The Balrog of Moria (Commander)

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Owain Roberts
Nov 7, 2025
Embracing My Inner Rakdos, With Two Reanimator Decks
Owain shows off his latest color identity exploration by exploring two similar Rakdos Reanimator decks, one of which is all Universes Beyond.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Too Greedily, Too Deep
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Command Beacon
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Netherborn Altar
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
53%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Mines of Moria
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
49%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
47%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Oliphaunt
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Decree of Pain
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Grave Upheaval
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Terminate
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Bedevil
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Jeska's Will
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Anger
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Ayara, Widow of the Realm
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Green Goblin, Revenant
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Mayhem Devil
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Inferno Titan
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Moria Scavenger
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Balor
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Decadent Dragon
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Street Wraith
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Drannith Stinger
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Port Razer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Filth
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Dunland Crebain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Ruthless Sniper
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Xorn
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Blood Artist
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Bone Miser
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Viashino Sandsprinter
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Rakdos Charm
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Stinging Study
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Fling
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Big Score
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Cast into the Fire
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Bitter Downfall
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Medicine
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Saw in Half
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Cauldron Dance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Return the Favor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Fire Magic
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Starstorm
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Live or Die
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Skycrash
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Locust Spray
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Wake the Dragon
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Visions of Ruin
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Languish
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Seize the Spoils
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Thud
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Zombify
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lidless Gaze
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Swarming of Moria
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Foray of Orcs
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Dread Return
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Corpse Explosion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Stitch Together
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Buried Alive
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Counsel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Campfire
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Fluctuator
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Stone of Erech
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
World Map
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Elixir
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Sarcophagus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Racers' Scoreboard
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Warstorm Surge
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Shiny Impetus
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sneak Attack
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Unpredictable Cyclone
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Rift
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Theater of Horrors
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Reunion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Greed
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mirror March
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Summoning
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Shared Animosity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Outpace Oblivion
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Kickoff Celebrations
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, the Great Creator
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Barren Moor
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Barad-dûr
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Forgotten Cave
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
The Black Gate
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion41 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Fire Diamond
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Locket
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Command Tower
67%inclusion33 decks49 decks
-19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Canyon Slough
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Mount Doom
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Peak
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Malice
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Luxury Suite
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-23%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Graven Cairns
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Command Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Badlands
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-25%synergy