Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Goblin Warlock
Oracle Text:
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, each opponent may discard a card or sacrifice a permanent of their choice. Zoyowa deals 3 damage to each opponent who didn't. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Price ( USD): $0.24
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Character Background
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue is a compact Rakdos threat that blends early-board punch with a recurring political tax: a 2/2 deathtouch that forces opponents to discard or sacrifice (or eat 3 damage) at your end step whenever you descended that turn. It best supports a tempo/attrition midrange or aristocrats-style game plan that leverages cheap creatures and sacrifice engines to turn a single graveyard event into repeated card-advantage and removal pressure. Include reliable descent enablers—sacrifice outlets (Altar effects, Viscera Seer/Woe Strider–style creatures), self‑mill, or fetchlands—to make the trigger consistent, and pair Zoyowa with sacrifice payoffs like Blood Artist or Mayhem Devil to harvest extra value. Its deathtouch lets you trade up in combat while the end-step tax softens opponents for burn finishes, so build around low-cost fodder, incidental sacrifice triggers, and tight removal to keep opponents choosing between losing resources or taking lethal damage.
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