Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may pay 
. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under your control. If it's a creature, it's a Zombie in addition to its other creature types.: Regenerate target Zombie.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Price
- $1.12
- EDHREC rank
- #18987
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer turns every creature that dies — yours or your opponents' — into a recurrable resource, reanimating it under your control and immediately opening the door to do it again if that creature dies next. The cost is steep: seven mana to cast, then one black mana per creature you want to steal, plus another two to give it the built-in regeneration shield.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for Lim-Dûl the Necromancer — seven mana is survivable in a 40-life format with dedicated ramp, and the payoff compounds across multiple opponents' graveyards rather than just one. In Legacy and Vintage, seven mana is a non-starter in formats defined by two- and three-mana interaction; there's no realistic shell where Lim-Dûl competes. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander but with a 20-life constraint and faster games, where the card rarely lives long enough to recoup its cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.12 cheap tier
At $1.12, Lim-Dûl the Necromancer sits firmly in bulk-rare territory, which is accurate — it's a niche seven-drop with a narrow Commander audience. Demand is stable but thin, so the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile Zombie or reanimator deck pushes it into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.