Lhurgoyf
Creature — Lhurgoyf
Lhurgoyf's power is equal to the number of creature cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 Commander
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #7489
Lhurgoyf is a creature whose power and toughness scale with the number of creature cards in all graveyards, making it a legitimately threatening body in any game where creatures are dying. Outside of Disa the Restless, where it's essentially a staple, it earns a slot only when your deck is actively filling and rewarding a stocked graveyard.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Disa the Restless
Disa the Restless tutors Lhurgoyf directly onto the battlefield the first time a creature dies each turn, making it the engine piece the deck is built around — an 86% inclusion rate isn't a synergy, it's a given.
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord can sacrifice Lhurgoyf to drain each opponent for its power, and in a multiplayer game with multiple graveyards loaded up, that number gets large fast.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lhurgoyf's ceiling is high — four players means four graveyards filling with creatures, and a 10/11 or larger by mid-game is realistic in any creature-heavy pod. Legacy and Vintage allow it but competitive graveyard strategies there want faster, more reliable payoffs, so it sees virtually no play in those formats. Modern is technically legal but the same problem applies: the card asks you to wait for graveyards to fill in a format that kills you before that happens. Commander is its home, and specifically graveyard-synergy Commander is where Lhurgoyf actually matters.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Lhurgoyf is bulk in every sense — you're paying for cardboard, not for the effect. The price reflects its narrow competitive relevance outside Commander, and there's no reason to expect movement unless a future Disa reprint drives renewed attention to the archetype.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.