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Varina, Lich Queen

Varina, Lich Queen - Built around Wayward Servant, Gravecrawler and Diregraf Captain

Varina, Lich Queen · BUW · 100 cards · 36 lands

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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 35Instants 9Sorceries 5Artifacts 10Enchantments 3Planeswalkers 1Lands 36
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Commander (1)

Varina, Lich Queen
Varina, Lich Queen
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
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.
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Creatures (35)

Wayward Servant
Wayward Servant
Creature — Zombie
$0.32
Whenever another Zombie you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Gravecrawler
Gravecrawler
Creature — Zombie
$0.53
This creature can't block. You may cast this card from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie.
Diregraf Captain
Diregraf Captain
Creature — Zombie Soldier
$0.33
Deathtouch Other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever another Zombie you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life.
Death Baron
Death Baron
Creature — Zombie Wizard
$0.78
Skeletons you control and other Zombies you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch. (Any amount of damage they deal to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Diregraf Colossus
Diregraf Colossus
Creature — Zombie Giant
$0.74
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each Zombie card in your graveyard. Whenever you cast a Zombie spell, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Corpse Knight
Corpse Knight
Creature — Zombie Knight
$0.39
Whenever another creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life.
Undead Augur
Undead Augur
Creature — Zombie Wizard
$0.15
Whenever this creature or another Zombie you control dies, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
Cryptbreaker
Cryptbreaker
Creature — Zombie
$0.29
{1}{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Tap three untapped Zombies you control: You draw a card and lose 1 life.
Lord of the Accursed
Lord of the Accursed
Creature — Zombie
$0.16
Other Zombies you control get +1/+1. {1}{B}, {T}: All Zombies gain menace until end of turn.
Shepherd of Rot
Shepherd of Rot
Creature — Zombie Cleric
$0.42
{T}: Each player loses 1 life for each Zombie on the battlefield.
Relentless Dead
Relentless Dead
Creature — Zombie
$12.25
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When this creature dies, you may pay {B}. If you do, return it to its owner's hand. When this creature dies, you may pay {X}. If you do, return another target Zombie creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Vengeful Dead
Vengeful Dead
Creature — Zombie
$0.26
Whenever this creature or another Zombie dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
Archghoul of Thraben
Archghoul of Thraben
Creature — Zombie Cleric
$0.29
Whenever this creature or another Zombie you control dies, look at the top card of your library. If it's a Zombie card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard.
Tormod, the Desecrator
Tormod, the Desecrator
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
$0.71
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
$9.56
Whenever another Zombie you control dies, if it didn't have decayed, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.) At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice a Zombie. If you do, draw a card.
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
$0.42
Vigilance, menace Whenever you attack, draw a card, then discard a card. Whenever you draw a card, Zombies you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Zombie Master
Zombie Master
Creature — Zombie
$0.48
Other Zombie creatures have swampwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) Other Zombies have "{B}: Regenerate this permanent."
God-Eternal Oketra
God-Eternal Oketra
Legendary Creature — Zombie God
$0.81
Double strike Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 4/4 black Zombie Warrior creature token with vigilance. When God-Eternal Oketra dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warlock
$0.33
Ward—Pay 2 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2 life.) {T}: You may cast target Zombie creature card from your graveyard this turn.
The Scarab God
The Scarab God
Legendary Creature — God
$2.87
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses X life and you scry X, where X is the number of Zombies you control. {2}{U}{B}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie. When The Scarab God dies, return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Undead Warchief
Undead Warchief
Creature — Zombie
$2.85
Zombie spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Zombie creatures you control get +2/+1.
Bone Miser
Bone Miser
Creature — Zombie Wizard
$28.78
Whenever you discard a creature card, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Whenever you discard a land card, add {B}{B}. Whenever you discard a noncreature, nonland card, draw a card.
Cemetery Reaper
Cemetery Reaper
Creature — Zombie
$0.3
Other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1. {2}{B}, {T}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Creature — Zombie
$0.62
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Headless Rider
Headless Rider
Creature — Zombie
$1.1
Whenever this creature or another nontoken Zombie you control dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
$0.9
Whenever you discard a creature card, you may pay {2}{U}. If you do, create a tapped token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie.
Midnight Reaper
Midnight Reaper
Creature — Zombie Knight
$0.2
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, this creature deals 1 damage to you and you draw a card.
Noxious Ghoul
Noxious Ghoul
Creature — Zombie
$1.03
Whenever this creature or another Zombie enters, all non-Zombie creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
Archfiend of Ifnir
Archfiend of Ifnir
Creature — Demon
$0.36
Flying Whenever you cycle or discard another card, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature your opponents control. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Prophet of the Scarab
Prophet of the Scarab
Creature — Zombie Wizard
$0.27
Vigilance When this creature enters, draw cards equal to the number of Zombies you control or the number of Zombie cards in your graveyard, whichever is greater.
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader
Creature — Zombie Goblin Wizard
$17.14
Pay 1 life, Sacrifice another creature: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Graveborn Muse
Graveborn Muse
Creature — Zombie Spirit
$3.12
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of Zombies you control.
Accursed Marauder
Accursed Marauder
Creature — Zombie Warrior
$0.34
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
$2.01
Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.
Fleshbag Marauder
Fleshbag Marauder
Creature — Zombie Warrior
$0.2
When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Instants (9)

Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Instant
$0.89
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Instant
$0.64
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Counterspell
Counterspell
Instant
$1.33
Counter target spell.
Anguished Unmaking
Anguished Unmaking
Instant
$1.55
Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.
Void Rend
Void Rend
Instant
$0.33
This spell can't be countered. Destroy target nonland permanent.
Despark
Despark
Instant
$0.32
Exile target permanent with mana value 4 or greater.
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Instant
$0.44
Add {B}{B}{B}.
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Instant
$30.1
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Village Rites
Village Rites
Instant
$0.31
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards.

Sorceries (5)

From Under the Floorboards
From Under the Floorboards
Sorcery
$0.31
Madness {X}{B}{B} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.) Create three tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens and you gain 3 life. If this spell's madness cost was paid, instead create X of those tokens and you gain X life.
Empty the Laboratory
Empty the Laboratory
Sorcery
$1.02
Sacrifice X Zombies, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a number of Zombie creature cards equal to the number of Zombies sacrificed this way. Put those cards onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Welcome the Dead
Welcome the Dead
Sorcery
$0.28
Draw two cards, then discard a card and you lose 2 life. Create X tapped 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature tokens, where X is the number of cards that were put into your graveyard from your hand or library this turn. Flashback {5}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Distant Melody
Distant Melody
Sorcery
$0.34
Choose a creature type. Draw a card for each permanent you control of that type.
Windfall
Windfall
Sorcery
$4.91
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.

Artifacts (10)

Monument to Endurance
Monument to Endurance
Artifact
$17.01
Whenever you discard a card, choose one that hasn't been chosen this turn — • Draw a card. • Create a Treasure token. • Each opponent loses 3 life.
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar
Artifact
$8.15
Sacrifice a creature: Add {C}{C}.
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Artifact — Equipment
$4.94
Equipped creature gets +1/-1. Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards. Equip {1}
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.31
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Artifact
$1.02
{T}: Add {C}{C}.
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Artifact
$0.38
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Artifact
$0.44
{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy
Artifact
$0.4
{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Artifact
$0.3
{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.
Orzhov Signet
Orzhov Signet
Artifact
$0.33
{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Enchantments (3)

Rooftop Storm
Rooftop Storm
Enchantment
$2.41
You may pay {0} rather than pay the mana cost for Zombie creature spells you cast.
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Enchantment
$10.47
At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more — • Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life. • Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life. • Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It is every creature type.)
Teval's Judgment
Teval's Judgment
Enchantment
$9.47
Whenever one or more cards leave your graveyard, choose one that hasn't been chosen this turn — • Draw a card. • Create a Treasure token. • Create a 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature token.

Planeswalkers (1)

Liliana, Untouched by Death
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Legendary Planeswalker — Liliana
$0.64
+1: Mill three cards. If at least one Zombie card is milled this way, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. −2: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Zombies you control. −3: You may cast Zombie spells from your graveyard this turn.

Lands (36)

Crypt of Agadeem
Crypt of Agadeem
Land
$3.72
This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {2}, {T}: Add {B} for each black creature card in your graveyard.
Unholy Grotto
Unholy Grotto
Land
$0.4
{T}: Add {C}. {B}, {T}: Put target Zombie card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Accursed Duneyard
Accursed Duneyard
Land
$0.42
{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Regenerate target Shade, Skeleton, Specter, Spirit, Vampire, Wraith, or Zombie. (The next time it would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Land
$0.99
This land enters tapped. When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard. {T}: Add {B}.
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Land
$4.19
You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.
Vault of the Archangel
Vault of the Archangel
Land
$1.02
{T}: Add {C}. {2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Legendary Land
$10.68
{T}: Add {B}. Channel — {3}{B}, Discard this card: Mill three cards, then return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Mortuary Mire
Mortuary Mire
Land
$0.3
This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library. {T}: Add {B}.
Spymaster's Vault
Spymaster's Vault
Land
$2.71
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp. {T}: Add {B}. {B}, {T}: Target creature you control connives X, where X is the number of creatures that died this turn. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)
Command Tower
Command Tower
Land
$0.24
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Land
$0.18
This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Arcane Sanctum
Arcane Sanctum
Land
$0.33
This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Land
$0.27
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp. {T}: Add {W} or {B}.
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Land
$0.17
{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Land
$0.47
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Land — Island Swamp
$9.85
({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine
Land — Plains Swamp
$8.64
({T}: Add {W} or {B}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Land — Island Swamp
$0.29
({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Basic lands: 12 Swamp 3 Island 3 Plains
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