Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist - Tomb of the Giants by Faelrir

Format: Commander

Commander: Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist commands a mono-black reanimator strategy that turns massive creatures with crippling drawbacks into overwhelming board assets. Because Xu-Ifit removes all abilities from reanimated creatures, cards like Death's Shadow, which normally dies at high life totals, and Colossus of Akros, which is normally trapped behind defender, enter as pure vanilla beatsticks. The deck exploits these oversized stat lines with sacrifice outlets that scale directly with creature power and mana value. Cards such as Disciple of Bolas, Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar, and Altar of the Wretched draw double-digit hands in a single activation, while Soldevi Adnate and Illuminor Szeras generate massive bursts of black mana. Secondary payoffs like Ghoulcaller Gisa convert a single 13-power creature into an overwhelming army of 2/2 Zombies. Backed by efficient graveyard tutoring, swampcycling consistency, resilient 1-mana protection spells, and mass reanimation through Living Death, the deck systematically overruns opponents through massive combat swings and aristocrat drain.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Accursed Duneyard
  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass
  • 1 Ancient Stone Idol
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archenemy's Charm
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bringer of the Last Gift
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Canyon Crawler
  • 1 Colossus of Akros
  • 1 Dakmor Salvage
  • 1 Death's Shadow
  • 1 Desperate Plea
  • 1 Disciple of Bolas
  • 1 Doomsday Excruciator
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Feign Death
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa
  • 1 Gloomfang Mauler
  • 1 Golgari Thug
  • 1 Illuminor Szeras
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Key to the City
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
  • 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
  • 1 Millikin
  • 1 Morbid Curiosity
  • 1 Out of the Tombs
  • 1 Patriar's Seal
  • 1 Phyrexian Triniform
  • 1 Prowling Geistcatcher
  • 1 Qarsi Revenant
  • 1 Reckoner's Bargain
  • 1 Ripples of Undeath
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rot-Curse Rakshasa
  • 1 Rotting Regisaur
  • 1 Ruthless Technomancer
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Shadow of Mortality
  • 1 Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
  • 1 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soldevi Adnate
  • 1 Spectral Snatcher
  • 1 Spymaster's Vault
  • 1 Stinkweed Imp
  • 1 Stitcher's Supplier
  • 1 Supernatural Stamina
  • 1 Susur Secundi, Void Altar
  • 23 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Teval's Judgment
  • 1 The Warring Triad
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Tortured Existence
  • 1 Triplicate Titan
  • 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
  • 1 Twilight Diviner
  • 1 Undying Malice
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Vile Entomber
  • 1 Void Beckoner
  • 1 Witch's Cottage
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist