The Dead Rise.

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The Dead Rise is a 100-card Commander deck led by Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist in the mono-black color identity. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.

The mainboard runs 30 creatures, 5 instants, 11 sorceries, 14 artifacts, 5 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 34 lands, averaging 3.52 mana value across non-land cards. 58% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 29% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 8 game changers (e.g. Opposition Agent, Orcish Bowmasters, and Bolas's Citadel), 3 fast mana (Dark Ritual, Cabal Ritual, and Lotus Petal), 1 alternate win condition (Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival), 1 cheap tutor (Diabolic Intent), and 4 tutors (e.g. Beseech the Mirror, Buried Alive, and Grim Servant). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.

COMMANDER

Commander

PLANESWALKER(1)

CREATURE(29)

Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

ARTIFACT(14)

ENCHANTMENT(5)

INSTANT(5)

SORCERY(11)

LAND(34)

Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt

21×

TOKENS(3)

100

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

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Why bracket 4? — Optimized

8 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.

Ancient TombBolas's CitadelDemonic TutorMana VaultOpposition AgentOrcish BowmastersThe One RingVampiric Tutor

alt wincon + tuned support

"You win the game" cards. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3; combined with heavy fast mana it means Bracket 4.

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.

CURVE

COLORS

48100%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+

Triskelion

Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB

Prerequisites

Triskelion has at least two +1/+1 counters on it.

Steps

If Triskelion has at least three +1/+1 counters on it, activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, dealing 1 damage to any target.
Repeat step 1 until there are two +1/+1 counters remaining on Triskelion.
Activate Triskelion by removing a +1/+1 counter from Triskelion, dealing 1 damage to itself.
Repeat step 3 an additional time.
Triskelion dies.
Triskelion's undying ability triggers, returning it to the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Repeat.

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Ashnod's Altar+

Nim Deathmantle+

Orcish Bowmasters

Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

Prerequisites

You do not control an Army.

Steps

Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Orcish Bowmasters, adding CC.
When Orcish Bowmasters dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay 4 to return Orcish Bowmasters from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
When Orcish Bowmasters enters, it triggers, dealing 1 damage to any target and creating a creature token.
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding CC.
Repeat.

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Ashnod's Altar+

Nim Deathmantle+

Phyrexian Triniform

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

Steps

Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Phyrexian Triniform, adding CC.
When Phyrexian Triniform dies, it and Nim Deathmantle trigger,
Resolve the Phyrexian Triniform trigger, creating three creature tokens.
Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a creature token, adding CC.
Resolve the Nim Deathmantle trigger, causing you to pay 4 to return Phyrexian Triniform from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
Repeat.

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Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+

Altar of Dementia+

Thornbite Staff

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill

Prerequisites

You have a creature card in your graveyard

Steps

Activate Xu-Ifit by tapping it, returning a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing the creature returned in step 1.
When the creature dies, Xu-Ifit triggers, untapping itself.
Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
Repeat.

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Umbral Collar Zealot+

Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+

Thornbite Staff

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite surveil

Prerequisites

You have a creature card in your graveyard

Steps

Activate Xu-Ifit by tapping it, returning a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing the creature returned in step 1.
When the creature dies, Xu-Ifit triggers, untapping itself.
Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
Repeat.

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Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+

Ashnod's Altar+

Thornbite Staff

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana

Prerequisites

You have a creature card in your graveyard

Steps

Activate Xu-Ifit by tapping it, returning a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing the creature returned in step 1.
When the creature dies, Xu-Ifit triggers, untapping itself.
Repeat.

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Reassembling Skeleton+

Thornbite Staff+

Soldevi Adnate

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers

Prerequisites

Thornbite Staff attached to Soldevi Adnate.
Soldevi Adnate does not have summoning sickness.

Steps

Activate Soldevi Adnate by tapping it and sacrificing Reassembling Skeleton, adding BB.
When Reassembling Skeleton dies, Soldevi Adnate triggers, untapping Soldevi Adnate.
Activate Reassembling Skeleton by paying 1B, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Repeat.

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Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist+

Ashnod's Altar+

Thousand-Year Elixir+

Nim Deathmantle

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers

Prerequisites

You control another nontoken creature.

Steps

Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another nontoken creature, adding CC.
When the creature dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers. Choose not to pay.
Activate Xu-Ifit by tapping it, returning a creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Xu-Ifit, adding CC.
When Xu-Ifit dies, Nim Deathmantle triggers, causing you to pay 4 to return it from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
Repeat.

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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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