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As well discuss later in this list, even temporary reanimation is a wonderful thing so wonderful that Wizards offered black a close cousin of this card as a Commander deck exclusive

Cards like Animate Dead, Necromancy, and even just plain old Reanimate can get pretty pricey

Thrasios, meanwhile, offers an infinitely scalable mana sink that allows players to draw their entire deck once they assemble an infinite mana combo, leading to a decisive win

Other archetypes are a bit more mechanical, but no less effective

It has a few things going against it, namely the Temples, which prevent decks from having two mana on turn 2 and actually provide a somewhat similar effect from the scry

Rite of Flame and Seething Song were perfect for a little extra mana on a turn, but I wanted more