<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Falcon, Airship Restored" href="#" target="_blank">The Falcon, Airship Restored</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://kotakan.artstation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kotakan</a></em></p>
<p>Hello, and welcome back to <em>Beyond the Multiverse</em>! This week, we're exploring a recent new ruling that was dropped in light of <em>Edge of Eternity </em>spoilers. Yes, legendary Vehicles can be commanders now (though I'm too much of a boomer to let that sink in), and there's a few to boot.</p>
<p>However, the number of Vehicles that work at the helm is severely limited for now, but we can expect this number to grow over time. That said, which Vehicle did I decide to cover today? Let's find out.</p>
<h2>I'm On a Blimp</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Falcon, Airship Restored"></div></div>
<p>Firstly, not much is known about <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Falcon, Airship Restored" href="#" target="_blank">The Falcon, Airship Restored</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. It comes from <em>Final Fantasy VI</em>, and was the main airship the heroes used to traverse the world. That is, the world after Kefka made a mess of things, putting it lightly.</p>
<p>That said, our commander has a lot going for us. Firstly, it's in mono-black, so mana issues will be non-existent. That said, this forces us to get creative with our card choices.</p>
<p>Secondly, it's able to bring itself back onto the battlefield. This is huge, because we don't need to keep sending The Falcon back into the command zone.</p>
<p>Thirdly, it lets us reanimate a creature on contact, but it sacrifices itself in the process. Taking all of this into account, I'm sure you know where we're going.</p>
<h2>Boarding the Ship</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flayed One"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Incarnation Technique|sld|1776"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Buried Alive|sld|1673"></div></div>
<p>What we're doing here is essentially Mono-Black Reanimator, and there's plenty of choices. However, we need to trim the fat, and send it into the graveyard first.</p>
<p>Firstly, both <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flayed One" href="#" target="_blank">Flayed One</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shinra Reinforcements" href="#" target="_blank">Shinra Reinforcements</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> do this upon entry. That said, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stitcher&#039;s Supplier|fic|287" href="#" target="_blank">Stitcher&#039;s Supplier</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> does this when it dies as well.</p>
<p>On the other hand, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rejoin the Fight" href="#" target="_blank">Rejoin the Fight</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> doesn't just mill us, but also can bring back up to three creatures from our graveyard. Though, the opponents will get to choose what comes back. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Warring Triad" href="#" target="_blank">The Warring Triad</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is lots of things: reanimation target, ramp, and a way to dig through our library.</p>
<p>Secondly, we can use <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Buried Alive|sld|1673" href="#" target="_blank">Buried Alive</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to search for specific targets, and send them to the graveyard. Meanwhile, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Key to the City|fic|348" href="#" target="_blank">Key to the City</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can help The Falcon bypass flying blockers. That said, it also gets bigger creatures out of our hand, keep them from clogging it up.</p>
<p>Thirdly, like Rejoin the Fight, there's a few all-stars that can both mill and reanimate. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Incarnation Technique|sld|1776" href="#" target="_blank">Incarnation Technique</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>'s demonstrate ability allows us to copy it. On the other hand, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The War in Heaven" href="#" target="_blank">The War in Heaven</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> draws cards, mills us, and reanimates a creature, all in one package.</p>
<p>Speaking of packages, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tomb Fortress" href="#" target="_blank">Tomb Fortress</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> mills and reanimates, but exiling it makes it a one-time deal. Use it wisely.</p>
<h2>Greeting the Passengers</h2>
<p>We've milled some cards, and we have some form of reanimation in our hand, but what do we get back?</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Summon: Primal Odin"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zodiark, Umbral God"></div></div>
<p>Firstly, you can always go the tried and true big stuff route. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archfiend of Depravity|fic|273" href="#" target="_blank">Archfiend of Depravity</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will ensure no board will clutter. In a similar vein, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zodiark, Umbral God" href="#" target="_blank">Zodiark, Umbral God</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> does his best Thanos impression, making everyone sacrifice half of their (non-God) creatures.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hexmark Destroyer" href="#" target="_blank">Hexmark Destroyer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, though, will be difficult to block unless there's an army of tokens. Conversely, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shard of the Void Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Shard of the Void Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will snipe a troublesome permanent.</p>
<p>Secondly, we can always bring back something that provides some utility. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Seymour Flux" href="#" target="_blank">Seymour Flux</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Phyrexian Arena" href="#" target="_blank">Phyrexian Arena</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that gets bigger with each trigger. Meanwhile, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Siegfried, Famed Swordsman" href="#" target="_blank">Siegfried, Famed Swordsman</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> mills us on entry, then gets bigger for each creature in our bin. However, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER" href="#" target="_blank">Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will drain our opponents while we keep killing off creatures, especially so if we can obtain his emblem.</p>
<p>Thirdly, there's always targets that help fulfill the deck's theme in some ways. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sepulchral Primordial|fic|284" href="#" target="_blank">Sepulchral Primordial</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will reanimate multiple creatures from our opponents. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Summon: Primal Odin" href="#" target="_blank">Summon: Primal Odin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is scary: the first chapter destroys a creature, then it outright murders an opponent if it connects with the second chapter active; use Key to the City to make it even more disgusting.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ardyn, the Usurper" href="#" target="_blank">Ardyn, the Usurper</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is graveyard hate on top of making a token copy of that creature. Said creature comes with sizeable states, plus keywords from Ardyn as well.</p>
<p>Lastly, if push comes to shove, we can always recur The Falcon, and use that to bring something back (just remember to crew it first!)</p>
<h2>The Falcon, Airship Restored Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Going Universes Beyond-The Falcon" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 The Falcon, Airship Restored
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Archfiend of Depravity
*1 Ardyn, the Usurper
*1 Canoptek Wraith
*1 Flayed One
*1 Gaius van Baelsar
*1 Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
*1 Hexmark Destroyer
*1 Merciless Executioner
*1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
*1 Sepulchral Primordial
*1 Seymour Flux
*1 Shard of the Void Dragon
*1 Shinra Reinforcements
*1 Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Stitcher&#039;s Supplier
*1 Summon: Primal Odin
*1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
*1 The Warring Triad
*1 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival
*1 Zodiark, Umbral God
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Black Market Connections
*1 Death in Heaven
*1 The War in Heaven
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Beacon of Unrest
*1 Dread Return
*1 Evil Reawakened
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Incarnation Technique
*1 Living Death
*1 Mutilate
*1 Night&#039;s Whisper
*1 Reanimate
*1 Rejoin the Fight
*1 Resentful Revelation
*1 Restart Sequence
*1 Rise of the Dark Realms
*1 Stitch Together
*1 Syphon Mind
*1 Temporal Extortion
*1 Their Name Is Death
*1 Toxic Deluge
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Caged Sun
*1 Endless Atlas
*1 Hedron Archive
*1 Key to the City
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Sceptre of Eternal Glory
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Sword of the Animist
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Crypt Incursion
*1 Dark Ritual
*1 Darkness
*1 Deadly Dispute
*1 Deadly Rollick
*1 Defile
*1 Dismember
*1 Overkill
*1 Saw in Half
*1 Snuff Out
[/Instants]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Liliana of the Dark Realms
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
*1 Bojuka Bog
*1 Cabal Coffers
*1 Command Beacon
*1 Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
*1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
*1 Myriad Landscape
*29 Swamp
*1 Tomb Fortress
*1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Making the Most of the Trip</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Cabal Coffers|ltc|360"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rise of the Dark Realms|fic|283"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Black Market Connections|acr|87"></div></div>
<p>Today's list is your average Reanimator list, only that we're restricted to black. Fortunately, The Falcon is reanimation, and can recur itself when we sacrifice it. Multiple reanimations like that aren't common (even if it's a hefty cost to bring it back from the graveyard).</p>
<p>Firstly, we have the fabled <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Cabal Coffers|ltc|360" href="#" target="_blank">Cabal Coffers</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth|ltc|375" href="#" target="_blank">Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> combo to provide us with a ton of mana to use. The only planeswalker in the deck, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Liliana of the Dark Realms|sld|1593" href="#" target="_blank">Liliana of the Dark Realms</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, will help us either remove annoying permanents, or consistently let us hit our land drops. Don't count on hitting that emblem, but we basically win if you do. One of those lands can help cast <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Temporal Extortion|sld|1859" href="#" target="_blank">Temporal Extortion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to give us an extra turn.</p>
<p>Secondly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Death in Heaven" href="#" target="_blank">Death in Heaven</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> snipes our opponents' graveyard, but more importantly gives us bodies with which to crew The Falcon. In addition, smaller bodies like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor|fca|35" href="#" target="_blank">Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, Shinra Reinforcements, and the tokens made from <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Black Market Connections|acr|87" href="#" target="_blank">Black Market Connections</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can help crew it, too.</p>
<p>Lastly, if we need to, we can close out games with cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rise of the Dark Realms|fic|283" href="#" target="_blank">Rise of the Dark Realms</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and a flipped <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zenos yae Galvus" href="#" target="_blank">Zenos yae Galvus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Another way, if you can pull it off, is to repeatedly trigger Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER (or his emblem if you manage to flip him)'s ability to drain your opponents.</p>
<h2>Venturing Into the Blind Eternities</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gray Merchant of Asphodel"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Chainer, Dementia Master"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Archon of Cruelty"></div></div>
<p>I've covered this in past articles (sidenote: I'm going to have to go out of my way to avoid more Reanimator articles), but going in-universe expands our reanimation suite. We gain access to cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Animate Dead" href="#" target="_blank">Animate Dead</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Necromancy" href="#" target="_blank">Necromancy</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which are cheap to cast.</p>
<p>On that note, since we're in mono-black, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gray Merchant of Asphodel" href="#" target="_blank">Gray Merchant of Asphodel</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> becomes incredibly strong here, perhaps enough to be a finisher on its own. An oldie, but goodie, is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Chainer, Dementia Master" href="#" target="_blank">Chainer, Dementia Master</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which is the perfect in-universe choice if Vehicles as commanders aren't your jam. He can even pull from our opponent's graveyards, too! He gets especially potent when we have the Coffers/Urborg combo, since his ability is repeatable.</p>
<p>In addition, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Noxious Gearhulk" href="#" target="_blank">Noxious Gearhulk</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a card I'm surprised hasn't gotten the <em>Universes Beyond</em> treatment yet, is all-around good removal on a decent body. Another good body to use is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archon of Cruelty" href="#" target="_blank">Archon of Cruelty</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which can run away with the game if unchecked.</p>
<p>Another good finisher is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Torment of Hailfire" href="#" target="_blank">Torment of Hailfire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but know that it'll cause groans at the table, and isn't really a fun way to win.</p>
<h2>Preparing to Land</h2>
<p>Building a deck with a Vehicle as a commander was something I thought would never happen, but here we are. If you ask me, I was half-expecting planeswalkers to be first (technically, there a few where you can, but I wasn't counting those). Though, I imagine some of them would be too broken for the command zone, and the banlist would certainly get larger.</p>
<p>That said, I imagine we'll get more legendary Vehicles down the road, and in more color combinations now that they're legal as commanders. As of the writing, most of our choices are either monocolored, or colorless, and the options don't automatically scream commander-material (not the format, but as commanders).</p>
<p>Tune in next time, where we take an unexpected turn, and have a need to control some chaos.</p>


Building a Falcon, Airship Restored Commander Deck

<p style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist" href="#" target="_blank">Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/michalivan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michal Ivan</a></span></i></p>
<p>Hello hello! With <em>Edge of Eternities</em> hype in full swing, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite cards for the set. This week's deck tech will be centered on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist" href="#" target="_blank">Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, a cool new reanimator commander coming to us straight from the Blind Eternities.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist"></div></div>
<p>While this commander may not be the strongest reanimation piece that Commander players have access to, it is certainly unique. The ability to strip negative abilities away from our creatures provides interesting deckbuilding opportunities, so I'm excited to talk about what Xu can do for you!</p>
<h2>What Does Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist Do?</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-1" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, Xu-Ifit is a 2/3 Human Wizard. That's not exactly impressive, but it's also not what we're here for. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When we <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-tap" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> our commander, we can reanimate a creature from our graveyard as a Skeleton with no abilities. This is interesting, as Xu-Ifit takes away <em>all</em> abilities, both positive and negative. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So, whether we reanimate something with positive abilities like an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Archon of Cruelty" href="#" target="_blank">Archon of Cruelty</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or something with negative abilities like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Yawgmoth Demon" href="#" target="_blank">Yawgmoth Demon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, we'll be left with a vanilla 6/6 Skeleton.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Archon of Cruelty"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Yawgmoth Demon"></div></div>
<p>While Xu-Ifit's abilities are pretty unique, the card is still reminiscent of some previously printed commanders.</p>
<p>I'm reminded first and foremost of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zul Ashur, Lich Lord" href="#" target="_blank">Zul Ashur, Lich Lord</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> from <em>Foundations</em>. Both cards let us get creatures from our graveyard back into the fray, and both cards also care about undead creatures. Their art is even similar!</p>
<p>I'm also reminded of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ruxa, Patient Professor" href="#" target="_blank">Ruxa, Patient Professor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, another commander that brings cards back from our graveyard and will build board states full of big vanilla creatures.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zul Ashur, Lich Lord"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ruxa, Patient Professor"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But, let's get back to business. What sort of cards will fill out the 99 of this deck? </span></p>
<h2>Key Cards for Xu-Ifit</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We'll fill out Xu-Ifit's supporting cast with ways to dump our library into the graveyard, big creatures that we can cheat back onto the battlefield, and ways to benefit from the previous two points. <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> is the color of reanimation, so we've got no shortage of cards to put in our decklist.</span></p>
<p>First, let's talk about what we're all here for: big creatures. I've included a full 14 reanimation targets here, three of which have drawbacks and 11 of which are just too expensive to reasonably cast in most games.</p>
<p>While it's possible to eventually cast an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Emrakul, the Promised End" href="#" target="_blank">Emrakul, the Promised End</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in a super long game, we'll most often be using it as a vanilla 13/13 Skeleton. Among the largest creatures we've got available to us in this deck are <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Phyrexian Dreadnought" href="#" target="_blank">Phyrexian Dreadnought</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Death&#039;s Shadow" href="#" target="_blank">Death&#039;s Shadow</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancient Stone Idol" href="#" target="_blank">Ancient Stone Idol</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Emrakul, the Promised End"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Phyrexian Dreadnought"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Death&#039;s Shadow"></div></div>
<p>There's a few other creatures that are at our commander's disposal, but their abilities aren't the focus of this deck; their power and toughness boxes are.</p>
<h3>Self-Mill</h3>
<p>I'd also like to showcase a few of the best self-mill engines that have found a slot here.</p>
<p><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Altar of the Wretched" href="#" target="_blank">Altar of the Wretched</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> might seem like just a bulk rare from <em>Lost Caverns Commander</em>, but it's actually a perfect fit in this deck. On its front face, we can sacrifice the largest creature we've got on hand to see a huge amount of cards from our deck. And, after we activate its craft ability, it can become an absolutely gigantic, game-ending threat. As a little bonus, it can even bring itself back to our hand from the graveyard if we've milled it over.</p>
<p>Although <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Altar of Dementia" href="#" target="_blank">Altar of Dementia</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> may be a less exciting pick for this same effect, it's certainly extremely powerful. I've also become a big fan of mill rocks like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Millikin" href="#" target="_blank">Millikin</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This card can hit the battlefield before our commander, and provide a steady stream of mana advantage and mill over the course of a game. It's easy to replace a card like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mind Stone" href="#" target="_blank">Mind Stone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> with Millikin in any graveyard-centric deck, and I've been doing so quite frequently.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Altar of the Wretched"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Millikin"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Palantír of Orthanc"></div></div>
<p>Lastly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Palantír of Orthanc" href="#" target="_blank">Palantír of Orthanc</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> also works quite well in this Xu-Ifit list. Most players will let us get away with drawing a card each turn, but any foolish opponents that don't risk being hit for huge amounts of mana if we flip an Eldrazi or two into our bin.</p>
<h3>Graveyard Synergy</h3>
<p>Between our commander's ability and cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Victimize" href="#" target="_blank">Victimize</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, we'll be moving cards in and out of our 'yard quite frequently. Let's take advantage of that, shall we?</p>
<p>There's a trio of enchantments that work perfectly with our game plan, first among them being <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Corpses of the Lost" href="#" target="_blank">Corpses of the Lost</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. This three-mana enchantment will serve as a repeatable source of creature tokens and haste for our reanimated creatures. It's admittedly a slow value engine, requiring us to pay <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-2" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span> turn after turn to generate a good board state, but this fits right into the deck's Bracket 2 standing.</p>
<p>Speaking of enchantments that cost <span class="mana-container-container"><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-2" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span><span class="mana-container"><i class="ms ms-cost ms-b" style="margin-left: inherit !important;"></i></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Teval&#039;s Judgment" href="#" target="_blank">Teval&#039;s Judgment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> works quite similarly. We can choose between card draw, mana creation, and creature token creation whenever a card leaves our graveyard, and that flexibility is key to this card's strength.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Corpses of the Lost"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Teval&#039;s Judgment"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab"></div></div>
<p>Lastly, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab" href="#" target="_blank">Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a nice little value engine just like Corpses of the Lost. It lets us make 2/2s when we reanimate creatures, and can bring a creature back to our hand for just one mana too.</p>
<p>There's a few other cards worth mentioning that fit into this aspect of the deck's game plan, including <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skeleton Crew" href="#" target="_blank">Skeleton Crew</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tormod, the Desecrator" href="#" target="_blank">Tormod, the Desecrator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Syr Konrad, the Grim" href="#" target="_blank">Syr Konrad, the Grim</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skeleton Crew"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Tormod, the Desecrator"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Syr Konrad, the Grim"></div></div>
<h2>How Does This Xu-Ifit Commander Deck Win?</h2>
<p>So, after we've had our fun and made a 13/13 creature on turn four, what do we do now? Well, this deck's primary win condition is combat. We'll try to beat our opponents down with big, vanilla creatures. Anthems like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon Throne of Tarkir" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon Throne of Tarkir</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gisa, the Hellraiser" href="#" target="_blank">Gisa, the Hellraiser</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can make that process a bit easier, providing nice buffs that should allow our creatures to get in for damage more easily.</p>
<p>The aforementioned <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Corpses of the Lost" href="#" target="_blank">Corpses of the Lost</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> also works well here, letting us surprise our opponents with a big, hasty creature to close out games.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dragon Throne of Tarkir"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gisa, the Hellraiser"></div></div>
<p>But, failing that, there are a few other ways that we can win the game.</p>
<p>We've got: relatively one-sided board wipes, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mandate of Abaddon" href="#" target="_blank">Mandate of Abaddon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (if we choose a large creature we control, there's a good chance that a few of our other creatures will be big enough to survive the wipe); the ability to turn one big creature into a game-ending board of tokens with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghoulcaller Gisa" href="#" target="_blank">Ghoulcaller Gisa</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (turning a 10/10 into 10 2/2s will usually make quick work of even the most clogged-up board states); and even a few ways to give our creatures lifelink, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Whip of Erebos" href="#" target="_blank">Whip of Erebos</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (we'll be able to gain enough life to put the game entirely out of reach for our opponents).</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mandate of Abaddon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ghoulcaller Gisa"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Whip of Erebos"></div></div>
<h2>Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist Commander Deck List</h2>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Building a Reanimator Deck with Xu-Ifit" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Ancient Stone Idol
*1 Angel of Suffering
*1 Artisan of Kozilek
*1 Arvinox, the Mind Flail
*1 Barrowgoyf
*1 Colossus of Akros
*1 Death Baron
*1 Death&#039;s Shadow
*1 Disciple of Bolas
*1 Emrakul, the Promised End
*1 Emrakul, the World Anew
*1 Ghoulcaller Gisa
*1 Gisa, the Hellraiser
*1 It That Betrays
*1 Leveler
*1 Millikin
*1 Overlord of the Balemurk
*1 Phyrexian Dreadnought
*1 Phyrexian Triniform
*1 Priest of Forgotten Gods
*1 Qarsi Revenant
*1 Rankle, Master of Pranks
*1 Ruthless Technomancer
*1 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
*1 Skeleton Crew
*1 Stitcher&#039;s Supplier
*1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
*1 Tormod, the Desecrator
*1 Ulamog&#039;s Dreadsire
*1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
*1 Vile Entomber
*1 Void Winnower
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 Corpses of the Lost
*1 Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
*1 Ripples of Undeath
*1 Teval&#039;s Judgment
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Breach the Multiverse
*1 Dark Deal
*1 Feed the Swarm
*1 Gix&#039;s Command
*1 Incarnation Technique
*1 Mandate of Abaddon
*1 Reanimate
*1 Stargaze
*1 Unmarked Grave
*1 Victimize
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Altar of Dementia
*1 Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass
*1 Codex Shredder
*1 Conjurer&#039;s Closet
*1 Dragon Throne of Tarkir
*1 Magewright&#039;s Stone
*1 Mask of Griselbrand
*1 Palantír of Orthanc
*1 The Grim Captain&#039;s Locker
*1 Thousand-Year Elixir
*1 Whip of Erebos
[/Artifacts]
[Instants]
*1 Bitter Triumph
*1 Entomb
*1 Lethal Scheme
*1 Not of This World
*1 Pile On
*1 Price of Fame
*1 Reckoner&#039;s Bargain
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Accursed Duneyard
*1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
*32 Swamp
*1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
[/Lands]"></span></div>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Thanks very much for reading! Before you go, I wanted to chat about a few more cards that work particularly well in the deck. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Not of This World" href="#" target="_blank">Not of This World</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will usually act as a free protection spell for our biggest reanimated creature, which will feel great against the Bracket 2 competition this deck should be facing.</p>
<p>I also really like the inclusion of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Conjurer&#039;s Closet" href="#" target="_blank">Conjurer&#039;s Closet</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, which can blink a reanimated creature to give its abilities back. We've got a full 11 reanimation targets with beneficial rules text on them, so this artifact can turn a vanilla creature back into a menacing threat.</p>
<p>I also chose the removal spells for this deck carefully, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lethal Scheme" href="#" target="_blank">Lethal Scheme</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Pile On" href="#" target="_blank">Pile On</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Price of Fame" href="#" target="_blank">Price of Fame</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> all letting us fill up the graveyard as we clear the board.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Not of This World"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Conjurer&#039;s Closet"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lethal Scheme"></div></div>
<p>That's all for now, so I'll see you all next week for another deck tech!</p>


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