Bones Keep the Ledger

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Fill your graveyard, then cash in on it with recursion, threshold effects, and every card you've buried.

Graveyard size×1Recursion×0.7Self mill×0.6

Sets your commander and theme, then adds about 25 cards that fit plus 20 lands. You fill in the rest.

High Impact Cards

5 picks from the top 40 of 333 cards that fit

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Graveyard sizeSelf mill
EDHREC #1,801 · $3.14 · art Piotr Dura
Graveyard sizeSelf millRecursion
EDHREC #4,143 · $12.77 · art Benangbajastudio
Hidden gemGraveyard sizeSelf mill
EDHREC #11,154 · $0.38
Hidden gemGraveyard sizeRecursion
EDHREC #13,132 · $0.20 · art Fang Xinyu
RecursionSelf millGraveyard size
EDHREC #2,202 · $19.64 · art Mikio Masuda

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Barrowgoyf	1.427	1.09	1.00	0.80	1.83	1.00	4143	Graveyard size, Self mill, Recursion
2	Overlord of the Balemurk	0.901	0.95	1.00	0.70	1.62	1.00	2202	Recursion, Self mill, Graveyard size
3	Blight Titan	0.842	0.71	1.00	0.68	2.12	1.00	11154	Graveyard size, Self mill
4	From the Catacombs	0.707	0.44	1.43	0.68	2.01	1.00	8455	Graveyard size, Recursion
5	Grave Researcher // Reanimate	0.656	0.65	1.40	0.60	1.42	1.09	2296	Graveyard size, Self mill
6	Wick's Patrol	0.633	0.58	1.00	0.65	2.08	1.00	15301	Graveyard size, Self mill
7	Liliana, the Last Hope	0.627	0.44	1.00	0.70	2.07	1.16	7823	Recursion, Self mill
8	Pharika's Spawn	0.617	0.57	1.20	0.60	1.94	1.00	22336	Recursion, Graveyard size
9	Doom Whisperer	0.602	0.51	1.00	0.78	1.57	1.09	1851	Self mill, Graveyard size
10	Madame Hydra, Reanimated	0.567	0.91	1.18	0.50	1.49	1.00	23061	Graveyard size, Self mill
11	Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian	0.564	0.75	1.09	0.60	1.49	1.00	3250	Graveyard size, Self mill
12	Woe Strider	0.526	0.56	1.00	0.72	1.54	1.00	1682	Recursion, Graveyard size, Self mill
13	Nethergoyf	0.507	0.94	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9505	Graveyard size, Recursion
14	Tenacious Underdog	0.491	0.31	1.17	0.72	2.22	1.00	11419	Recursion
15	Corpse Churn	0.485	0.84	1.10	0.50	1.36	1.09	7298	Self mill, Recursion, Graveyard size
16	The Dawning Archaic	0.479	0.74	1.03	0.55	1.52	1.00	8293	Graveyard size, Recursion
17	Osteomancer Adept	0.476	0.72	1.20	0.50	1.34	1.16	6130	Recursion, Graveyard size, Self mill
18	Starving Revenant	0.457	0.68	1.00	0.55	1.51	1.09	7459	Graveyard size, Self mill
19	Bone Dragon	0.457	0.62	1.30	0.50	1.47	1.09	18452	Recursion, Graveyard size
20	Demonic Counsel	0.456	0.50	1.00	0.70	1.56	1.00	1800	Graveyard size
21	Yawgmoth's Will	0.453	0.35	1.00	0.80	1.67	1.09	2591	Recursion
22	The Final Days	0.453	0.54	1.00	0.60	1.80	1.00	13132	Graveyard size, Recursion
23	Overwhelming Remorse	0.441	0.40	1.00	0.68	1.97	1.00	7476	Graveyard size
24	Stitcher's Supplier	0.410	0.74	1.00	0.55	1.15	1.19	617	Self mill, Graveyard size
25	Ghastly Demise	0.403	0.60	1.00	0.55	1.65	1.00	16880	Graveyard size
26	The Grim Captain's Locker	0.396	0.77	1.25	0.45	1.25	1.09	9884	Recursion, Graveyard size, Self mill
27	Feed the Cycle	0.393	0.30	1.00	0.70	2.05	1.09	7401	Graveyard size
28	Young Necromancer	0.390	0.40	1.17	0.55	1.62	1.26	14643	Graveyard size
29	Risen Executioner	0.386	0.69	1.00	0.50	1.45	1.09	15631	Recursion, Graveyard size
30	Golgari Thug	0.383	0.78	1.09	0.50	1.28	1.00	3460	Recursion, Self mill, Graveyard size
31	Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core	0.382	0.79	1.03	0.50	1.21	1.09	1801	Graveyard size, Self mill
32	Undead Butler	0.377	0.75	1.00	0.50	1.30	1.09	4325	Recursion, Self mill, Graveyard size
33	Wight of Precinct Six	0.376	0.70	1.00	0.50	1.39	1.09	9757	Graveyard size
34	Mindwrack Demon	0.370	0.65	1.00	0.50	1.47	1.09	19822	Graveyard size, Self mill
35	Cemetery Tampering	0.361	0.94	1.00	0.45	1.16	1.09	2813	Graveyard size, Self mill
36	Billowing Shriekmass	0.360	0.78	1.00	0.45	1.29	1.19	17759	Graveyard size, Self mill
37	Chupacabra Echo	0.359	0.50	1.00	0.55	1.61	1.09	13597	Graveyard size
38	Oversold Cemetery	0.357	0.88	1.00	0.45	1.13	1.19	1703	Graveyard size, Recursion
39	Stitch Together	0.353	0.84	1.12	0.45	1.13	1.09	1619	Graveyard size, Recursion
40	The Master of Lake-town	0.351	0.65	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9859	Graveyard size, Self mill

Scoring cards for this theme…

Candidate pool (score = fit × commander × quality × popularity × art)

#	card	score	fit	cmd	q	pop	art	rank	matched
1	Barrowgoyf	1.427	1.09	1.00	0.80	1.83	1.00	4143	Graveyard size, Self mill, Recursion
2	Overlord of the Balemurk	0.901	0.95	1.00	0.70	1.62	1.00	2202	Recursion, Self mill, Graveyard size
3	Blight Titan	0.842	0.71	1.00	0.68	2.12	1.00	11154	Graveyard size, Self mill
4	From the Catacombs	0.707	0.44	1.43	0.68	2.01	1.00	8455	Graveyard size, Recursion
5	Grave Researcher // Reanimate	0.656	0.65	1.40	0.60	1.42	1.09	2296	Graveyard size, Self mill
6	Wick's Patrol	0.633	0.58	1.00	0.65	2.08	1.00	15301	Graveyard size, Self mill
7	Liliana, the Last Hope	0.627	0.44	1.00	0.70	2.07	1.16	7823	Recursion, Self mill
8	Pharika's Spawn	0.617	0.57	1.20	0.60	1.94	1.00	22336	Recursion, Graveyard size
9	Doom Whisperer	0.602	0.51	1.00	0.78	1.57	1.09	1851	Self mill, Graveyard size
10	Madame Hydra, Reanimated	0.567	0.91	1.18	0.50	1.49	1.00	23061	Graveyard size, Self mill
11	Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian	0.564	0.75	1.09	0.60	1.49	1.00	3250	Graveyard size, Self mill
12	Woe Strider	0.526	0.56	1.00	0.72	1.54	1.00	1682	Recursion, Graveyard size, Self mill
13	Nethergoyf	0.507	0.94	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9505	Graveyard size, Recursion
14	Tenacious Underdog	0.491	0.31	1.17	0.72	2.22	1.00	11419	Recursion
15	Corpse Churn	0.485	0.84	1.10	0.50	1.36	1.09	7298	Self mill, Recursion, Graveyard size
16	The Dawning Archaic	0.479	0.74	1.03	0.55	1.52	1.00	8293	Graveyard size, Recursion
17	Osteomancer Adept	0.476	0.72	1.20	0.50	1.34	1.16	6130	Recursion, Graveyard size, Self mill
18	Starving Revenant	0.457	0.68	1.00	0.55	1.51	1.09	7459	Graveyard size, Self mill
19	Bone Dragon	0.457	0.62	1.30	0.50	1.47	1.09	18452	Recursion, Graveyard size
20	Demonic Counsel	0.456	0.50	1.00	0.70	1.56	1.00	1800	Graveyard size
21	Yawgmoth's Will	0.453	0.35	1.00	0.80	1.67	1.09	2591	Recursion
22	The Final Days	0.453	0.54	1.00	0.60	1.80	1.00	13132	Graveyard size, Recursion
23	Overwhelming Remorse	0.441	0.40	1.00	0.68	1.97	1.00	7476	Graveyard size
24	Stitcher's Supplier	0.410	0.74	1.00	0.55	1.15	1.19	617	Self mill, Graveyard size
25	Ghastly Demise	0.403	0.60	1.00	0.55	1.65	1.00	16880	Graveyard size
26	The Grim Captain's Locker	0.396	0.77	1.25	0.45	1.25	1.09	9884	Recursion, Graveyard size, Self mill
27	Feed the Cycle	0.393	0.30	1.00	0.70	2.05	1.09	7401	Graveyard size
28	Young Necromancer	0.390	0.40	1.17	0.55	1.62	1.26	14643	Graveyard size
29	Risen Executioner	0.386	0.69	1.00	0.50	1.45	1.09	15631	Recursion, Graveyard size
30	Golgari Thug	0.383	0.78	1.09	0.50	1.28	1.00	3460	Recursion, Self mill, Graveyard size
31	Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core	0.382	0.79	1.03	0.50	1.21	1.09	1801	Graveyard size, Self mill
32	Undead Butler	0.377	0.75	1.00	0.50	1.30	1.09	4325	Recursion, Self mill, Graveyard size
33	Wight of Precinct Six	0.376	0.70	1.00	0.50	1.39	1.09	9757	Graveyard size
34	Mindwrack Demon	0.370	0.65	1.00	0.50	1.47	1.09	19822	Graveyard size, Self mill
35	Cemetery Tampering	0.361	0.94	1.00	0.45	1.16	1.09	2813	Graveyard size, Self mill
36	Billowing Shriekmass	0.360	0.78	1.00	0.45	1.29	1.19	17759	Graveyard size, Self mill
37	Chupacabra Echo	0.359	0.50	1.00	0.55	1.61	1.09	13597	Graveyard size
38	Oversold Cemetery	0.357	0.88	1.00	0.45	1.13	1.19	1703	Graveyard size, Recursion
39	Stitch Together	0.353	0.84	1.12	0.45	1.13	1.09	1619	Graveyard size, Recursion
40	The Master of Lake-town	0.351	0.65	1.10	0.50	1.39	1.00	9859	Graveyard size, Self mill