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Grim Reaper, Lethal Legionnaire
Legendary Creature — Human Villain
Whenever Grim Reaper attacks, you may pay {3}{B}. When you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
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“Reanimate creatures every attack for a loop of recursive threats.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Reanimator, Sacrifice, Aristocrats
Strategy
Grim Reaper, Lethal Legionnaire is a recursion engine that turns your graveyard into a second hand. Every attack triggers a potential reanimate effect, letting you bring back creatures with finality counters—a built-in exile clause that dodges most removal while keeping your threats alive. You're playing an aggressive midrange game where creatures do double duty: they attack for damage and fuel your graveyard for explosive turns.
The deck builds around filling your graveyard early with cheap creatures and card draw, then pivoting into recurring threats. Each activation of Grim Reaper's ability costs {3}{B} but returns a creature tapped and attacking, so you're not just refueling—you're attacking immediately. Pair this with sacrifice outlets, card draw, and self-mill to maximize your graveyard density. You win by swinging in with a growing army of reanimated threats, protected by finality counters, until combat damage and commander damage finish the job.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
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