Rotten Reunion
Instant
Exile up to one target card from a graveyard. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #13590
Rotten Reunion puts a 2/2 Zombie token into play and flashes a Zombie into an opponent's graveyard — all for one black mana at instant speed. Anhelo, the Painter turns that single mana into two tokens via casualty, making this one of the most efficient token generators in any spell-slinging Dimir shell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anhelo, the Painter
Anhelo, the Painter's casualty mechanic copies Rotten Reunion for the cost of sacrificing a token, effectively doubling the output to two Zombies for one mana — an absurd rate that explains the 15% inclusion clip across Anhelo lists.
Gisa, the Hellraiser
Gisa, the Hellraiser rewards you for attacking with Zombies, and Rotten Reunion provides a free body at instant speed without ever tapping out on your own turn — cheap, repeatable fuel for her attack-trigger engine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Rotten Reunion does its best work — instant speed, low cost, and a token that slots into any Zombie tribal or aristocrats shell make it a reliable one-drop. In Pauper, it's a real card in Dimir graveyard and Zombie strategies, where the self-mill half occasionally matters for filling the yard. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient threats that a 2/2 for one mana only clears the bar in dedicated Zombie synergy lists; outside that context it's underpowered. Legacy and Vintage don't want it outside of very narrow tribal brews.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Rotten Reunion is firmly bulk — buy a playset without thinking twice. Bulk commons with niche tribal upside rarely spike unless a new zombie commander warps the market, so expect the price to stay at the floor.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.