Myrkul, Lord of Bones
Color Identity
Details
Mana Value
7
Popularity
#1,739
of 3,381 commanders · via EDHREC
Card Text
Legendary Creature — God
As long as your life total is less than or equal to half your starting life total, Myrkul has indestructible.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's an enchantment and loses all other card types.
7/5
Playstyle
Midrange · Steady · Minimal interaction · Wins by engines
- Aggression
- 2 of 5
- Speed
- 2 of 5
- Interaction
- 2 of 5
- Combat
- 2 of 5
- Engine
- 5 of 5
- Complexity
- 4 of 5
Strategy Guides
Enchantress Strategy Guide
Enchantress decks are for players who want each enchantment cast to replace itself and add another layer to the board. This strategy wants to chain cheap enchantments, using enchantress commanders, draw engines, and protective pieces, to win through constellation triggers, token makers, or an aura-based Voltron line. Unlike general Card Draw decks, Enchantress ties its cards to enchantment casts, and unlike Lifegain it treats life from Sythis-style triggers as support rather than the main engine. The best enchantment decks EDH players build feel incremental: ramp a little, draw a card, protect the engine, then convert the chain into threats.
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Tokens Strategy Guide
Token decks are for players who want one card to become many bodies and then decide whether those bodies attack, block, draw cards, or fuel another engine. This strategy wants to flood the battlefield with creatures, using token commanders, repeatable generators, and anthem effects, to win through a go wide attack or by converting the swarm into damage, drain, or mana. Tokens is different from Aristocrats because making bodies comes first, from Counters because it grows wide instead of tall, and from Voltron because it spreads pressure across many creatures. The best token decks EDH players build reward patience against sweepers and careful timing on the finishing turn.
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Aristocrats Strategy Guide
Aristocrats decks are for players who enjoy turning expendable creatures into cards, Treasure, damage, and life drain whenever they die. This strategy wants to make cheap bodies, use sacrifice commanders and free outlets, and convert each death trigger into value to win through drain effects or recursive sacrifice loops. Unlike Tokens, it cares less about attacking with many bodies, and unlike broad Sacrifice decks it is specifically built around death trigger payoffs. The best aristocrats commanders let you grind from small pieces while the table decides whether removing your board helps you or hurts them.
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Combo Strategy Guide
Combo decks are for players who enjoy finding a narrow line, protecting it, and ending the game with specific cards working together. This strategy wants to assemble combo commanders, tutors, draw, and compact two-card or three-card packages, using infinite combos or deterministic loops, to win in one decisive moment. Unlike Spellslinger it is not paid for every spell cast, unlike Storm it does not need a long chain turn, and unlike Big Mana it does not rely on casting one enormous payoff. The best combo decks EDH players build balance speed with enough interaction to survive the table's disruption.
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