Death in Heaven
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Target player mills two cards, then exiles their graveyard.
III — Put all creature cards exiled with this enchantment onto the battlefield face down under your control. They're 2/2 Cyberman artifact creatures.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8822
Death in Heaven turns every creature in your graveyard into a Zombie at instant speed — that's a board state, not just a card. The cost is real: you need a stocked graveyard and a plan to exploit the tokens before opponents answer them, but Missy decks have both in abundance.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator wants bodies that generate value on entry or death, and the Zombie tokens Death in Heaven produces slot directly into that loop — especially if Davros is drawing cards off each one dying. At 44% inclusion, it's a clear staple in the archetype.
Narci, Fable Singer
Narci, Fable Singer cares about sagas and legendary permanents, but Death in Heaven's instant-speed board flood gives Narci a closing mechanism when the saga engine has done its setup work. The 23% inclusion reflects a role-player relationship rather than a core dependency.
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
Etrata, Deadly Fugitive runs a graveyard-filling, Dimir-tempo game plan, and Death in Heaven converts that accumulated graveyard into a Zombie swarm that can close games Etrata's hit-based win condition couldn't finish alone. At 15% inclusion it's a supplemental finisher rather than an engine piece.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Death in Heaven is a Commander card through and through — the effect is designed for a long game with a deep graveyard, which competitive 1v1 formats rarely provide. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees no meaningful play; the card asks too much setup for formats where games end before the graveyard is stocked. Commander is where it belongs, particularly in Dimir or Grixis graveyard strategies where filling the yard is the plan rather than a side effect. Oathbreaker can support it in the right shell, but the singleton format's smaller deck size shortens the game enough that Death in Heaven often arrives too late to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Death in Heaven isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or a major retailer for the live number. Given its 63% inclusion in the most-played shell and strong synergy scores across four commanders, demand appears real — don't assume it's bulk without checking first.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Missy
- Davros, Dalek Creator
- Narci, Fable Singer
- Etrata, Deadly Fugitive
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.