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

$5.68 USD · €3.64 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

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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