[EDH] OldRutstein - Reanimator by Torgnoles

Format: Commander

Commander: Old Rutstein

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This Golgari deck helmed by Old Rutstein is an aggressive, high-synergy Reanimator strategy focused on dumping game-warping creatures into the graveyard and returning them to play well ahead of curve. The commander provides early utility by milling cards on entry and upkeep, generating Blood tokens for hand filtering, Insect tokens for sacrifice fodder, and Treasures for mana fixing. The deck pairs dense graveyard enablers like Buried Alive, Unmarked Grave, and Fauna Shaman with hyper-efficient reanimation spells such as Reanimate, Animate Dead, and Necromancy. By Turn 4, it reliably puts overwhelming threats onto the battlefield, notably Archon of Cruelty, Valgavoth, Terror Eater, and Razaketh, the Foulblooded. These behemoths immediately strip opposing resources and establish lethal pressure. Because the deck lacks infinite combos, it closes games through multi-turn combat pressure and severe attrition, supported by exceptional graveyard resilience that trivially recovers from creature removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aftermath Analyst
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
  • 1 Armaggon, Future Shark
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Breach the Multiverse
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Burning-Rune Demon
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Colossal Grave-Reaver
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dance of the Dead
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dig Up
  • 1 Dina's Guidance
  • 1 Dogged Detective
  • 1 Drag to the Roots
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exhume
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Final Parting
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Glowspore Shaman
  • 1 Grave Researcher // Reanimate
  • 1 Grist, the Hunger Tide
  • 1 Hapatra, the Desert Fang
  • 1 Hoarding Broodlord
  • 1 Incarnation Technique
  • 1 Kishla Village
  • 1 Life from the Loam
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist
  • 1 Mausoleum Secrets
  • 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
  • 1 Necromancy
  • 1 Old Rutstein
  • 1 Old Stickfingers
  • 1 Persist
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Profane Tutor
  • 1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reaper from the Abyss
  • 1 Restless Cottage
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Satyr Wayfinder
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Sludge Titan
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Squirming Emergence
  • 1 Stinkweed Imp
  • 1 Stitch Together
  • 1 Stitcher's Supplier
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Temple of Malady
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
  • 1 Tomb Fortress
  • 1 Tortured Existence
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Unmarked Grave
  • 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
  • 1 Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vile Entomber
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Young Necromancer