The Emperor, Hell Tyrant (Commander) - Optimized Reanimator

Original Name:

Yawgmoth, Thran PhysicianYawgmoth, Thran Physician

Benjamin Levin
Mar 24, 2026
Golgari Legends and +1/+1 Counters With Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh
Ben revisits his Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh Commander deck to add some new toys from recent sets. +1/+1 counters are always getting new cards!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Emeritus of Woe
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Grave Researcher
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
South Wind Avatar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nest of Scarabs
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
77%synergy
Geralf's Messenger
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Butcher Ghoul
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Ophiomancer
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Dark Ritual
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Crypt Ghast
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Diabolic Intent
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Victimize
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Necropotence
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Gravecrawler
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Nether Traitor
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Necroskitter
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Forsaken Miner
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Deathgreeter
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Bloodghast
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Viscera Seer
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dark Confidant
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sightless Ghoul
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Nested Shambler
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sifter of Skulls
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ornithopter
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Shambling Ghast
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dross Harvester
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Treacherous Pit-Dweller
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Entomb
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Culling the Weak
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Ritual
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Force of Despair
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Slaughter Pact
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Undying Evil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Corpse Dance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lethal Scheme
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dead of Winter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-26%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Duress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Gix's Command
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Stitch Together
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Chamber
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Bitterblossom
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
38%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Animate Dead
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Blight Mound
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Contamination
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Oubliette
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Grave Venerations
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Bridge from Below
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Carnival of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Blast Zone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Peat Bog
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
High Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Pit
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Homeward Path
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wickersmith's Tools
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy