Death Baron

Foundations #521

Death Baron - Foundations

Type: Creature — Zombie Wizard

Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}

Card text: Skeletons you control and other Zombies you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch. (Any amount of damage they deal to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

P/T: 2/2

Rarity: rare

Artist: Nils Hamm

"For the necromancer barons, killing and recruitment are one and the same."

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$5.21 USD · €3.45 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Price History

Daily price trend for Death Baron (last 30 snapshots)

DateUSDEURUSD FoilEUR Foil
2026-07-30 $5.17 3.14€
2026-07-31 $5.29 3.14€
2026-08-01 $5.29 3.19€
2026-08-02 $5.29 3.45€
2026-08-03 $5.52 3.4€
2026-08-04 $5.52 3.28€
2026-08-05 $5.51 3.28€
2026-08-06 $5.76 3.26€
2026-08-07 $5.76 3.29€
2026-08-08 $5.76 3.34€
2026-08-09 $5.79 3.34€
2026-08-10 $5.79 3.51€
2026-08-11 $5.73 3.51€
2026-08-12 $5.73 3.66€
2026-08-13 $5.87 3.75€
2026-08-14 $5.87 3.7€
2026-08-15 $4.8 3.7€
2026-08-16 $4.8 3.7€
2026-08-17 $4.26 3.87€
2026-08-18 $4.26 3.73€
2026-08-19 $3.99 3.59€
2026-08-20 $3.99 3.51€
2026-08-21 $3.99 3.7€
2026-08-22 $3.87 3.7€
2026-08-23 $3.86 3.71€
2026-08-24 $3.86 3.71€
2026-08-25 $3.98 3.55€
2026-08-26 $4.06 3.39€
2026-08-27 $4.1 3.39€
2026-08-28 $4.52 3.45€

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Death Baron in Foundations limited

common

Suspicious Shambler
Suspicious Shambler
Creature — Zombie

Death Baron gives Suspicious Shambler +1/+1 and deathtouch, and when exiled from the graveyard it creates two Zombie tokens that also benefit from the buff.

Crow of Dark Tidings
Crow of Dark Tidings
Creature — Zombie Bird

Death Baron gives Crow of Dark Tidings +1/+1 and deathtouch, making it a 3/3 flying deathtoucher that also mills cards for graveyard synergies.

Hungry Ghoul
Hungry Ghoul
Creature — Zombie

Death Baron gives Hungry Ghoul +1/+1 and deathtouch, and Hungry Ghoul can sacrifice other Zombies to grow even larger while maintaining deathtouch.

uncommon

Maalfeld Twins
Maalfeld Twins
Creature — Zombie

Death Baron buffs Maalfeld Twins and gives it deathtouch, and when it dies the two Zombie tokens it creates also get +1/+1 and deathtouch.

rare

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warlock

Zul Ashur lets you cast Zombie creatures from your graveyard, and Death Baron buffs all those Zombies with +1/+1 and deathtouch for a powerful recursive engine.

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