Lost Monarch of Ifnir
Creature — Zombie Noble
Afflict 3 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 3 life.)
Other Zombies you control have afflict 3.
At the beginning of your second main phase, if a player was dealt combat damage by a Zombie this turn, mill three cards, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Price
- $0.94
- EDHREC rank
- #3343
Lost Monarch of Ifnir hits the board as a massive token-generating threat that immediately pressures opponents with embalmed copies of itself. The mana investment is real, but in Temmet, Naktamun's Will decks where every token matters, that investment pays off fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will cares about having exactly one attacking token each combat, and Lost Monarch of Ifnir supplies a steady stream of embalmed copies that each trigger that buff independently — it's the engine this deck is built around.
Varina, Lich Queen
Varina, Lich Queen rewards running a high density of Zombies, and Lost Monarch of Ifnir doubles as both a threat and a recursive token source that keeps feeding Varina's discard-and-draw loop.
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord scales on the number of Zombies you control, so Lost Monarch of Ifnir's ability to populate the board with embalmed tokens directly inflates the payoff Zul Ashur demands.
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Ghoulcaller Gisa converts creatures into Zombie swarms, and Lost Monarch of Ifnir is exactly the kind of high-power sacrifice fodder she wants — spend the Monarch once to Gisa, then keep the embalmed copies coming.
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Teval, the Balanced Scale cares about life totals and graveyard interaction, and Lost Monarch of Ifnir fits neatly into that gameplan as a recursive threat that keeps coming back through the embalm mechanic.
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 |
Commander is where Lost Monarch of Ifnir actually belongs — the multiplayer table gives it time to recur and generate advantage, and tribal synergies with Zombies or token strategies make it a real contributor rather than a standalone threat. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal, but no competitive shell there wants a high-cost creature that requires setup to pay off when faster, more consistent threats exist. Oathbreaker is the other format worth mentioning: if your signature spell supports tokens or graveyard recursion, Lost Monarch of Ifnir can slot in as a resilient threat, though the smaller deck size makes consistency a bigger concern.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.94 bulk tier
At $0.94, Lost Monarch of Ifnir sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a card whose home is narrow but whose ceiling in the right deck is real. Bulk rares with tribal synergies tend to stay cheap unless a commander printing pushes demand, so there's no urgency to stock up, but you're also not overpaying to run it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.