Varina, Lich Queen
Whenever you attack with one or more Zombies, draw that many cards, then discard that many cards. You gain that much life. {2}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
How Varina decks play in EDH
Varina, Lich Queen is a Esper commander in white, blue and black costing 1WUB, and its legendary creature - zombie wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Varina, Lich Queen decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $40.11Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Varina, Lich Queen 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 Varina, Lich Queen deck?
Varina, Lich Queen has a Esper colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Varina, Lich Queen?
The cards played most often in Varina, Lich Queen decks include Wizard's Staff, Return to the Light Realms, Bard, King of Dale. 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 Varina, Lich Queen deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $40.11 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 Varina, Lich Queen 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.