Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord: Legendary Creature - Zombie Warlock, Foundations Commander. Ward-Pay 2 life. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Zombie Warlock
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 135
- Artist
- Raluca Marinescu
- Commander rank
- 2,646 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Ward
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 135 in that set, with art by Raluca Marinescu. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Foundations Commander (2024) to Foundations (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.41 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Ward-Pay 2 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2 life.)
{T}: You may cast target Zombie creature card from your graveyard this turn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.41 (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 Zul Ashur, Lich Lord 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 |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations Promos (PFDN) #77p | Rare | 2026 |
| Foundations (FDN) #326 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #389 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #464 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #77 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations Promos (PFDN) #77s | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Zul Ashur, Lich Lord.
- You pay all costs and follow all normal timing rules for Zombie creature cards cast with the permission granted by Zul Ashur's last ability.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Wretched Ranks (FDC), led by Ghoulcaller Gisa