Varina, Lich Queen

Varina, Lich Queen

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

Mana cost: {1}{W}{U}{B}

How we read this card

Whenever you attack with one or more Zombies, draw that many cards, then discard that many cards. You gain that much life.

triggered — draws you that many cards

triggered —

triggered — gains you that much life

Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

activated {2}, Exile two cards from your graveyard —

activated {2}, Exile two cards from your graveyard — makes a token

What we read on this card

Causes: draw a card, discard a card, gain life, exile a card, anything leaves a graveyard, create a Zombie creature token, put a Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a Zombie attacks.

Works well with

a Zombie deals combat damage — 548 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Varina, Lich Queen deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 548 cards in Varina's colors can cause this.

  1. Havengul Lich — When Havengul Lich attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  2. Wretched Anurid — When Wretched Anurid attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  3. Corpse Knight — When Corpse Knight attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  4. Hand of the Praetors — When Hand of the Praetors attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  5. Spellweaver Eternal — When Spellweaver Eternal attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  6. Ingenious Skaab — When Ingenious Skaab attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  7. Zahur, Glory's Past — When Zahur, Glory's Past attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  8. Gloomdrifter — When Gloomdrifter attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  9. Putrid Imp — When Putrid Imp attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards
  10. Dread Slaver — When Dread Slaver attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

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

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 552 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Varina, Lich Queen enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie it boosts — 557 cards in Varina's colors can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Varina, Lich Queen bigger stats

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

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 670 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Varina, Lich Queen:

  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

a Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 670 cards in Varina's colors can cause this.

  1. Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Varina, Lich Queen an extra ability

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

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 908 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Varina, Lich Queen enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

a card is discarded — 1,278 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When Varina, Lich Queen makes a player discard a card:

  1. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  2. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  3. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  4. Scrounging Skyray — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Archfiend of Ifnir — puts a counter on a creature
  6. Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance — deals 1 damage
  7. Curator of Mysteries — scries
  8. Currency Converter — exiles it
  9. Hostile Investigator — triggers
  10. Toluz, Clever Conductor — exiles it

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

life is gained — 1,466 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When Varina, Lich Queen gains life:

  1. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  2. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  4. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  6. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  7. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  8. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers
  10. Amalia Benavides Aguirre — kills a creature

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

anything is exiled — 1,665 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Varina, Lich Queen, it triggers

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,659 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When Varina, Lich Queen leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. On Wings of Gold — makes a token
  5. Owlin Historian — gets +1/+1
  6. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  7. Teval's Judgment — triggers

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,454 cards in Varina's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Varina, Lich Queen makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Varina, Lich Queen makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — Varina, Lich Queen makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Varina, Lich Queen makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — Varina, Lich Queen makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

1,449 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 1,499 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Varina, Lich Queen:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 1,499 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Varina, Lich Queen makes a Zombie token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a token enters the battlefield — 1,930 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Varina, Lich Queen:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Caretaker's Talent — draws you 1 card
  8. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared
  9. Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

a token is created — 1,931 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When Varina, Lich Queen makes a Zombie token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a card is drawn — 2,523 cards in Varina's colors can cause this (Varina is one).

When Varina, Lich Queen makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  3. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  5. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  6. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature

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