Syr Konrad, the Grim
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Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Mono-black graveyard deck that pings every opponent each time a creature dies, gets milled or leaves the graveyard, ending with mill combos.
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Syr Konrad deals 1 damage to each opponent whenever another creature dies, a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, or a creature card leaves your graveyard. That covers deaths, discards, mill and reanimation. His own {1}{B} ability makes every player mill a card, so any creature among them pings the table. The deck plays creature-heavy mill, sacrifice outlets, reanimation and board wipes, and turns all of that card movement into damage.
In the recorded games, Mindcrank was the key combo piece: every ping made opponents mill, and each creature milled pinged again. It did not always go off, though, since one attempt fizzled when too few creatures were milled. Dreadhound, Necrotic Ooze with Walking Ballista, Bastion of Remembrance and Pestilence Demon also turned up, and Morality Shift dumped the library into the graveyard for a huge turn. Board wipes became damage for the whole table. Opponents attacked carefully around Konrad. The deck was mana hungry on combo turns, and milling noncreature cards cut off the damage.
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Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Syr Konrad, the Grim decks.
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Syr Konrad, the Grim's abilities and overall game plan.
Mindcrank
Tortured Existence
Mesmeric Orb
Reassembling Skeleton
Stitcher's Supplier
Millikin
Golgari Thug
Stinkweed Imp
PlaguecrafterTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Syr Konrad, the Grim decks.
Mindcrank
Tortured Existence
Reassembling Skeleton
Plaguecrafter
Zulaport Cutthroat
Accursed Marauder
Blood Artist
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Crypt Ghast
Dark RitualGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence
Bolas's Citadel
Ancient Tomb
Vampiric Tutor
Demonic TutorCreatures
Essential creatures that complement Syr Konrad, the Grim's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Stitcher's Supplier
Millikin
Golgari Thug
Stinkweed Imp
Undead Butler
Viscera Seer
Fleshbag Marauder
Midnight Reaper
Leaden Myr
Grim Haruspex
Ravenous Chupacabra
Doom Whisperer
Demon's Disciple
Massacre Wurm
Eye Collector
Pawn of Ulamog
Solemn Simulacrum
Morbid Opportunist
Shriekmaw
Ornithopter of Paradise
Bloodghast
Burnished Hart
Grave Researcher
Carrion Feeder
Gravecrawler
Fell Stinger
Murderous Rider
Woe Strider
Mire Triton
Merciless Executioner
Pitiless Plunderer
Boggart Trawler
Persistent Specimen
Umbral Collar Zealot
Priest of Forgotten Gods
Warren Soultrader
Nine-Lives Familiar
Ophiomancer
Nether Traitor
Marionette Apprentice
Bloodletter of AclazotzInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Syr Konrad, the Grim safe.
Songs of the Damned
Wake the Dead
Unseal the Necropolis
Corpse Churn
Tainted Strike
Village Rites
Another Chance
Mausoleum Secrets
Entomb
Crypt Incursion
Murder
Malakir Rebirth
Supernatural Stamina
Corrupted Conviction
Hero's Downfall
Doom Blade
Flare of Malice
Bitter Triumph
Fake Your Own Death
Feign Death
Not Dead After All
Archenemy's Charm
Undying Malice
Culling the Weak
Deadly Dispute
Cabal Ritual
Soul Shatter
Dismember
Vampiric Tutor
Tragic Slip
Fell the Profane
Snuff Out
Sheoldred's Edict
Infernal Grasp
Go for the Throat
Withering Torment
Deadly Rollick
Imp's Mischief
DefileSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Syr Konrad, the Grim's game plan and control the board.
Living Death
Breach the Multiverse
Victimize
Dread Return
Buried Alive
Dread Summons
Incarnation Technique
Funeral Rites
Rise of the Dark Realms
Deadly Tempest
Macabre Waltz
Stitch Together
Diresight
Final Parting
Syphon Mind
Unearth
Reanimate
Pox Plague
Agadeem's Awakening
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Intent
Peer into the Abyss
Blasphemous Edict
Bubbling Muck
Toxic Deluge
Read the Bones
Sign in Blood
Grim Tutor
Feed the Swarm
Damnation
Dark Deal
Insatiable Avarice
Mutilate
Demonic Tutor
Night's Whisper
Torment of Hailfire
ExsanguinateUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Mesmeric Orb
Perpetual Timepiece
Altar of Dementia
Altar of the Brood
Ghoulcaller's Bell
Elixir of Immortality
Feldon's Cane
Palantír of Orthanc
Skullclamp
Ashnod's Altar
Desecrated Tomb
Phyrexian Altar
Mimic Vat
Codex Shredder
Basilisk Collar
Wayfarer's Bauble
Bolas's Citadel
Expedition Map
Swiftfoot Boots
Whip of Erebos
Lightning Greaves
Bontu's Monument
Jet MedallionEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Syr Konrad, the Grim's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Bloodchief Ascension
Ripples of Undeath
Phyresis
Oversold Cemetery
Tombstone Stairwell
Cemetery Tampering
Animate Dead
Out of the Tombs
One Ring to Rule Them All
Necropotence
Vampiric Rites
Bastion of Remembrance
Necromancy
Virtue of Persistence
Kaya's Ghostform
Phyrexian Reclamation
Dictate of Erebos
Grave Pact
The Meathook Massacre
Exquisite Blood
Black Market
Phyrexian Arena
Bitterblossom
Black Market ConnectionsPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Syr Konrad, the Grim to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty
Liliana, Dreadhorde GeneralUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Crypt of Agadeem
Witch's Cottage
Mortuary Mire
Bojuka Bog
Dakmor Salvage
Memorial to Folly
Scavenger Grounds
Buried Ruin
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
High Market
Barren Moor
Spymaster's Vault
Temple of the False God
Cabal Stronghold
Castle Locthwain
Phyrexian Tower
Ancient Tomb
Midgar, City of Mako
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Cabal Coffers
War Room
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Rogue's Passage
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Basalt Monolith
Commander's Sphere
Mind Stone
Extraplanar Lens
Everflowing Chalice
Charcoal Diamond
Sol Ring
Arcane Signet
Throne of Eldraine
Fellwar Stone
Caged Sun
The Soul Stone
Thought VesselLands
The mana base foundation for Syr Konrad, the Grim decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler
Myriad Landscape
Malakir Rebirth
Evolving Wilds
Snow-Covered Swamp
Agadeem's Awakening
Command Tower
Swamp
Urza's Cave
Fell the ProfaneSyr Konrad, the Grim Deck Stats
Based on 6,280 Syr Konrad, the Grim decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 |
- Creature 30
- Instant 8
- Sorcery 10
- Artifact 10
- Enchantment 6
- Land 35
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 30 |
| Instant | 8 |
| Sorcery | 10 |
| Artifact | 10 |
| Enchantment | 6 |
| Land | 35 |
Lands: 28 basic, 7 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 340 |
| 2024-11 | 445 |
| 2024-12 | 326 |
| 2025-01 | 394 |
| 2025-02 | 380 |
| 2025-03 | 389 |
| 2025-04 | 463 |
| 2025-05 | 440 |
| 2025-06 | 367 |
| 2025-07 | 383 |
| 2025-08 | 406 |
| 2025-09 | 457 |
| 2025-10 | 452 |
| 2025-11 | 527 |
| 2025-12 | 456 |
| 2026-01 | 473 |
| 2026-02 | 512 |
| 2026-03 | 521 |
| 2026-04 | 588 |
| 2026-05 | 538 |
| 2026-06 | 593 |
| 2026-07 | 508 |
| 2026-08 | 488 |
| 2026-09 | 299 |
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