One of the most powerful methods of interacting with your graveyard is reanimation effects

Commander | Mark Wischkaemper Commander (1) 1 Meren of Clan NelToth Creatures (21) 1 Acidic Slime 1 Avatar of Woe 1 Bane of Progress 1 Butcher of Malakir 1 Corpse Augur 1 Eternal Witness 1 Fleshbag Marauder 1 Indrik Stomphowler 1 Korozda Guildmage 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest 1 Merciless Executioner 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Savra, Queen of the Golgari 1 Sidisi, Undead Vizier 1 Shriekmaw 1 Skullwinder 1 Slum Reaper 1 Viridian Emissary 1 Viridian Zealot 1 Wall of Blossoms 1 Wood Elves Spells (38) 1 Altar's Reap 1 Back to Nature 1 Hero's Downfall 1 Krosan Grip 1 Putrefy 1 Wretched Confluence 1 Aether Snap 1 Ambition's Cost 1 Barter in Blood 1 Creeping Corrosion 1 Deadly Tempest 1 Decree of Pain 1 Dregs of Sorrow 1 Drown in Sorrow 1 Flaying Tendrils 1 Innocent Blood 1 Life's Finale 1 Necromantic Selection 1 Primal Growth 1 Sever the Bloodline 1 Victimize 1 Attrition 1 Dictate of Erebos 1 Grave Betrayal 1 Grave Pact 1 Oversold Cemetery 1 Perilous Forays 1 Phyrexian Reclamation 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Bonehoard 1 Expedition Map 1 Golgari Signet 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Mimic Vat 1 Skullclamp 1 Sol Ring 1 Spawning Pit 1 Thought Vessel Lands (40) 12 Forest 15 Swamp 1 Command Tower 1 Evolving Wilds 1 Golgari Guildgate 1 Golgari Rot Farm 1 Grim Backwoods 1 High Market 1 Jungle Hollow 1 Polluted Mire 1 Slippery Karst 1 Tainted Wood 1 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Vivid Grove 1 Vivid Marsh There are ways to spend a bit more coin on this stack

Table of Contents show Step 1: Choose Your Commander God-Favored General | Illustration by David Palumbo Choosing your commander is the most important part of where to start, since your commander will lead you where you want to end up most of the time
Copies of Malignus are every bit as saucy as the original, especially if we leverage one of the many ways in white to give our creatures lifelink
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This is the one drop you're going to want in your Silverquill decks and it can run away with some games after coming down on turn one