You shouldnt be put off of packing graveyard hate, and provided your removal is appropriate for the kind of game youre playing both in power and quantity then graveyard decks should be happy to be interacted with
As the Final Fantasy x Magic: The Gathering crossover heavily featured the summon mechanic as Enchantments, there are several cards focused on bringing them out, keeping them on the field, or returning them from the graveyard
He isn't as big a threat as people though, but he is still an excellent Grixis (red/blue/black) Commander
Creatures (5) Lands (14) Spells (41) 4 Brainstorm 1 Fastbond 2 Mana Drain 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Yawgmoth's Will 4 Duress 4 Force of Will 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Red Elemental Blast 4 Gush 1 Cunning Wish 4 Merchant Scroll 2 Misdirection 1 Black Lotus 3 Opt 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire Sideboard When youve got access to Gush, all you want in this world is a way to convert extra cards into tempo and flexibility
Mourners Surprise is a 2 mana Gravedigger - that is definitely a surprise, given that you basically never want to cast it on turn 2 and a 1/1 can often be slightly irrelevant later in the game, at least compared to a 2/2 body that the original Gravedigger has
This made sure decks like Glimpse of Nature Elves and Dark Depths combo werent possible in the format