Is Qarsi Revenant good in Commander?

Qarsi Revenant in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Qarsi Revenant puts a flying, hexproof body on the board that accumulates +1/+1 counters whenever you cast spells with three or more different mana symbols in their costs — the payoff is real, but it demands a deck deliberately built around multicolored or pip-dense spells to deliver it consistently. In Indominus Rex, Alpha shells where every spell in hand is already a keyword-stuffed enabler, Qarsi Revenant grows fast and is nearly impossible to answer.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Indominus Rex, Alpha

58.5% of decks · synergy 0.55

Indominus Rex, Alpha wants every spell in the deck to carry multiple keyword abilities, which naturally skews the list toward pip-heavy cards — Qarsi Revenant hits the three-symbol threshold on almost every cast and snowballs into an evasive hexproof threat that opponents can't easily remove.

02

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

55.3% of decks · synergy 0.53

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave decks run deep on counter synergies and graveyard recursion, and Qarsi Revenant fits cleanly into that shell as a self-growing flier that rewards the same pip-dense spell suite Skullbriar lists already want.

03

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

32.2% of decks · synergy 0.27

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose lists lean black-heavy with expensive, multi-pip drain spells, and Qarsi Revenant converts that natural pip density into a counter engine that closes games independently of the life-loss plan.

04

Kathril, Aspect Warper

29.3% of decks · synergy 0.27

Kathril, Aspect Warper stockpiles keyword counters from creatures in the graveyard, and Qarsi Revenant contributes flying and hexproof to that pool while also growing itself in the early game through the multicolor spells Kathril lists already run.

05

Zenos yae Galvus

25.7% of decks · synergy 0.21

Zenos yae Galvus pushes aggressive multicolor spell slinging, and Qarsi Revenant scales directly with that gameplan — each pip-dense spell advances both the commander's strategy and turns the Revenant into a clock opponents have to address.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	legal
pioneer	legal
standard	legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Qarsi Revenant is legal across every major Constructed format but is firmly a Commander card in practice. In Commander, the multiplayer card pool makes assembling a pip-dense spell suite trivial, and hexproof means opponents can't answer Qarsi Revenant with spot removal, which matters enormously in a four-player game. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, the payoff is too slow — a 1/3 flier that grows only when you cast spells with three or more different mana symbols asks too much from a mana base that wants consistency over diversity. Standard might offer niche use in a heavily multicolored midrange shell, but the competition for three-drop slots is steep. Stick to Commander, where the card does exactly what it promises.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

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Pricing data for Qarsi Revenant isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest number. Given its narrow mechanical requirement and Commander-specific home, it typically sits in the bulk-to-low-value range — worth picking up cheaply if it fits your deck, but not a card to chase at a premium.