Diregraf Colossus
Creature — Zombie Giant
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each Zombie card in your graveyard.
Whenever you cast a Zombie spell, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2052
Diregraf Colossus enters with a +1/+1 counter for each Zombie already in your graveyard, then generates a 2/2 Zombie token every time you cast another Zombie spell — both effects on a single three-mana body. In Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver and similar graveyard-heavy Zombie builds, it routinely enters as a 4/4 or larger and immediately starts snowballing the board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver fills the graveyard through his own sacrifice triggers, which means Diregraf Colossus lands as a substantial threat and keeps pace as every subsequent Zombie cast mints another token for Wilhelt to fodder.
Varina, Lich Queen
Varina, Lich Queen's attack trigger mills Zombies directly into the graveyard, inflating Diregraf Colossus's entry counter before it even hits the battlefield, then the token generation from subsequent Zombie casts feeds Varina's discard-and-exile engine.
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord's reanimation and Zombie-tribal payoffs reward a wide board of bodies, and Diregraf Colossus provides exactly that — a graveyard-scaled threat that spits out free tokens on every Zombie spell cast.
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born needs a steady supply of sacrifice fodder to untap and grow, and Diregraf Colossus delivers a token each time a Zombie is cast, keeping Grimgrin fed without depleting the actual creature base.
Acererak the Archlich
Acererak the Archlich loops back through the command zone repeatedly, and each re-cast triggers Diregraf Colossus to generate another Zombie token, turning every dungeon run into incremental board presence.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Diregraf Colossus does its best work — the longer game gives it time to enter with meaningful counters and generate tokens across multiple Zombie casts in a single turn. In Modern and Pioneer, Zombie aggro decks can use it as a curve-topper that generates immediate value, though three mana is a real commitment in formats where the curve ends around two. Legacy has the raw power density to make dedicated Zombie tribal viable, and Diregraf Colossus slots naturally there as a payoff, though it competes for the slot against faster threats. Oathbreaker functions much like Commander for its purposes — Zombie-tribal spellslingers will find it just as effective in that context.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Diregraf Colossus isn't currently available here, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest number before buying. It has seen multiple printings, which historically keeps the floor accessible for a card at this power level in tribal.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.