Syr Konrad, the Grim

Syr Konrad is a grinding damage machine that punishes filling graveyards—yours and everyone else's. Every creature that dies, gets milled, or leaves your graveyard triggers him for 1 damage to each opponent, and he comes with a built-in mill outlet. The strategy is to create a steady stream of graveyard activity: sacrifice creatures, mill aggressively, reanimate threats, and watch the damage clock tick up. You don't need to kill anyone fast—Konrad's triggers accumulate naturally through the game, especially in multiplayer where graveyards fill constantly.

Build around sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer and Undead Warchief to mill your own creatures repeatedly while triggering Konrad. Pair this with creatures that benefit from dying (like Zulaport Cutthroat) or reanimation (like Reassembling Skeleton) to multiply triggers. Cards that mill multiple creatures at once—Milling Wave, Stitcher's Supplier, or even Bone Shards—turn into mini-ultimates. Your deck naturally synergizes with black's self-mill creatures and graveyard strategies, making Konrad a slow-burn, inevitably damaging commander that scales in multiplayer.

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