Ripples of Undeath

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Character Background

Ripples of Undeath reads like a quiet necromancer’s economy: cheap, repeatable milling that converts a steady trickle of cards into selective card advantage at the cost of 1 mana and 3 life. It most naturally belongs in graveyard-centric value or combo shells—reanimator lists, delve/flashback decks (Gurmag Angler, Tasigur-style payoffs) and recursion builds that want specific pieces without paying full mana costs. Practical tips: cast it in your upkeep or end step so it’s on the battlefield at the beginning of your first main phase and mills immediately, and don’t feel pressured to grab a card every turn—reserve the 3-life tax for turns you actually need a key card. Pair it with cards that care about or exploit a stocked graveyard (flashback spells, reanimation targets, or Dredge engines) and with a few life-buffering elements if you intend to pay repeatedly. Thematically, each ripple sifts the drowned past into reach, rewarding patient decks that plan around the graveyard rather than raw tempo.

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