Lazav, the Multifarious

Lazav, the Multifarious was originally released as a mythic rare card in the 2018 Magic: The Gathering expansion Guilds of Ravnica. Designed by the Wizards of the Coast development team, the card represents the guildmaster of House Dimir, a shadowy organization of spies and assassins. Its design focuses on the Dimir identity of deception and mimicry, allowing players to transform the card into other creatures from their graveyard to bypass combat threats or utilize powerful activated abilities.

The inclusion of this specific printing in The List—a curated series of cards appearing in Set Boosters—serves as a nod to the card's popularity in Commander format play. Because the original Guilds of Ravnica printings were tied to the plane of Ravnica's specific narrative arc, its continued appearance in supplemental products highlights its enduring mechanical relevance as a versatile commander that rewards players for filling their graveyard with high-utility creatures.