Orcus, Prince of Undeath

AFR · rare · Released 2021-07-23

Power

brawl

tier-1Game-defining

commander

tier-1Game-defining

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

over

above rate

standalone

meaningful alone

synergy

wants support

takes over

can take over a game

flexible

multiple modes

broad

broadly useful

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

Archetypes

positive:

reanimatorcomboaristocrats

negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

top-end-finisherreanimatorboardwipe-conditionalevasive-threat

Risks

life-costx-cost-variableslow-setup

Mechanics

mech-modal

Typal

synergy:

demon

anti:

—

Structural

x-costmodaltriggered-ability

Rationale

Legendary X/2BR demon (5/3 flying, trample) with modal ETB: mass -X/-X at life cost OR reanimate up to X creatures (MV ≤X) with haste. Signature in reanimator/combo shells leveraging X for both mass removal and graveyard payoff. Tier-2 commander-format threat with flexibility in grindy endgames, but X-cost and life-loss create setup constraints.

Popularity

EDHREC rank: #7,969