Old Rutstein
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Legendary Creature — Human Peasant

Golgari graveyard value that mills every upkeep for small tokens, then grinds with recursion and reanimation until big threats keep coming back.
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Old Rutstein mills one card when it enters and again at the start of each of your upkeeps. What gets milled decides the reward: a land makes a Treasure, a creature makes a 1/1 Insect, and anything else makes a Blood token for rummaging. The 1/4 body blocks well early, and the steady trickle of tokens and graveyard cards gives the deck fuel for reanimation, recursion and sacrifice effects.
In the recorded games, the deck played as a slow value engine. Eternal Witness and other recursion kept rebuilding the board, and reanimation spells brought back the best creatures after removal. A few lists used Food Chain for big mana turns and Finale of Devastation or Concordant Crossroads to close the game. It held up well against aggro once the midgame arrived. Artifact-based control slowly outlasted it, and fast token decks with heavy ramp got under it before the engine did much. Graveyard hate like Stranglehold also shut down a lot of its lines.
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Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Old Rutstein decks.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Old Rutstein's abilities and overall game plan.
Dread Return
Victimize
Skull Prophet
Crawling Infestation
Stitcher's Supplier
Crawling Sensation
Splinterfright
Eternal WitnessTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Old Rutstein decks.
Dread Return
Victimize
Skull Prophet
Crawling Infestation
Stitcher's Supplier
Eternal Witness
Reanimate
Assassin's TrophyGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Crop Rotation
Worldly Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic TutorCreatures
Essential creatures that complement Old Rutstein's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Splinterfright
Nyx Weaver
Aftermath Analyst
Timeless Witness
Colossal Grave-Reaver
Wight of the Reliquary
Ramunap Excavator
Icetill Explorer
World Shaper
Satyr Wayfinder
Lord of Extinction
Golgari Grave-Troll
Underrealm Lich
Grave Researcher
Skyfisher Spider
Brawn
Stinkweed Imp
Fiend Artisan
Ravenous Chupacabra
Golgari Thug
Deathrite Shaman
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Massacre Wurm
Reclamation Sage
Mirkwood Bats
Birds of Paradise
Elves of Deep Shadow
Morbid Opportunist
Haywire Mite
Llanowar Elves
Fyndhorn Elves
Elvish Mystic
Viscera Seer
Zulaport Cutthroat
Blood ArtistInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Old Rutstein safe.
Grisly Salvage
Grapple with the Past
Overwhelming Remorse
Corpse Churn
Drag to the Roots
Songs of the Damned
Entomb
Noxious Revival
Midnight Tilling
Deadly Dispute
Village Rites
Bitter Triumph
Malakir Rebirth
Deathsprout
Return to Nature
Fell the Profane
Tear Asunder
Abrupt Decay
Corrupted Conviction
Infernal Grasp
Harrow
Saw in Half
Crop Rotation
Putrefy
Nature's Claim
Witherbloom Charm
Deadly Rollick
Dark Ritual
Revitalizing Repast
Plumb the Forbidden
Worldly Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Beast Within
Golgari Charm
Heroic InterventionSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Old Rutstein's game plan and control the board.
Rise of the Witch-king
Squirming Emergence
Living Death
Lich-Knights' Conquest
Spider Spawning
Breach the Multiverse
Bala Ged Recovery
Stitch Together
Life from the Loam
Persist
Rise of the Dark Realms
Splendid Reclamation
Buried Alive
Terror Tide
Life // Death
Mulch
Traverse the Ulvenwald
Dryad's Revival
Incarnation Technique
Unearth
Malevolent Rumble
Dig Up
Will of the Abzan
Regrowth
Season of Loss
Will of the Sultai
Worm Harvest
Coiling Rebirth
Agadeem's Awakening
Zombify
Witherbloom Command
Damnation
Culling Ritual
Feed the Swarm
Casualties of War
Diabolic Intent
Night's Whisper
Toxic Deluge
Demonic Tutor
Three Visits
Farseek
Rampant Growth
Kodama's Reach
Nature's Lore
CultivateUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Hedge Shredder
Conduit of Worlds
Perpetual Timepiece
Broodheart Engine
Cauldron of Essence
Palantír of Orthanc
Crucible of Worlds
Idol of Oblivion
Altar of Bhaal
Vat of Rebirth
Altar of Dementia
Mesmeric Orb
Skullclamp
Ashnod's Altar
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot BootsEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Old Rutstein's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Crawling Sensation
Ripples of Undeath
Insidious Roots
Deadbridge Chant
Animate Dead
Cemetery Tampering
Oversold Cemetery
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
Necromancy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
Out of the Tombs
Virtue of Persistence
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
Journey to Eternity
Dredger's Insight
Tortured Existence
Chthonian Nightmare
Phyrexian Reclamation
Greater Good
Binding the Old Gods
Utopia Sprawl
The Meathook Massacre
Wild Growth
Sylvan Library
Deathreap Ritual
Phyrexian Arena
Black Market Connections
Parallel Lives
Bastion of Remembrance
Moldervine Reclamation
Doubling SeasonPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Old Rutstein to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Dakmor Salvage
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Shifting Woodland
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
Mortuary Mire
Tomb Fortress
Crypt of Agadeem
Drownyard Temple
Memorial to Folly
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
Dryad Arbor
Witch's Cottage
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Boseiju, Who Endures
Castle Locthwain
Barren Moor
Hissing Quagmire
Spymaster's Vault
Restless Cottage
Tranquil Thicket
Phyrexian Tower
Mosswort Bridge
Temple of the False God
Grim Backwoods
Cabal Coffers
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Bojuka Bog
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
High Market
Rogue's Passage
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Golgari Signet
Talisman of Resilience
Arcane Signet
Sol RingLands
The mana base foundation for Old Rutstein decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Underground Mortuary
Bala Ged Recovery
Evolving Wilds
Deathcap Glade
Blooming Marsh
Boggart Trawler
Nurturing Peatland
Darkbore Pathway
Agadeem's Awakening
Llanowar Wastes
Golgari Rot Farm
Wastewood Verge
Ash Barrens
Malakir Rebirth
Terramorphic Expanse
Tainted Wood
Woodland Chasm
Myriad Landscape
Marsh Flats
Fell the Profane
Wooded Foothills
Prismatic Vista
Polluted Delta
Golgari Guildgate
Windswept Heath
Disciple of Freyalise
Fabled Passage
Bloodstained Mire
Temple of Malady
Haunted Mire
Misty Rainforest
Verdant Catacombs
Darkmoss Bridge
Forest
Festering Thicket
Swamp
Bayou
Woodland Cemetery
Necroblossom Snarl
Overgrown Tomb
Undergrowth Stadium
Viridescent Bog
Command Tower
Vernal Fen
Jungle Hollow
Exotic Orchard
Revitalizing Repast
Twilight Mire
Turbulent Fen
Path of AncestryOld Rutstein Deck Stats
Based on 1,071 Old Rutstein decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 |
- Creature 32
- Instant 7
- Sorcery 12
- Artifact 5
- Enchantment 6
- Planeswalker 1
- Land 36
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 32 |
| Instant | 7 |
| Sorcery | 12 |
| Artifact | 5 |
| Enchantment | 6 |
| Planeswalker | 1 |
| Land | 36 |
Lands: 20 basic, 16 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 1305 |
| 2024-11 | 1198 |
| 2024-12 | 1362 |
| 2025-01 | 1309 |
| 2025-02 | 1475 |
| 2025-03 | 1268 |
| 2025-04 | 1534 |
| 2025-05 | 1299 |
| 2025-06 | 1317 |
| 2025-07 | 1522 |
| 2025-08 | 1365 |
| 2025-09 | 1555 |
| 2025-10 | 1292 |
| 2025-11 | 1603 |
| 2025-12 | 1569 |
| 2026-01 | 1545 |
| 2026-02 | 1701 |
| 2026-03 | 1640 |
| 2026-04 | 1776 |
| 2026-05 | 1447 |
| 2026-06 | 1743 |
| 2026-07 | 1716 |
| 2026-08 | 1753 |
| 2026-09 | 1726 |
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