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Ratadrabik of Urborg

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard · from $0.58

Vigilance, ward {2} Other Zombies you control have vigilance. Whenever another legendary creature you control dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's not legendary and it's a 2/2 black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

52 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
36	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
37	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
38	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
39	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
43	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
47	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
48	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
49	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
50	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
51	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
52	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
53	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
54	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
55	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
56	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
57	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
58	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
59	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
60	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
70	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
71	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
72	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
73	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
74	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
75	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
76	Vault of Champions	Land	0	$16.60
77	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
78	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
79	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
80	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
81	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
82	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
83	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
84	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
85	Orzhov Signet	Artifact	2	$0.33
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
90	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
91	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
92	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
93	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
94	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
95	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Ratadrabik of Urborg

The 25 most-played cards in 17 settled top-16 lists running Ratadrabik of Urborg (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 15, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arcane Signet	100% · 17 of 17	4
2	Command Tower	100% · 17 of 17	4
3	Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim	100% · 17 of 17	4
4	Relic of Legends	94% · 16 of 17	3
5	Sol Ring	94% · 16 of 17	3
6	Dark Ritual	88% · 15 of 17	4
7	Fellwar Stone	88% · 15 of 17	4
8	Talisman of Hierarchy	88% · 15 of 17	4
9	Altar of Dementia	82% · 14 of 17	3
10	Ancient Tomb	82% · 14 of 17	3
11	Ao, the Dawn Sky	82% · 14 of 17	3
12	Boromir, Warden of the Tower	82% · 14 of 17	3
13	Caves of Koilos	82% · 14 of 17	4
14	Chrome Mox	82% · 14 of 17	3
15	Culling the Weak	82% · 14 of 17	3
16	Demonic Tutor	82% · 14 of 17	3
17	Diabolic Intent	82% · 14 of 17	3
18	Godless Shrine	82% · 14 of 17	3
19	Gollum, Patient Plotter	82% · 14 of 17	3
20	Vampiric Tutor	82% · 14 of 17	3
21	Entomb	76% · 13 of 17	3
22	Esper Sentinel	76% · 13 of 17	3
23	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	76% · 13 of 17	3
24	Lotus Petal	76% · 13 of 17	3
25	Phyrexian Altar	76% · 13 of 17	2

Combos with Ratadrabik of Urborg

The 10 most popular of 78 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Boromir, Warden of the Tower + Ratadrabik of Urborg
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Bartolomé del Presidio + Ratadrabik of Urborg + Samwise the Stouthearted
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ratadrabik of Urborg + Relic of Legends + Samwise the Stouthearted
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colored mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Ratadrabik of Urborg + Samwise the Stouthearted
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ratadrabik of Urborg + Samwise the Stouthearted + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1 · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Bartolomé del Presidio + Gollum, Patient Plotter + Ratadrabik of Urborg
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ratadrabik of Urborg + Samwise the Stouthearted + Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Gollum, Patient Plotter + Ratadrabik of Urborg + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite scry 1
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Gollum, Patient Plotter + Ratadrabik of Urborg
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Phyrexian Altar + Ratadrabik of Urborg + Samwise the Stouthearted
Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 17 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

4th of 34 — MindBreak Magic Presents: EXODUS on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–2–2 · by ALP?
13th of 32 — AP9 x Dice City cEDH 1k: The Yappening on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Alton Baker
15th of 22 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Aran Romero Moreno
4th of 52 — JANK JUGGERNAUTS #1 - OFF META CEDH (Presented by Salt Free MTG) on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Will Bannard
16th of 32 — Invitacional Fail to Find ⚡ on Topdeck.ggAug 2, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Marco Espina "El Pez" [R]
6th of 32 — MindBreak Magic Presents: Take 2! Electric Boogaloo! on Topdeck.ggJun 27, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by ALP?
3rd of 36 — Bufftown Bullies Charity $50 Pride Tournament - June 13th on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 3–2–0 · with Boromir, Warden of the Tower · by Kyle Jackson
9th of 42 — 757 CEDH Tournament: Second Main Phase on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by Matthew

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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