Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying, vigilance
: Choose a creature card at random from target opponent's graveyard. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Price
- $1.54
- EDHREC rank
- #9898
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls reanimates a random creature from any opponent's graveyard for free every turn — a 4/7 flying, vigilance body that turns everyone else's dead threats into your own. The cost is 7 mana and the randomness, which is why Phyrexian Altar and Kaalia of the Vast are the cards that make Tariel competitive rather than casual-only.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kaalia of the Vast
Kaalia of the Vast cheats Tariel, Reckoner of Souls into play on turn four or five, bypassing the 7-mana ask entirely and letting Tariel start stealing from opponent graveyards the moment combat begins.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls is a Commander card through and through — the random reanimation scales directly with how many creatures opponents are running, and a four-player table guarantees a deep pool to pull from. Legal in Legacy and Vintage, it sees essentially zero play there; a 7-mana do-nothing-until-your-next-upkeep effect doesn't survive long enough to matter in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card-adjacent format where Tariel could theoretically show up, but the signature spell restriction limits the shell significantly. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Phyrexian AltarTariel, Reckoner of SoulsThornbite Staff
Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Tariel, Reckoner of SoulsIntruder Alarm
Return all creature cards from each opponent's graveyard to the battlefield under your control
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Current price
$1.54 cheap tier
At $1.54, Tariel, Reckoner of Souls sits firmly in bulk-mythic territory — high casting cost and narrow competitive application keep demand low. The price is stable rather than rising; pick it up cheap for a reanimator build without worrying about it spiking.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.