Lord of the Undead
Lord of the Undead: Creature - Zombie, Foundations Commander. Other Zombie creatures get +1/+1. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Zombie
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 112
- Artist
- Brom
- Commander rank
- 3,597 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Lord of the Undead
Lord of the Undead is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 112 in that set, with art by Brom. 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 Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Planeshift (2001) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.17 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Other Zombie creatures get +1/+1.
{1}{B}, {T}: Return target Zombie card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Do not weep at your defeat, my dear. In death, you will serve a greater purpose-mine."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.17 (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 the Undead by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | 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 the Undead
Lord of the Undead has been printed in 10 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #88 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #98 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Fallout (PIP) #345 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #873 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1046 | Rare | 2022 |
| The List (PLST) #PLS-44 | Rare | 2020 |
| Tenth Edition (10E) #155 | Rare | 2007 |
| Salvat 2005 (PSAL) #F1 | Rare | 2005 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #143 | Rare | 2005 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #143★ | Rare | 2005 |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) #141 | Rare | 2003 |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) #141★ | Rare | 2003 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Lord of the Undead.
- Lord of the Undead now has the Zombie creature type and its first ability has been reworded to affect *other* Zombies. This means that if two Lord of the Undead are on the battlefield, each gives the other a bonus.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Lord of the Undead is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Wretched Ranks (FDC), led by Ghoulcaller Gisa