Unmake the Graves

Instant

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)

Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (6)

Darb_the_Bard on A fistful of Myr [Urtet, Remnant of Memnarch]

1 year ago

My favorite part of Urtet is untapping all the Myrs and finding ways to take advantage of that. To that end, I think Improvise is a great mechanic in this deck (Kappa Cannoneer and Organic Extinction are great examples already in the decklist). Since the artifacts are also creatures, Convoke can be similarly powerful. Both are even more powerful in your list since you are also running cards like Drumbellower and Unwinding Clock.

I mentioned some good Improvise cards in a previous comment, but here are some more fun possibilities:

• Whir of Invention - 3 blue pips is tough, but perhaps worth it if leaning into blue and you like tutors
• Saheeli's Directive - 3 red pips this time, but perhaps the upside is worth it?
• Battle at the Bridge - likely just one black mana to get rid of a creature, even if it has indestructible

And here are some possible Convoke cards:

• Obelisk of Urd - often "free" while pumping all your Myrs, which can still untap after the Convoke and attack with the pump that same turn thanks to Urtet
• Return to the Ranks - get back a bunch of 2-mana creatures (I would likely want to pack a few more in the deck to make it worth it, but something to consider)
• Endless Obedience - recursion from anyone's graveyard
• Unmake the Graves - more recursion
• Ephemeral Shields - protection for Urtet
• Overwhelm - the creatures you tap for the Convoke will get the buff and can still attack thanks to Urtet
• Lethal Scheme - destroy a creature or planeswalker while improving your hand with Connive
• Mob - cheap creature removal
• Sundering Vitae - cheap artifact/enchantment removal
• Sprouting Renewal - more cheap artifact/enchantment removal (maybe you want the token sometimes?)
• Venerated Loxodon - a 4/4 body that gives a +1/+1 counter to every creature that Convokes it; seems especially decent since you are also running cards like Hardened Scales and Doubling Season

Struyk on

5 years ago

Love it! Was looking for a nice Liliana's Contract deck and I just found it! Needs more Hexproof cards though, you CAN NOT play her without being able to counter the next spell... Enemy will just take one of their control spells and kill her.

Urza's Incubator is really good but too expensive for my taste :(

Searching for Ob Nixilis, Unshackled then playing him for 13 damage is pretty broken haha

Dark Tutelage you can't play this unless you want to kill yourself

Corrupt is really really bad for it's cost

I would remove Rune-Scarred Demon, Exquisite Blood, Living Death and Urza's Incubator for my budget

And then remove Unhallowed Pact / Unmake the Graves / Twilight's Call / Omen Machine / Hythonia the Cruel / Grip of Desolation // Druidic Satchel / Price of Knowledge because they either don't fit in the deck or are just weak / too slow

BassMan666 on Mono Black - Erebos God of the Dead

7 years ago

Instead of Ultimate Price or Killing Glare I would go for some destroy that is a little bit more flexible like Dismember, Malicious Affliction or Killing Wave. I would also play Victimize instead of Unmake the Graves since demons are costly and victimize put them directly on the battlefield. For your creature, I would probably add a Blood Speaker since you mostly play demons. For your land, I know it's a tad expensive but you should play a Cabal Coffers. And lastly, one of my favourite black card: Sudden Spoiling. It is super useful to get rid of protection from black or indestructible. I hope I was helpful !

xandercrox on

7 years ago

A few extra ways to manipulate your top deck for better cascades:
Descendant of Soramaro
Lim-Dul's Vault
Noxious Revival
Also, I think you could get more out of your cascade triggers with some convoke cards, Endless Obedience, Covenant of Blood, Unmake the Graves, Nissa's Expedition and Feral Incarnation seem to fit okay

moomoo6373 on Ayli Reanimator

8 years ago

Thanks for the input! I added both Living Death the graves and Phyrexian Reclamation, but decided to leave in Unmake the Graves, as I felt I needed more reanimation overall. also, it seems I forgot to save after adding the mana base, thanks, it's fixed now.

F.R.F on Ayli Reanimator

8 years ago

You might consider Phyrexian Reclamation in place of Unmake the Graves. It is reusable and you will probably be gaining enough life to mitigate the downside.

Living Death is a great additional mass recursion spell.

Also, I think something happened to your manabase.