Lazotep Reaver is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 83 in that set, with art by Craig J Spearing. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from War of the Spark (2019) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).
Card text
When this creature enters, amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
Despite their many forms, the Eternals worked in chilling harmony, unburdened by instinct or emotion.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-12).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Lazotep Reaver by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
Lazotep Reaver has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
Printing
Rarity
Year
War of the Spark (WAR) #96
Common
2019
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Lazotep Reaver, newest first.
To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
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