Lord of the Accursed
Creature — Zombie
Other Zombies you control get +1/+1.
, 
: All Zombies gain menace until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #1899
Lord of the Accursed gives your entire Zombie army menace and a tap-to-pump ability on a 3/3 body for three mana — that combination of evasion grant and anthem effect is the whole reason Zombie tribal decks run it. Ghoulcaller Gisa and Temmet, Naktamun's Will both show up in the 75%+ inclusion range, which tells you this isn't a pet card; it's a staple for any deck that wants to push Zombies through blockers.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will is a token-based Zombie engine, and Lord of the Accursed turns that wide board into a menace-carrying threat that dodges single-blocker stalls — the 84% inclusion rate across Temmet decks is earned.
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Ghoulcaller Gisa floods the board with Zombie tokens, and Lord of the Accursed converts that flood into a lethal swing by granting the whole army menace with a single activation.
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf rewards running a deep Zombie count, and Lord of the Accursed sits in that 99 as a lord that pulls double duty — evasion enabler on offense, anthem on demand.
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord wants as many Zombies synergizing together as possible, and Lord of the Accursed delivers both a permanent anthem effect and repeatable menace-granting that scales with every token Zul Ashur produces.
Varina, Lich Queen
Varina, Lich Queen builds a wide Zombie board through combat and graveyard recursion, and Lord of the Accursed makes that board consistently harder to block — menace on an army Varina keeps refilling is a real clock.
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 |
In Commander, Lord of the Accursed is a staple in any Zombie tribal build — the combination of a passive lord pump and an activated menace-granting ability on one card is efficient enough to justify the slot at three mana. In Modern and Pioneer, Zombie tribal exists but operates at a faster clock where three-mana lords compete against more impactful options, so Lord of the Accursed sits on the fringe of those sideboards rather than the main. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to build Zombie strategies, but the formats move too fast for a 3/3 with no immediate board impact to see real play. Commander is unambiguously where Lord of the Accursed earns its keep.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ghoulcaller GisaThornbite StaffPhyrexian AltarLord of the Accursed
Infinite colored mana; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers
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Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Lord of the Accursed is deep bulk — there's no price barrier to picking up a copy, and wide printings mean it's unlikely to spike regardless of how popular Zombie tribal gets. Run it without hesitation in any budget build.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.