Havengul Lich
Commander 2017 173 • mythic
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- James Ryman
- Market price
- $0.69
What it does
1 generic mana: You may cast target creature card in a graveyard this turn. When you cast it this turn, this creature gains all activated abilities of that card until end of turn.
Fusing intelligence with the power of undeath requires inspiration of the darkest kind.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Havengul Lich was originally introduced in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering expansion Dark Ascension, themed around the gothic horror setting of Innistrad. The creature was designed as a powerful rare card meant to emphasize the necromantic identity of the Grixis color shard, allowing players to cast creature cards from any graveyard. Its inclusion in the 2017 Commander preconstructed deck series, specifically within the Vampiric Bloodlust set, brought the card to a wider audience of multiplayer format enthusiasts who valued its utility in recursion-heavy strategies.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific artist known for defining the visual aesthetic of the planeswalker characters in Magic. Briclot utilized a dark, atmospheric palette to capture the Lich's imposing, skeletal presence and magical energy, reflecting the set's focus on undead themes and horror tropes. Upon its release, the card was widely received as a strategic staple for Commander decks focused on graveyard synergy, maintaining a reputation for its versatility and its ability to turn opponents' discarded resources into an active threat.
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