Zombie Apocalypse

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Zombie Apocalypse: Sorcery, Starter Commander Decks. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}{B}
Mana value
6
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
121
Artist
Volkan Baǵa
Commander rank
3,055 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie Apocalypse is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 121 in that set, with art by Volkan Baǵa. It costs {3}{B}{B}{B} (three generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Dark Ascension (2012) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.74 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Return all Zombie creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped, then destroy all Humans.

"There will come a day so dark you will pray for death. On that day your prayers will be answered." -Minaldra, the Vizag Atum

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.74 (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 Zombie Apocalypse by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie Apocalypse has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2590Rare2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1354Rare2023
The List (PLST) #MIC-131Rare2023
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #131Rare2021
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #43515Rare2014
Dark Ascension (DKA) #80Rare2012
Dark Ascension Promos (PDKA) #80Rare2012

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Zombie Apocalypse, newest first.

  • All Humans are destroyed, not just ones you control.
  • If a creature card in your graveyard is both a Zombie and a Human, it will be returned to the battlefield tapped, then be destroyed.

Similar cards

Other sorcery cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

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Zombie Apocalypse is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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