The Immortal Legion
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Posted on July 27, 2022, 4:26 p.m. by Stardragon
I'm making a deck built around unearth, persist, undying ect. are there any other mechanics that return creatures from the graveyard? Note: I'm not talking about reanimation like Reanimate or Dance of the Dead
Since so many are giving regular recursion cards even though i said that it's not what im looking for im putting a link to my deck here so people can see what im going for: The Immoral Legion
FormOverFunction says... #3
I’ve always LOVED Soul Exchange but you ought to have thrulls to really leverage it...
July 27, 2022 4:48 p.m.
Stardragon says... #4
Balaam__- Not quiet what im looking for but he may go in if need to fill a slot since not every persist, undying or unearth card is good or worth it
FormOverFunction thxs for idea but reanimation spells are not what i'm looking for as that makes it just another reanimator deck
July 27, 2022 4:58 p.m.
As far as mechanics go? I think the ones you listed are the main ones. Maybe Escape cards from Theros: Beyond Death? (Woe Strider etc) As far as cards go, there are always the Reassembling Skeleton type cards. Luminous Broodmoth from Ikoria might also be worth looking at. What are the potential commander options?
July 27, 2022 5:26 p.m.
Blink effects like Ephemerate with Karmic Guide can be nuts. I use it in a Bruna, the Fading Light Meld and sometimes hit the play of, cast karmic guide, get back a big something, let guide die to it's echo, then use Bruna to bring back guide and bring back another biggie. And Eldrazi Displacer is just great with both of them. 3 mana to protect your creatures and also reanimate makes a really resilient board state.
The deck is Bruna Blinks Bombs (EDH) if you want to check out a mono white mill with artifact synergy and reanimation/selection.
July 27, 2022 9:30 p.m.
Xenaphix02 says... #7
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician has some infinite interactions with Undying, and Mazirek, Kraul death priest has some with Persist.
July 27, 2022 9:57 p.m.
Stardragon says... #8
Xenaphix02 I knew about Yawgmoth he already in the deck but Mazirek is the wrong colors atm the moment i'm either going Mardu with Alesha (which is the current built one) or grixis with Sedris. But with the mardu build I have access to Archangel of Thune, Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit and Vizier of Remedies to help go infinite with persist
July 27, 2022 10:48 p.m.
Necrosis24 says... #9
Probably not quite the recursion you are looking for but embalm, eternalize, and encore. If you are building Sedris, the Traitor King I think these abilities fit along the lines of unearth and pair well with cards like Sundial of the Infinite.
Back from the Brink is also along the same line. Although I think in terms of a Sedris deck encore would give you the most value over the others.
July 27, 2022 11:51 p.m.
Stardragon says... #10
Necrosis24 actually all three would great additions i'm basically trying to make a recursion deck without using any recursion cards just mechanics i may have to 5 color
July 28, 2022 12:02 a.m.
griffstick says... #11
I don't think this is what you are looking for but for sure this is a good one Strands of Night
July 28, 2022 1:03 a.m.
Stardragon says... #12
griffstick thxs for the idea but no since it a recursion enchantment this is not what im looking for but it really good I will be adding into my traditional recursion deck though.
July 28, 2022 1:06 a.m.
RiotRunner789 says... #13
There are quite a few Phoenixes which you could drop in that easily recur themselves. There is also the disturb mechanic from the last innistrad.
July 28, 2022 7:48 a.m.
FormOverFunction says... #14
Sorry to miss the mark on this one before. Would the “come back into play” aspect of something like Feign Death be separate enough from reanimation? Or would they need to be innate abilities of the creatures? Either way, those bounce-from-graveyard cards might help.
July 28, 2022 1:55 p.m.
Stardragon says... #15
FormOverFunction: That closer to what im asking for but I really prefer innate abilities of the creatures however Feign Death basically says target creature gains Undying until the end of the turn, so it's similar to Cauldron Haze which while I had to cut was in my OG build so it's something to consider
CoarselyRefined it now a five color deck and Alesha is not even in the deck anymore but yes it SHOULD hopefully be at least be pretty aggressive as death should be less meaningful as they keep coming back
RiotRunner789 Ik about phoenixes i have a tribal deck for them but i didn't add them because each one (other than Phoenix of Ash) has different ways and hoops to jump through to get them and didn't really mesh well with this deck. As for disturb i forgot about and will look to see if any will make the cut
July 28, 2022 11:48 p.m.
Stardragon says... #17
Xenaphix02 First off it now a 5 color deck but i do kinda want to cut you two colors chek my link. and Second Marchesa is a cool idea wil the woe dethrone mechainc and her surprising synergy with undying
Balaam__ says... #2
There’s Lim-Dul the Necromancer. There’s a host of other abilities that return a creature card to your hand, although I’d venture a guess that isn’t what you’re looking for.
July 27, 2022 4:36 p.m.