Dralnu, Lich Lord
If damage would be dealt to Dralnu, sacrifice that many permanents instead. {T}: Target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
How Dralnu decks play in EDH
Dralnu, Lich Lord is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 3UB, and its legendary creature - zombie wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Dralnu, Lich Lord decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $40.39Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dralnu, Lich Lord decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Dralnu, Lich Lord deck?
Dralnu, Lich Lord has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Dralnu, Lich Lord?
The cards played most often in Dralnu, Lich Lord decks include Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Turbulent Wetlands, Recursive Recruitment. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Dralnu, Lich Lord deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $40.39 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Dralnu, Lich Lord deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.