Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Zombie Warlock
Oracle Text:
Ward—Pay 2 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2 life.)
{T}: You may cast target Zombie creature card from your graveyard this turn.
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (6) →
Expansion: Foundations
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Character Background
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord is a one‑drop Zombie Warlock that reads like a graveyard engine: Ward — Pay 2 life protects him from cheap targeting while his tap ability lets you cast a Zombie creature card from your graveyard that turn. Thematically he extorts life to summon underlings, and mechanically he best supports value-oriented and midrange reanimator strategies that grind incremental advantage rather than pure aggro or instant combo kills. Build around cheap, repeatable recursion targets (Gravecrawler, Bloodghast, Diregraf) plus self-mill/discard to stock the yard, and pair with sacrifice outlets or ETB synergies (Viscera Seer, Blood Artist, other Zombie payoffs) to turn each cast into concrete value. Remember Ward is a life tax, so include ways to mitigate or accept the cost (a little life gain, removal redundancy, or non‑targeted answers); protect Zul early and use untap/haste synergies to turn his recurring reanimates into immediate pressure.
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