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Szadek, Lord of Secrets
Price tag $0.21

Legendary Creature — Vampire

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Dimir

Playstyle & Strategy

Mill 55% Voltron 9% Graveyard 5% Vampires 3% +1/+1 Counters 2% Reanimator 2% Theft 2%
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Game Changers

High-impact bombs that can take over a Szadek, Lord of Secrets Reanimator game on their own.

Notion Thief Notion Thief
+56% Synergy $1.46

Creatures

Creatures that carry the Reanimator plan in Szadek, Lord of Secrets decks, from early pressure to payoff.

Lore Broker Lore Broker
+67% Synergy $0.50
Memory Vampire Memory Vampire
+66% Synergy $0.28
Dimir Doppelganger Dimir Doppelganger
+65% Synergy $0.55
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
+65% Synergy $0.50
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
+63% Synergy $0.81
Mindleech Mass Mindleech Mass
+62% Synergy $0.84
Consuming Aberration Consuming Aberration
+52% Synergy $0.26
Hydroelectric Specimen Hydroelectric Laboratory Hydroelectric Specimen
+42% Synergy $0.68
Mirelurk Queen Mirelurk Queen
+33% Synergy $0.72
Nezumi Graverobber Nezumi Graverobber
+33% Synergy $0.49
Bone Dancer Bone Dancer
+33% Synergy $3.16
Doom Weaver Doom Weaver
+33% Synergy $2.71
Netherborn Phalanx Netherborn Phalanx
+33% Synergy $0.93
Ethereal Usher Ethereal Usher
+33% Synergy $0.23
Dimir Strandcatcher Dimir Strandcatcher
+33% Synergy $0.88
Bane Alley Broker Bane Alley Broker
+33% Synergy $0.11
Wall of Lost Thoughts Wall of Lost Thoughts
+33% Synergy $0.20
Barrier of Bones Barrier of Bones
+33% Synergy $0.10
Brass Squire Brass Squire
+33% Synergy $1.16
Lorcan, Warlock Collector Lorcan, Warlock Collector
+33% Synergy $0.53
Drift of Phantasms Drift of Phantasms
+33% Synergy $0.22
Duskmantle Operative Duskmantle Operative
+33% Synergy $0.11
Duskmantle Prowler Duskmantle Prowler
+33% Synergy $0.14
Whispering Snitch Whispering Snitch
+33% Synergy $0.29
Nightveil Predator Nightveil Predator
+33% Synergy $0.19
Coffin Queen Coffin Queen
+33% Synergy $3.78
Thoughtbound Phantasm Thoughtbound Phantasm
+33% Synergy $0.30
Dark Confidant Dark Confidant
+32% Synergy $4.09
Mortivore Mortivore
+32% Synergy $0.45
Dimir Spybug Dimir Spybug
+32% Synergy $0.25
Nightveil Specter Nightveil Specter
+32% Synergy $0.60
Dreamborn Muse Dreamborn Muse
+32% Synergy $3.26
Jace's Archivist Jace's Archivist
+32% Synergy $9.36
Eye of Duskmantle Eye of Duskmantle
+31% Synergy $0.30
Etrata, the Silencer Etrata, the Silencer
+31% Synergy $0.64
Undead Alchemist Undead Alchemist
+31% Synergy $0.77
Gravespawn Sovereign Gravespawn Sovereign
+31% Synergy $0.35
Wight of Precinct Six Wight of Precinct Six
+31% Synergy $0.27
Ghoulcaller Gisa Ghoulcaller Gisa
+28% Synergy $3.82
Gyruda, Doom of Depths Gyruda, Doom of Depths
+28% Synergy $0.45
Doom Whisperer Doom Whisperer
+28% Synergy $5.46
Thief of Sanity Thief of Sanity
+28% Synergy $0.48
Nightveil Sprite Nightveil Sprite
+28% Synergy $0.23
Nighthowler Nighthowler
+28% Synergy $0.32
Sheoldred, Whispering One Sheoldred, Whispering One
+28% Synergy $22.59
Cruel Somnophage Cruel Somnophage
+28% Synergy $0.74
Sewer Nemesis Sewer Nemesis
+28% Synergy $1.23
Boggart Trawler Boggart Bog Boggart Trawler
+27% Synergy $0.89
Nemesis of Reason Nemesis of Reason
+25% Synergy $3.18
Baleful Strix Baleful Strix
+10% Synergy $3.61

Instants

Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Szadek, Lord of Secrets's Reanimator deck ahead.

Grisly Spectacle Grisly Spectacle
+65% Synergy $0.11
Withering Torment Withering Torment
+34% Synergy $4.15
Stinging Study Stinging Study
+33% Synergy $16.70
Unexplained Disappearance Unexplained Disappearance
+33% Synergy $0.21
Syncopate Syncopate
+33% Synergy $0.23
Spinal Embrace Spinal Embrace
+33% Synergy $0.17
Peel from Reality Peel from Reality
+33% Synergy $0.10
Disembowel Disembowel
+33% Synergy $0.16
Fate Transfer Fate Transfer
+33% Synergy $0.44
Ovinize Ovinize
+33% Synergy $0.10
Last Gasp Last Gasp
+33% Synergy $0.16
Shadow of Doubt Shadow of Doubt
+33% Synergy $1.82
It Doesn't Add Up It Doesn't Add Up
+33% Synergy $0.06
Induce Paranoia Induce Paranoia
+33% Synergy $0.27
Stubborn Denial Stubborn Denial
+32% Synergy $3.04
Outrageous Robbery Outrageous Robbery
+32% Synergy $0.44
Forbidden Alchemy Forbidden Alchemy
+32% Synergy $0.24
Darkness Darkness
+32% Synergy $23.94
Annul Annul
+32% Synergy $0.29
Far // Away Far // Away
+32% Synergy $0.15
Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+31% Synergy $0.99
Dimir Charm Dimir Charm
+31% Synergy $0.27
Undermine Undermine
+31% Synergy $6.30
Discovery // Dispersal Discovery // Dispersal
+31% Synergy $0.16
High Tide High Tide
+31% Synergy $1.53
Sudden Spoiling Sudden Spoiling
+31% Synergy $8.52
Sinister Sabotage Sinister Sabotage
+30% Synergy $0.21
Mission Briefing Mission Briefing
+30% Synergy $0.34
Price of Fame Price of Fame
+28% Synergy $0.30
Tragic Slip Tragic Slip
+28% Synergy $0.26
Muddle the Mixture Muddle the Mixture
+28% Synergy $2.38
Memory Plunder Memory Plunder
+28% Synergy $1.34
Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction
+24% Synergy $0.22
Dig Through Time Dig Through Time
+24% Synergy $0.23
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
+23% Synergy $0.96
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
+23% Synergy $13.15
Consider Consider
+20% Synergy $0.29
Reality Shift Reality Shift
+20% Synergy $0.40
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
+18% Synergy $2.42
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
+18% Synergy $5.19
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+17% Synergy $0.57
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
+17% Synergy $0.56
Frantic Search Frantic Search
+14% Synergy $1.55
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
+7% Synergy $1.92
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-3% Synergy $11.92
Counterspell Counterspell
-23% Synergy $3.77

Sorceries

Sorceries that push the Reanimator game plan forward for Szadek, Lord of Secrets.

Dream Harvest Dream Harvest
+95% Synergy $0.35
Singularity Rupture Singularity Rupture
+87% Synergy $0.44
Connive // Concoct Connive // Concoct
+64% Synergy $0.35
Whispering Madness Whispering Madness
+64% Synergy $3.90
Mind Grind Mind Grind
+61% Synergy $3.35
Windfall Windfall
+53% Synergy $5.08
Rite of Consumption Rite of Consumption
+33% Synergy $6.20
Thought Erasure Thought Erasure
+33% Synergy $0.25
Final Strike Final Strike
+33% Synergy $5.68
Dimir Machinations Dimir Machinations
+33% Synergy $1.52
Essence Harvest Essence Harvest
+32% Synergy $0.33
Stolen Identity Stolen Identity
+31% Synergy $0.35
Notion Rain Notion Rain
+30% Synergy $0.24
Traumatize Traumatize
+28% Synergy $4.09
Glimpse the Unthinkable Glimpse the Unthinkable
+28% Synergy $3.18
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
+28% Synergy $27.44
Extract from Darkness Extract from Darkness
+26% Synergy $0.26
Treasure Cruise Treasure Cruise
+25% Synergy $0.29
Fractured Sanity Fractured Sanity
+24% Synergy $3.44
Breach the Multiverse Breach the Multiverse
+24% Synergy $9.97
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
-2% Synergy $0.20

Utility Artifacts

Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Szadek, Lord of Secrets Reanimator decks.

Fireshrieker Fireshrieker
+66% Synergy $0.25
Leyline Axe Leyline Axe
+50% Synergy $2.18
The Ozolith The Ozolith
+33% Synergy $65.54
Sword of the Ages Sword of the Ages
+33% Synergy $106.85
Gavel of the Righteous Gavel of the Righteous
+33% Synergy $0.31
Wine of Blood and Iron Wine of Blood and Iron
+33% Synergy $0.40
Strength-Testing Hammer Strength-Testing Hammer
+33% Synergy $0.81
O-Naginata O-Naginata
+33% Synergy $0.50
Brass Knuckles Brass Knuckles
+33% Synergy $0.23
Bloodletter Quill Bloodletter Quill
+33% Synergy $0.20
Anvil of Bogardan Anvil of Bogardan
+33% Synergy $50.63
Mask of Griselbrand Mask of Griselbrand
+33% Synergy $0.62
Pact Weapon Pact Weapon
+33% Synergy $1.96
Surestrike Trident Surestrike Trident
+33% Synergy $1.40
Loxodon Warhammer Loxodon Warhammer
+33% Synergy $2.60
Hammer of Nazahn Hammer of Nazahn
+33% Synergy $15.64
Trepanation Blade Trepanation Blade
+32% Synergy $0.31
Altar of Dementia Altar of Dementia
+28% Synergy $16.89
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+27% Synergy $1.37
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
+6% Synergy $3.66

Enchantments

Enchantments that reinforce the Reanimator strategy in Szadek, Lord of Secrets decks.

Conjured Currency Conjured Currency
+33% Synergy $0.30
Seal of Doom Seal of Doom
+33% Synergy $0.35
Death's Approach Death's Approach
+33% Synergy $0.18
Disinformation Campaign Disinformation Campaign
+32% Synergy $0.24
Witness Protection Witness Protection
+31% Synergy $0.22
Virtue of Persistence Virtue of Persistence
+31% Synergy $7.45
Enhanced Surveillance Enhanced Surveillance
+30% Synergy $0.33

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Szadek, Lord of Secrets Reanimator decks.

Blinkmoth Nexus Blinkmoth Nexus
+33% Synergy $1.90
Hive of the Eye Tyrant Hive of the Eye Tyrant
+33% Synergy $0.44
Duskmantle, House of Shadow Duskmantle, House of Shadow
+32% Synergy $0.20
Geier Reach Sanitarium Geier Reach Sanitarium
+30% Synergy $1.64
Faerie Conclave Faerie Conclave
+28% Synergy $0.53
Rivendell Rivendell
+28% Synergy $1.96
Restless Reef Restless Reef
+27% Synergy $2.09
Creeping Tar Pit Creeping Tar Pit
+25% Synergy $0.39
Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers
+23% Synergy $34.50
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
+21% Synergy $11.29
Otawara, Soaring City Otawara, Soaring City
+15% Synergy $27.39
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
+14% Synergy $63.85
Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+6% Synergy $0.40
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
-5% Synergy $0.95

Mana Artifacts

Mana rocks and fixing to power out Szadek, Lord of Secrets's Reanimator strategy.

Charcoal Diamond Charcoal Diamond
+59% Synergy $0.32
Sky Diamond Sky Diamond
+59% Synergy $0.26
Mind Stone Mind Stone
+39% Synergy $0.31
Gilded Lotus Gilded Lotus
+30% Synergy $0.53
Worn Powerstone Worn Powerstone
+30% Synergy $0.47
Thran Dynamo Thran Dynamo
+28% Synergy $4.35
Dimir Signet Dimir Signet
+8% Synergy $1.25
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
+3% Synergy $0.70
Sol Ring Sol Ring
-21% Synergy $1.84
Talisman of Dominance Talisman of Dominance
-25% Synergy $0.97
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
-50% Synergy $0.69

Lands

The mana base behind Szadek, Lord of Secrets's Reanimator decks.

Watery Grave Watery Grave
+52% Synergy $9.28
Hydroelectric Specimen Hydroelectric Laboratory Hydroelectric Specimen
+42% Synergy $0.68
Hagra Mauling Hagra Broodpit Hagra Mauling
+31% Synergy $0.99
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
+28% Synergy $27.44
Dimir Guildgate Dimir Guildgate
+27% Synergy $0.11
Boggart Trawler Boggart Bog Boggart Trawler
+27% Synergy $0.89
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
+23% Synergy $13.15
Underground Sea Underground Sea
+20% Synergy
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
+18% Synergy $2.42
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
+18% Synergy $5.19
Undercity Sewers Undercity Sewers
+13% Synergy $14.79
Clearwater Pathway Murkwater Pathway Clearwater Pathway
+9% Synergy $5.16
Swamp Swamp
+3% Synergy $0.14
Island Island
+3% Synergy $0.21
Dimir Aqueduct Dimir Aqueduct
-5% Synergy $0.36
Choked Estuary Choked Estuary
-14% Synergy $0.41
Drowned Catacomb Drowned Catacomb
-21% Synergy $4.23
Sunken Hollow Sunken Hollow
-32% Synergy $0.32
Command Tower Command Tower
-54% Synergy $0.34

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Szadek, Lord of Secrets: Reanimator.

Black Widow, Daring Operative Black Widow, Daring Operative
Lo and Li, Royal Advisors Lo and Li, Royal Advisors
Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Agent of the Iron Throne Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Agent of the Iron Throne
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Criminal Past Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Criminal Past
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Cultist of the Absolute Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cultist of the Absolute
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Scion of Halaster Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Scion of Halaster
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Criminal Past Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Criminal Past
The Mindskinner The Mindskinner
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Shameless Charlatan Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Shameless Charlatan
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken Ghost of Ramirez DePietro Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Esior, Wardwing Familiar Ghost of Ramirez DePietro Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Feywild Visitor Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Feywild Visitor
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Sword Coast Sailor Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Sword Coast Sailor
The Mouth of Sauron The Mouth of Sauron
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Candlekeep Sage Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Candlekeep Sage
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Haunted One Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Haunted One
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Dungeon Delver Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Dungeon Delver
Raul, Trouble Shooter Raul, Trouble Shooter
Phenax, God of Deception Phenax, God of Deception
Wrexial, the Risen Deep Wrexial, the Risen Deep
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Kotose, the Silent Spider Kotose, the Silent Spider
Glacian, Powerstone Engineer Tormod, the Desecrator Glacian, Powerstone Engineer // Tormod, the Desecrator
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar Ghost of Ramirez DePietro Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Ghost of Ramirez DePietro
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Cloakwood Hermit Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Cloakwood Hermit
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Inspiring Leader Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Inspiring Leader
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Passionate Archaeologist Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Passionate Archaeologist
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Popular Entertainer Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Popular Entertainer
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Raised by Giants Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Raised by Giants
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Street Urchin Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Street Urchin
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Tavern Brawler Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Tavern Brawler
Zellix, Sanity Flayer Far Traveler Zellix, Sanity Flayer // Far Traveler
The Ancient One The Ancient One
Captain America, Living Legend Captain America, Living Legend
Neerdiv, Devious Diver Neerdiv, Devious Diver
Glacian, Powerstone Engineer Kodama of the East Tree Glacian, Powerstone Engineer // Kodama of the East Tree
Ambassador Laquatus Ambassador Laquatus
Lazav, Wearer of Faces Lazav, Wearer of Faces