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Akawalli, the Seething Tower
Legendary Creature — Fungus
Descend 4 — As long as there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard, Akawalli gets +2/+2 and has trample. Descend 8 — As long as there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, Akawalli gets an additional +2/+2 and can't be blocked by more than one creature.
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“Fill your graveyard, pump Akawalli into an evasive finisher.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Graveyard, Sacrifice, Aristocrats
Strategy
Akawalli, the Seething Tower is a graveyard-focused creature that scales into a serious threat as your graveyard fills up. Your gameplan is straightforward: mill yourself efficiently, stock your graveyard with permanents, and turn Akawalli into an evasive, trampling powerhouse that ends games with commander damage. This isn't a grindy reanimator deck—it's about filling your yard fast and swinging for lethal before opponents stabilize.
Your core engine revolves around self-mill (Stitcher's Supplier, Satyr Wayfinder, Merciless Executioner) and sacrifice outlets that bin permanents while generating value. Cards like Altar of Dementia and Viscera Seer let you mill while fueling aristocrat effects, creating a loop where dying creatures stock your graveyard and pump Akawalli simultaneously. Once you hit eight permanents in your yard, Akawalli becomes a 7/7 unblockable attacker—often a two-turn clock. The beauty is that even early, a 5/5 trampler with haste effects closes games fast.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip the pricey dual lands—Budget alternatives like Woodland Swamp, Jungle Hollow, and basic lands work fine. Replace expensive mill engines with Stitcher's Supplier and Satyr Wayfinder instead of Snapcaster Mage.
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