Return to the Light Realms

Surveil can stock the graveyard, but nine mana is a major hurdle. It is a more tailored payoff than Rise of the Dark Realms, yet still needs ramp and setup.

Could be wrong if A reliable Standard ramp-and-surveil shell could make one or two copies a real late-game finisher.

Lotus Field can cast nine-mana spells, but this needs a separately stocked permanent graveyard. It is a narrower, slower prospect than Pioneer graveyard payoffs such as Breaking // Entering.

Could be wrong if A proven mana engine paired with self-mill could turn its one-card rebuild into a fringe payoff.

Instant Reanimator supplies a plausible graveyard shell, but paying nine rather than reanimating cheaply is far too slow for most Modern games and invites disruption.

Could be wrong if An unusually resilient ramp or artifact-graveyard build could exploit the all-permanents wording.

Cloudpost can reach nine mana, but Legacy graveyard decks generally demand cheaper, faster payoffs. A white splash and stocked permanent graveyard add meaningful costs.

Could be wrong if Cloudpost lists may find that a one-sided mass rebuild is a uniquely strong late-game tutor target.

A stocked graveyard turns this into a devastating asymmetric rebuild of creatures, artifacts, enchantments, and planeswalkers, though nine mana confines it to dedicated decks.

Could be wrong if Optimized tables may prove too fast and graveyard hate too common for a nine-mana sorcery.

Returning several traded creatures and other permanents is an enormous late-game swing. Nine mana and the need for a stocked graveyard prevent bomb-level reliability.

Could be wrong if Unknown format speed, fixing, and graveyard density determine whether it is castable before games end.