Lord of the Undead
Ninth Edition 143 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 143
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Brom
- Market price
- $10.05
What it does
Other Zombie creatures get +1/+1.
1 generic mana black mana, tap: Return target Zombie card from your graveyard to your hand.
"I confer with Death itself. What could you possibly do to injure me?"
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 the Undead was originally introduced in the Stronghold expansion set in 1998, designed as a cornerstone for tribal zombie decks. The card reflects the dark, gothic aesthetic prevalent in Magic: The Gathering's early years, providing players with both a power-boosting anthem effect and a recurring utility to return creatures from the graveyard to the hand.
The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, features iconic artwork by Kev Walker. Walker’s depiction of the undead lord emphasizes the macabre and rotting nature of the character, a style that defined much of the visual identity for black-aligned cards during that era. The Ninth Edition version remains a staple for collectors due to its status as part of the core set transition period, which helped introduce a new generation of players to the mechanics of graveyard interaction.
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