The Reaper, King No More
Legendary Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
When The Reaper enters, put a -1/-1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls with a -1/-1 counter on it dies, you may put that card onto the battlefield under your control. Do this only once each turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander
- Price
- $0.62
- EDHREC rank
- #6759
The Reaper, King No More lands as a recursive threat that generates persistent value every time it dies and returns — the payoff is real, and the cost of building around undying and graveyard recursion is low enough that it slots naturally into shells already running that infrastructure. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is the clearest engine partner, handing The Reaper, King No More undying and turning every death into a free ETB trigger, while Auntie Ool, Cursewretch is the commander that reaches for it in over 90% of her builds for exactly that reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch appears in 90% of Auntie Ool, Cursewretch decks because The Reaper, King No More fits the curse-and-exploit loop she runs natively — it generates repeated ETB and death triggers that Auntie Ool can weaponize without any additional setup.
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 |
Commander is where The Reaper, King No More actually lives — the 100-card singleton format gives it room to find the recursive engines and sacrifice outlets it needs to loop, and the multiplayer environment rewards persistent, value-generating threats that keep coming back. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal, but the card does nothing that those formats' faster, more efficient threats can't outpace by turn two. Oathbreaker is the only other format worth mentioning, and only if you're running a black value planeswalker that benefits from repeated death triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Mikaeus, the UnhallowedPhyrexian AltarThe Reaper, King No More
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite -1/-1 counters; Infinite recursion of non-Human creatures you control
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Mikaeus, the UnhallowedGoblin BombardmentThe Reaper, King No More
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite -1/-1 counters; Infinite damage; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite recursion of non-Human creatures you control
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Mikaeus, the UnhallowedAshnod's AltarThe Reaper, King No More
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite -1/-1 counters; Infinite recursion of non-Human creatures you control
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Mikaeus, the UnhallowedViscera SeerThe Reaper, King No More
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite scry 1; Infinite -1/-1 counters; Infinite recursion of non-Human creatures you control
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Mikaeus, the UnhallowedThe Reaper, King No MoreCarrion Feeder
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite -1/-1 counters; Infinite recursion of non-Human creatures you control
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Current price
$0.62 bulk tier
At $0.62, The Reaper, King No More sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy include — you're not paying a premium for the effect. Bulk rares with niche synergy like this tend to stay cheap unless a high-profile deck pushes demand, so picking up copies now costs almost nothing.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.