The Balrog of Moria (Commander)

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Owain Roberts
Nov 7, 2025
Embracing My Inner Rakdos, With Two Reanimator Decks
Owain shows off his latest color identity exploration by exploring two similar Rakdos Reanimator decks, one of which is all Universes Beyond.
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Coin of Mastery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Too Greedily, Too Deep
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
52%synergy
Command Beacon
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Mines of Moria
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Netherborn Altar
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
49%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Oliphaunt
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
39%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Decree of Pain
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
36%synergy
Grave Upheaval
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Terminate
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Bedevil
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Anger
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Mayhem Devil
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Balor
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, Widow of the Realm
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Green Goblin, Revenant
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Moria Scavenger
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Decadent Dragon
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Inferno Titan
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Merciless Executioner
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Street Wraith
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Drannith Stinger
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Pirate Peddlers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Nabber
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Filth
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Dunland Crebain
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Port Razer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Goldlust Triad
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
J. Jonah Jameson
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Sniper
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Xorn
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Dream Devourer
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Stinging Study
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Fling
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Cast into the Fire
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Downfall
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Medicine
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Goryo's Vengeance
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Cauldron Dance
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Pyretic Rebirth
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Burnt Offering
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Demand Answers
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Fire Magic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Live or Die
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Wake the Dragon
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Visions of Ruin
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Languish
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Seize the Spoils
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Lidless Gaze
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Thud
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Zombify
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Foray of Orcs
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Swarming of Moria
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Reforge the Soul
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Electroduplicate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Molten Duplication
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Twinflame
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Stitch Together
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Suspicion
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Molten Collapse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Campfire
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Fluctuator
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Stone of Erech
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ruby Medallion
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Sarcophagus
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Elixir
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
World Map
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Warstorm Surge
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Shiny Impetus
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sneak Attack
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Tortured Existence
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Unpredictable Cyclone
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Rift
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Theater of Horrors
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Reformation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Greed
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Mirror March
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Shared Animosity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Grave Pact
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Karn, the Great Creator
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Barren Moor
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Forgotten Cave
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
The Black Gate
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Vault
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
High Market
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Smoldering Crater
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion44 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
55%inclusion27 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Mirror
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion48 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
71%inclusion35 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
-17%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
65%inclusion32 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Canyon Slough
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Peak
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Mount Doom
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Blood Crypt
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malice
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Luxury Suite
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Graven Cairns
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Badlands
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-23%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Command Bridge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Starting Town
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy