Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
EOE · rare · Released 2025-08-01
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
minor value alone
needs a shell
can take over a game
one mode
broadly useful
easily answered
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Rationale
3cmc 2/3 legendary wizard — tap (sorcery speed) to reanimate a creature from your graveyard as a Skeleton with no abilities. Repeatable, no-mana-cost reanimation from the command zone is powerful in graveyard-centric shells, but stripping abilities means it's best as a sacrifice fodder engine (aristocrats/sacrifice) rather than a value-ETB reanimator. The Skeleton subtype synergizes with skeleton tribal, and the body being a legendary Human Wizard can matter for those tribes.
Learnings (3)
The ability strips ALL abilities from the reanimated creature, making it purely a body — this means ETB-value reanimator targets like Razaketh or Rune-Scarred Demon lose their payoff entirely; best suited for sacrifice-outlet loops where the creature type and power/toughness are all that matter.
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Because the returned creature becomes a Skeleton, this pairs exceptionally well with Skeleton tribal payoffs (e.g., Rattlecage Goblin, Skeleton Crew commanders) that care about the subtype rather than individual creature abilities.
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Sorcery-speed activation means you cannot respond to removal by tapping, and the graveyard must be stocked before the ability fires — sequencing with discard outlets or self-mill in the same turn is critical.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #5,571