Lord of Extinction
Ultimate Box Topper U23 • mythic
- Set
- Ultimate Box Topper
- Collector number
- U23
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Izzy
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Lord of Extinction's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in all graveyards.
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
Lord of Extinction was first introduced in the Alara Reborn expansion of Magic: The Gathering, released in 2009. As a central piece of the Jund shard's mechanical identity, it was designed to reward players for filling the graveyard, embodying the ruthless, cycle-of-life philosophy of its home plane. The Ultimate Box Topper version, released in 2018 as part of the Ultimate Masters set, served as a premium, full-art tribute to this iconic creature.
The card’s artwork, rendered by artist Nils Hamm, captures the sprawling, monstrous scale of the beast, emphasizing its role as a force of nature that grows in power relative to the total cards in all graveyards. Hamm’s signature ethereal, organic style was widely praised by the community for effectively communicating the card’s lethal, scaling threat. Upon its re-release as a box topper, the foil-etched treatment became a sought-after aesthetic choice for collectors looking to highlight the card’s visceral design.
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