Syr Konrad, the Grim (Commander) - Expensive Reanimator

Alternate Names:

Golbez, Clad In DarknessGolbez, Clad In Darkness

Alex Wicker
Apr 2, 2026
Commander Philosophy — Reviewing Removal in the Bracket Era
On this edition of Commander Philosophy, we talk about removal spells, and how your Bracket determines which kinds and how much you run.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Emeritus of Woe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Splinter's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Shredder's Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
83%synergy
Tortured Existence
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
69%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Gravecrawler
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Entomb
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Morality Shift
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
53%synergy
Animate Dead
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Culling the Weak
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Cabal Ritual
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Necropotence
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
41%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Imperial Seal
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Carrion Feeder
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Plaguecrafter
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Reaper
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Doom Whisperer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Ophiomancer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Grim Haruspex
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Walking Ballista
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Nether Traitor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Golgari Thug
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Blood Pet
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Millikin
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Bloodghast
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Palladium Myr
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Angel of Suffering
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Balthor the Defiled
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Putrid Goblin
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Songs of the Damned
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Defile
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-29%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Buried Alive
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Damnation
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Incarnation Technique
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Forever Young
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Final Parting
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Exhume
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Life's Finale
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Altar of the Brood
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Altar of Dementia
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Basilisk Collar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Necromancy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Grave Pact
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyresis
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Out of the Tombs
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Glistening Oil
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Saga
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Inventors' Fair
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Temple
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Lake of the Dead
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Tomb Fortress
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Urborg
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Basalt Monolith
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy