Lord of the Undead

Lord of the Undead

Creature — Zombie

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Other Zombie creatures get +1/+1.

static — gives +1/+1

Return target Zombie card from your graveyard to your hand.

activated {1}{B}, {T} — brings a card back

Causes: a Zombie leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a Zombie in a graveyard, a Zombie creature it boosts.

Works well with

put a Zombie into a graveyard — 29 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Apprentice Necromancer — When Apprentice Necromancer is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back
  2. Silversmote Ghoul — When Silversmote Ghoul is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back
  3. Wall of Limbs — When Wall of Limbs is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back
  4. Nim Replica — When Nim Replica is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back
  5. Deathmark Prelate — Deathmark Prelate puts cards into the graveyard that Lord of the Undead can bring back
  6. Ravenous Rotbelly — Ravenous Rotbelly puts cards into the graveyard that Lord of the Undead can bring back
  7. Gangrenous Zombies — When Gangrenous Zombies is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back
  8. Plague Dogs — When Plague Dogs is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back
  9. Haunted Cadaver — When Haunted Cadaver is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back
  10. Liliana's Steward — When Liliana's Steward is in the graveyard, Lord of the Undead can bring it back

19 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Lord of the Undead deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Lord of the Undead attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Lord of the Undead enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

When Lord of the Undead enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

When Lord of the Undead leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

When Lord of the Undead attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

121 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

When Lord of the Undead attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

195 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

When Lord of the Undead blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  7. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  9. Dwindle — kills a creature
  10. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

23 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

When Lord of the Undead attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

When Lord of the Undead enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

415 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Lord of the Undead is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Lord of the Undead enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

50 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.