Rise From the Dead.
Rise From the Dead is a 100-card Commander deck led by Meren of Clan Nel Toth in the Golgari color identity (black/green). TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 3 — upgraded / mid-power.
The mainboard runs 36 creatures, 9 instants, 9 sorceries, 6 artifacts, 7 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 32 lands, averaging 3.06 mana value across non-land cards. 69% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 19% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 3 game changers (Vampiric Tutor, Demonic Tutor, and Field of the Dead), 1 cheap tutor (Entomb), and 2 tutors (Buried Alive and Protean Hulk). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.
COMMANDER
CommanderPLANESWALKER(1)
CREATURE(35)
ARTIFACT(6)
ENCHANTMENT(7)
INSTANT(9)
SORCERY(9)
LAND(32)
TOKENS(9)
100
Total
36
Creatures
32
Spells
32
Lands
B3
Bracket
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Why bracket 3? — Upgraded
3 Game Changers
Cards on WotC's official Game Changers list. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above; more than three means Bracket 4.
Demonic TutorField of the DeadVampiric Tutor
Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.
CURVE
0
0
1
14
2
19
3
14
4
8
5
4
6
4
7+
5
COLORS
B
4364%
G
2436%
COMBOS
10
Combos
0
Early
0
2-Card
10
3+ Card
6
Game-Ending
Gravecrawler+
Blood Artist+
Warren SoultraderInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Blood Artist+Warren SoultraderPrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Blood Artist triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+
Zulaport Cutthroat+Warren SoultraderInfinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Zulaport Cutthroat+Warren SoultraderPrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Zulaport Cutthroat triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+
Pitiless Plunderer+Viscera SeerInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Pitiless Plunderer+Viscera SeerPrerequisites
- You control an additional Zombie.
- You control another Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Viscera Seer ability.
- Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+
Carrion Feeder+Pitiless PlundererInfinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Carrion Feeder+Pitiless PlundererPrerequisites
- You control an additional Zombie.
- You control another Zombie.
Steps
- Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability.
- Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Warren Soultrader+
Bastion of RemembranceInfinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Warren Soultrader+Bastion of RemembrancePrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Bastion of Remembrance triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Gravecrawler+Moldervine Reclamation+Warren SoultraderInfinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
Gravecrawler+Moldervine Reclamation+Warren SoultraderPrerequisites
- Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Gravecrawler.
- When Gravecrawler dies, Moldervine Reclamation triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding B.
- Cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard by paying B.
- Repeat.
Blood Artist+
Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren SoultraderInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifeloss
Blood Artist+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren SoultraderPrerequisites
- Your life total is 2 or higher.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Blood Artist and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- Resolve the Blood Artist trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and target opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1B.
- Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
Zulaport Cutthroat+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren SoultraderInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifeloss
Zulaport Cutthroat+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren SoultraderPrerequisites
- Your life total is 2 or higher.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Zulaport Cutthroat and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- Resolve the Zulaport Cutthroat trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1B.
- Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren Soultrader+Bastion of RemembranceInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifeloss
Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren Soultrader+Bastion of RemembrancePrerequisites
- Your life total is 2 or higher.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Bastion of Remembrance and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- Resolve the Bastion of Remembrance trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life.
- Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1B.
- Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
Moldervine Reclamation+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren SoultraderInfinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
Moldervine Reclamation+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Warren SoultraderPrerequisites
- Your life total is 2 or higher.
Steps
- Activate Warren Soultrader by paying 1 life and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton.
- When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Moldervine Reclamation and Pitiless Plunderer trigger.
- Resolve the Moldervine Reclamation trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and draw a card.
- Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- Resolve the Warren Soultrader ability, creating a Treasure token.
- Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding 1B.
- Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.
Valid
Legality
This deck currently passes the commander checks.
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