Tariel, Reckoner of Souls Sunforger Reanimator by nyertz69

Format: Commander

Commander: Tariel, Reckoner of Souls

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Mardu Reanimator and combo strategy that leverages graveyard velocity, equipment tutoring, and Sunforger control to achieve decisive victories. Built around a dense core of 2-CMC mana rocks and looting spells, the deck rapidly fills the graveyard and deploys game-ending threats ahead of curve. The primary route to victory utilizes Buried Alive to assemble Reveillark and Karmic Guide, which loop infinitely with a sacrifice outlet like Goblin Bombardment or Altar of Dementia to eliminate the entire table on Turn 5. A potent secondary line uses Godo, Bandit Warlord to fetch Helm of the Host for infinite combat steps, while Archon of Cruelty and Sun Titan provide immense mid-game value and attrition. The interaction suite is anchored by Sunforger, allowing instant-speed access to targeted removal, board wipes, and protection spells. Although Tariel serves as high-cost late-game utility, the deck operates independently of its commander to execute efficient, proactive lines.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Activated Sleeper
  • 1 Adarkar Valkyrie
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Angel of Indemnity
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Angelic Renewal
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Body Launderer
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Burning-Rune Demon
  • 1 Chainer, Nightmare Adept
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Dance of the Dead
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fiend Hunter
  • 1 Final Parting
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Engineer
  • 1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Incarnation Technique
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Mistveil Plains
  • 1 Mortify
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Persist
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reveillark
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Slaughter the Strong
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Shatter
  • 1 Stitch Together
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stonehewer Giant
  • 1 Sun Titan
  • 1 Sunblast Angel
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunforger
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tragic Arrogance
  • 1 Unburial Rites
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Unexplained Absence
  • 1 Unlicensed Disintegration
  • 1 Vault of Champions