying 2B, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Necromancy to it.
- Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, exiling Necromancy until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Necromancy triggers, causing you to sacrifice Abdel Adrian.
- Necromancy returns to the battlefield, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Necromancy to it.
- Repeat from step 2.
Dance of the Dead+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's WardearlyInfinite blinking, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Dance of the Dead+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Wardearly- Cast Dance of the Dead by paying 1B, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
- Abdel Adrian enters the battlefield, exiling Dance of the Dead until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Dance of the Dead triggers, causing you to sacrifice Abdel Adrian.
- Dance of the Dead returns to the battlefield, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield, and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
- Repeat from step 2.
Reveillark+
Karmic Guide+
Viscera SeerInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
Reveillark+
Karmic Guide+
Viscera Seer- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Reveillark.
- When Reveillark dies, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide and up to one other creature with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Reveillark from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability from step 2.
- Repeat.
Reveillark+
Karmic Guide+
Altar of DementiaInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-mill, Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
Reveillark+
Karmic Guide+
Altar of Dementia- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Reveillark.
- When Reveillark dies, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide and up to one other creature with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Reveillark from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 2.
- Repeat.
Reveillark+
Karmic Guide+
Carrion FeederInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite recursion of creature cards with power 2 or less
Reveillark+
Karmic Guide+
Carrion Feeder- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Reveillark.
- When Reveillark dies, it triggers, returning Karmic Guide and up to one other creature with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, returning Reveillark from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability from step 2.
- Repeat.
Karmic Guide+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward+
Viscera SeerInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Karmic Guide+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward+
Viscera Seer- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Abdel Adrian.
- When Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned from exile to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Abdel Adrian enters, it triggers, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- Repeat.
Karmic Guide+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward+
Altar of DementiaInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Karmic Guide+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward+
Altar of Dementia- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Abdel Adrian.
- When Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned from exile to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Abdel Adrian enters, it triggers, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- Repeat.
Radiant Solar+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's WardNear-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite blinking, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players, Near-infinite creature tokens
Radiant Solar+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward- You control at least two other nontoken creatures.
- You have the highest life total.
- You are currently venturing in "Tomb of Annihilation" in the "Veils of Fear" room.
- Cast Abdel Adrian by paying its mana cost.
- When Abdel Adrian enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Radiant Solar and two other nontoken creatures until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating three 1/1 Soldier tokens.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into the "Sandfall Cell" room, causing you to sacrifice Abdel Adrian and each opponent to either sacrifice a creature, artifact or land or lose 2 life.
- Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Radiant Solar and the two other nontoken creatures from exile to the battlefield.
- Radiant Solar and the two creatures enter the battlefield, triggering Radiant Solar three times.
- Resolve the first Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into the "Cradle of the Death God" room, creating a 4/4 The Atropal legendary creature token, and completing Tomb of Annihilation.
- Sefris' second ability triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Abdel Adrian enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Radiant Solar and two other nontoken creatures until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into the "Trapped Entry" room of the Tomb of Annihilation, causing each player to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the second Radiant Solar trigger from step 6, venturing into the "Veils of Fear" room, causing each player to lose 2 life unless they discard a card.
- Repeat from step 4.
Karmic Guide+
Carrion Feeder+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's WardInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite blinking of nonland permanents, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Karmic Guide+
Carrion Feeder+
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Abdel Adrian.
- When Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, Karmic Guide is returned from exile to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters, it triggers, returning Abdel Adrian from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Abdel Adrian enters, it triggers, exiling Karmic Guide until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- Repeat.
Body Double+
Karmic Guide+
Viscera SeerInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1
Body Double+
Karmic Guide+
Viscera Seer- Cast Body Double by paying 4U, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
- When Body Double enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Body Double.
- Resolve the Body Double trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Body Double.
- Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Body Double from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
- Repeat from step 2.
Reveillark+
Body Double+
Viscera SeerInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite scry 1
Reveillark+
Body Double+
Viscera Seer- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Body Double.
- When Body Double leaves the battlefield, it triggers its Reveillark ability, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Reveillark.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- Repeat.
Body Double+
Karmic Guide+
Altar of DementiaInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill
Body Double+
Karmic Guide+
Altar of Dementia- Cast Body Double by paying 4U, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
- When Body Double enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Body Double.
- Resolve the Body Double trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Body Double.
- Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Body Double from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
- Repeat from step 2.
Body Double+
Karmic Guide+
Carrion FeederInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Body Double+
Karmic Guide+
Carrion Feeder- Cast Body Double by paying 4U, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
- When Body Double enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Karmic Guide.
- Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Body Double.
- Resolve the Body Double trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters the battlefield, it triggers, targeting Body Double.
- Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Body Double from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Karmic Guide.
- Repeat from step 2.
Reveillark+
Body Double+
Carrion FeederInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Reveillark+
Body Double+
Carrion Feeder- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Body Double.
- When Body Double leaves the battlefield, it triggers its Reveillark ability, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Reveillark.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- Repeat.
Reveillark+
Body Double+
Altar of DementiaInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite self-mill
Reveillark+
Body Double+
Altar of Dementia- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Body Double.
- When Body Double leaves the battlefield, it triggers its Reveillark ability, returning itself from your graveyard to the battlefield as a copy of Reveillark.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- Repeat.
Karmic Guide+
Sun Titan+
Animate Dead+
Altar of DementiaInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mill, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Karmic Guide+
Sun Titan+
Animate Dead+
Altar of Dementia- Cast Sun Titan.
- Sun Titan enters the battlefield, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- With the Animate Dead trigger on the stack, Activate Altar of Dementia, sacrificing Sun Titan to mill target player six.
- Resolve the Animate Dead trigger, causing it to become an Aura with "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead" and returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Animate Dead is put into your graveyard due to state based actions, as it cannot attach to a creature with protection from black.
- Animate Dead triggers, causing you to sacrifice Karmic Guide.
- Karmic Guide's enter the battlefield triggers.
- Resolve Karmic Guide's enter the battlefield trigger returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Dance of the Dead+
Sun Titan+
Animate Dead+
Viscera SeerInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1
Dance of the Dead+
Sun Titan+
Animate Dead+
Viscera Seer- Cast Animate Dead by paying 1B.
- When Animate Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Animate Dead to it.
- When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Dance of the Dead.
- Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Dance of the Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Dance of the Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
- When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Animate Dead.
- Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Dance of the Dead+
Sun Titan+
Animate Dead+
Altar of DementiaInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill
Dance of the Dead+
Sun Titan+
Animate Dead+
Altar of Dementia- Cast Animate Dead by paying 1B.
- When Animate Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Animate Dead to it.
- When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Dance of the Dead.
- Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Dance of the Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Dance of the Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
- When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Animate Dead.
- Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Dance of the Dead+
Carrion Feeder+
Sun Titan+
Animate DeadInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Dance of the Dead+
Carrion Feeder+
Sun Titan+
Animate Dead- Cast Animate Dead by paying 1B.
- When Animate Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Animate Dead to it.
- When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Dance of the Dead.
- Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Dance of the Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Dance of the Dead enters, it trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield and attaching Dance of the Dead to it.
- When Sun Titan enters, it triggers, targeting Animate Dead.
- Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Animate Dead from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 2.
Radiant Solar+
Karmic Guide+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Sun Titan+
Viscera SeerInfinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Radiant Solar+
Karmic Guide+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Sun Titan+
Viscera Seer- Sefris' first ability hasn't triggered this turn.
- You are currently venturing in the second to last room of any dungeon.
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Sefris' first ability triggers, causing you to venture into the final room of a dungeon, causing you to complete the dungeon.
- Sefris' second ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer twice by sacrificing Sefris and Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sefris trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into the Cave Entrace room, causing you to scry 1.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Sun Titan enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into either available room.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Sefris from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Sefris enters, Radiant Solar triggers, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into any available room.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability from step 1.
- Repeat.
Radiant Solar+
Karmic Guide+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Sun Titan+
Altar of DementiaInfinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Radiant Solar+
Karmic Guide+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Sun Titan+
Altar of Dementia- Sefris' first ability hasn't triggered this turn.
- You are currently venturing in the second to last room of any dungeon.
- Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Sefris' first ability triggers, causing you to venture into the final room of a dungeon, causing you to complete the dungeon.
- Sefris' second ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Altar of Dementia twice by sacrificing Sefris and Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sefris trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into the Cave Entrace room, causing you to scry 1.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Sun Titan enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into either available room.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Sefris from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Sefris enters, Radiant Solar triggers, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into any available room.
- Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability from step 1.
- Repeat.
Radiant Solar+
Karmic Guide+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Carrion Feeder+
Sun TitanInfinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite +1/+1 counters, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite lifeloss for all players, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Radiant Solar+
Karmic Guide+
Sefris of the Hidden Ways+
Carrion Feeder+
Sun Titan- Sefris' first ability hasn't triggered this turn.
- You are currently venturing in the second to last room of any dungeon.
- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Karmic Guide.
- Sefris' first ability triggers, causing you to venture into the final room of a dungeon, causing you to complete the dungeon.
- Sefris' second ability triggers. Holding priority, activate Carrion Feeder twice by sacrificing Sefris and Sun Titan.
- Resolve the Sefris trigger, returning Karmic Guide from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Karmic Guide enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into the Cave Entrace room, causing you to scry 1.
- Resolve the Karmic Guide trigger, returning Sun Titan from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Sun Titan enters, it and Radiant Solar trigger.
- Resolve the Radiant Solar trigger, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into either available room.
- Resolve the Sun Titan trigger, returning Sefris from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- When Sefris enters, Radiant Solar triggers, venturing into Lost Mine of Phandelver and into any available room.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability from step 1.
- Repeat.
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