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Best Grave Necromancer Deck Guide

Rewrite the economy of resources. The graveyard is your second deck.

Class: Necromancer Playstyle: Rewrite the economy Cards: 20

Grave Necromancer rewrites Shadow Realms' economy of resources. Where other archetypes accept that dead cards stay dead, Necromancer turns the graveyard into a resource — reviving fallen allies, stealing opponent cards mid-battle, and generating additional bodies out of thin air. The signature mechanic is Reanimate: at specific HP thresholds, Necromancer cards resurrect a random fallen ally with partial stats. High-rarity Necromancers resurrect with full stats and carry over buffs accumulated before death. In extended Arena sieges, a Necromancer defense that resurrects once or twice can turn a winnable fight into a loss for the attacker. The archetype peaks in long, attrition-heavy matchups where card advantage snowballs.

Best for: Strategic players who enjoy card advantage and attrition warfare.

Grave Necromancer — 20 Cards

Name Rarity Cost Role Type
Mist Creep common 2 Opener Necromancer
Doom Runner common 2 Reanimate Necromancer
Fallen Shard common 3 Graveyard Necromancer
Grim Crawler II common 3 Reanimate Necromancer
Stone Creep II common 4 Durable Necromancer
Nether Runner II common 4 Reanimate Chain Necromancer
Broken Shard III common 4 Card Gen Necromancer
Ghost Crawler III common 4 Grave Build Necromancer
Haunted Thane uncommon 2 Reanimate Necromancer
Blood Seeker uncommon 3 Sustain Necromancer
Haunted Howl uncommon 4 Grave Fuel Necromancer
Gloom Mage rare 3 Reanimate Necromancer
Cursed Specter rare 4 Card Gen Necromancer
Gloom Stalker rare 5 Core Reanimate Necromancer
Cursed Sentinel rare 5 High-HP Reanimate Necromancer
Storm Dancer epic 6 Reanimate Core Necromancer
Storm Lord epic 7 Ultimate Necromancer
Stone Creep XI common 5 Reanimate Necromancer
Nether Runner XI common 5 Grave Build Necromancer
Ghost Crawler XII common 5 Durable Necromancer

Mulligan & Game Plan

Mulligan Steps

  1. 1. Keep 1-2 Necromancer cards (cost 2-4) to establish early Reanimate setup.
  2. 2. Prioritise cards with Reanimate or card generation — they define the archetype.
  3. 3. Mulligan for defensive early game. Don't keep hands without late-game sustain.
  4. 4. Mist Creep is the best opener — keep it to start Reanimate chains early.

Game Plan

  1. 1. Play efficient Necromancers on turns 2-4 to start building graveyard resources.
  2. 2. Trade and sacrifice cards through turns 4-6 to fuel Reanimate triggers.
  3. 3. On turns 6+, deploy high-rarity Necromancers with full Reanimate effects.
  4. 4. In Arena, Necromancer defenses resurrect and extend attrition into free wins.
  5. 5. Counter: Burst strategies can chain-delete faster than Reanimate triggers.

Matchup Guide vs All Archetypes

Archetype Result Notes
Aggro Demon → guide Even Reanimate vs Fury. Extended matches favour Necromancer.
Midrange Warrior → guide Favoured Reanimate extends past Rally timing. Card advantage wins.
Tempo Hunter → guide Unfavoured Burst deletes Necromancers before Reanimate triggers.
Burn Elemental → guide Even Chain vs Reanimate. Need to chain faster than they resurrect.
Token Summoner → guide Favoured Reanimate out-values tokens. Longer games strongly favour Necromancer.
Sustain Angel → guide Favoured Necromancer card advantage generates more than Angel healing can cover.
Armor Guardian → guide Even Necromancer recursion vs Fortify. Extended matches favour recursion.
Grave Necromancer → guide Even Mirror — whoever builds graveyard faster wins.
Burst Assassin → guide Unfavoured Shadowstrike deletes before Reanimate. Very challenged.
Void Control → guide Even Void removal vs Reanimate — grindy attrition war.

Essence Crafting Priority

Gloom Stalker
800 Essence
Reanimate + card draw. Generates advantage every turn.
Cursed Sentinel
800 Essence
High-HP Reanimate target. Resurrects with significant stats.
Storm Lord
3,000 Essence
Ultimate Reanimate — resurrects multiple allies and applies buffs.

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