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Rotlung Reanimator

Creature — Zombie Cleric

Whenever this creature or another Cleric dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
rare
Set
Onslaught
Price
$15.55
EDHREC rank
#15018
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Rotlung Reanimator card art
Rotlung Reanimator turns every Cleric death into a fresh 2/2 body, making it a self-sustaining sacrifice engine the moment you pair it with Ashnod's Altar. In Orah, Skyclave Hierophant decks especially, it converts a single removal spell into an infinite loop — the card earns its slot on impact alone.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant

48.8% of decks · synergy 0.48

Orah, Skyclave Hierophant triggers on every Cleric death and recurses them up the chain, and Rotlung Reanimator ensures that even the Clerics Orah can't retrieve leave behind a 2/2 token — so the engine never runs dry and a single sac outlet turns the whole pile into an infinite loop.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Rotlung Reanimator lives — the 100-card singleton format is packed with Cleric tribal commanders and sacrifice synergies that let it do its best work. Legacy and Vintage have it on the legal list, but the three-mana 2/2 body doesn't clear the power bar in those formats, where the same engine slots require more immediate impact. Outside of dedicated Cleric combo builds in Commander, treat it as a niche card rather than a format staple.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Xathrid Necromancer covers a similar role in Human-heavy shells, producing 2/2 tokens on Human deaths for roughly a quarter of the price, though it won't trigger off the Cleric synergies that make Rotlung Reanimator tick. If you need a cheaper on-tribe substitute, Cruel Celebrant or a generic aristocrats piece gets you part of the value — but nothing replicates the Cleric-specific token production directly at a lower price point.

Price Context

Current price

$15.55 mid tier

At $15.55, Rotlung Reanimator sits in mid-tier pricing for a card that sees play almost exclusively in Commander Cleric builds — that number reflects its combo ceiling and the fact that it's never been widely reprinted. The price is stable rather than growing; it holds value because the demand is consistent, not because a spike is coming.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.