Death Baron
Death Baron: Creature - Zombie Wizard, Foundations Commander. Skeletons you control and other Zombies you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Zombie Wizard
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 95
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Commander rank
- 1,736 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Death Baron
Death Baron is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 95 in that set, with art by Nils Hamm. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Shards of Alara (2008) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-04).
Card text
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.)
For the necromancer barons, killing and recruitment are one and the same.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.31 (as of 2026-11-04).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Death Baron by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Death Baron
Death Baron has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #521 | Rare | 2024 |
| Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #111 | Rare | 2021 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #69254 | Rare | 2018 |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) #90 | Rare | 2018 |
| Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #90 | Rare | 2018 |
| Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #90p | Rare | 2018 |
| Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #90s | Rare | 2018 |
| Planechase (HOP) #25 | Rare | 2009 |
| Shards of Alara (ALA) #70 | Rare | 2008 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Death Baron, newest first.
- A creature that's both a Skeleton and a Zombie will get the bonus only once.
- Death Baron doesn't normally affect itself. If you manage to turn it into a Skeleton, however, then it will give itself +1/+1 and deathtouch.
- Because damage remains marked on a creature until it's removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a Skeleton or Zombie you control may become lethal if Death Baron leaves the battlefield during that turn.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Death Baron is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Wretched Ranks (FDC), led by Ghoulcaller Gisa