Lord of Extinction
Lord of Extinction: Creature - Elemental, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}{G}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Elemental
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Power / toughness
- */*
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 295
- Artist
- Izzy
- Commander rank
- 3,690 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Lord of Extinction
Lord of Extinction is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black and green creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 295 in that set, with art by Izzy. It costs {3}{B}{G} (three generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a */* creature. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Alara Reborn (2009) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.05 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Lord of Extinction's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in all graveyards.
The forlorn cries of the dead combine to make its laugh.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.05 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Lord of Extinction by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Lord of Extinction
Lord of Extinction has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #244 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #518 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #244 | Rare | 2020 |
| Ultimate Box Topper (PUMA) #U23 | Mythic | 2018 |
| Ultimate Masters (UMA) #203 | Mythic | 2018 |
| Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #52 | Special | 2017 |
| Alara Reborn (ARB) #91 | Mythic | 2009 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Lord of Extinction, newest first.
- The ability that defines Lord of Extinction's power and toughness works in all zones, not just the battlefield. If Lord of Extinction is in your graveyard, it will count itself.
- If an instant or sorcery spell deals damage to Lord of Extinction or lowers its toughness, that spell is put into its owner's graveyard before state-based actions are performed. That card will raise Lord of Extinction's toughness before the game checks to see if it dies.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Lord of Extinction is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.