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Zul Ashur, Lich Lord - Decklist

Creatures 39$15.10

  1. Accursed Marauder1Accursed Marauder$0.29
  2. Archghoul of Thraben1Archghoul of Thraben$0.24
  3. Carrion Feeder1Carrion Feeder$1.66
  4. Cemetery Reaper1Cemetery Reaper$0.27
  5. Champion of the Perished1Champion of the Perished$0.37
  6. Corpse Augur1Corpse Augur$0.13
  7. Corpse Harvester1Corpse Harvester$0.27
  8. Cryptbreaker1Cryptbreaker$0.31
  9. Death Baron1Death Baron$0.79
  10. Diregraf Colossus1Diregraf Colossus$0.68

Creatures continued

  1. Fell Stinger1Fell Stinger$0.18
  2. Fleshbag Marauder1Fleshbag Marauder$0.18
  3. Gempalm Polluter1Gempalm Polluter$0.26
  4. God-Eternal Bontu1God-Eternal Bontu$0.27
  5. Gravecrawler1Gravecrawler$0.53
  6. Grim Servant1Grim Servant$0.26
  7. Headless Rider1Headless Rider$0.99
  8. Liliana's Standard Bearer1Liliana's Standard Bearer$0.21
  9. Lord of the Accursed1Lord of the Accursed$0.16
  10. Lost Monarch of Ifnir1Lost Monarch of Ifnir$0.40

Creatures continued

  1. Midnight Reaper1Midnight Reaper$0.15
  2. Mire Triton1Mire Triton$0.17
  3. Murderous Rider // Swift End1Murderous Rider // Swift End$0.22
  4. Noxious Ghoul1Noxious Ghoul$0.54
  5. Plague Belcher1Plague Belcher$0.30
  6. Ravenous Rotbelly1Ravenous Rotbelly$0.51
  7. Rot Hulk1Rot Hulk$0.34
  8. Shambling Ghast1Shambling Ghast$0.31
  9. Shepherd of Rot1Shepherd of Rot$0.42
  10. Soul-Shackled Zombie1Soul-Shackled Zombie$0.19

Creatures continued

  1. Stitcher's Supplier1Stitcher's Supplier$0.26
  2. Tormod, the Desecrator1Tormod, the Desecrator$0.77
  3. Unbreathing Horde1Unbreathing Horde$0.23
  4. Undead Augur1Undead Augur$0.14
  5. Undead Butler1Undead Butler$0.24
  6. Vengeful Dead1Vengeful Dead$0.26
  7. Vile Entomber1Vile Entomber$0.24
  8. Vindictive Lich1Vindictive Lich$0.91
  9. Zombie Master1Zombie Master$0.45

Planeswalkers 2$1.02

  1. Liliana, Death's Majesty1Liliana, Death's Majesty$0.37
  2. Liliana, Untouched by Death1Liliana, Untouched by Death$0.65

Instants 3$0.89

  1. Corrupted Conviction1Corrupted Conviction$0.35
  2. Deadly Dispute1Deadly Dispute$0.30
  3. Deadly Plot1Deadly Plot$0.24

Sorceries 5$1.40

  1. Army of the Damned1Army of the Damned$0.37
  2. Cemetery Recruitment1Cemetery Recruitment$0.08
  3. Eaten Alive1Eaten Alive$0.10
  4. Necrotic Hex1Necrotic Hex$0.29
  5. Zombie Apocalypse1Zombie Apocalypse$0.56

Artifacts 6$4.60

  1. Bontu's Monument1Bontu's Monument$1.75
  2. Crowded Crypt1Crowded Crypt$0.40
  3. Gathering Stone1Gathering Stone$0.46
  4. Heraldic Banner1Heraldic Banner$0.26
  5. Patchwork Banner1Patchwork Banner$1.58
  6. Transmogrant Altar1Transmogrant Altar$0.15

Enchantments 6$3.54

  1. Call to the Grave1Call to the Grave$1.18
  2. Endless Ranks of the Dead1Endless Ranks of the Dead$1.25
  3. Liliana's Mastery1Liliana's Mastery$0.21
  4. Necromancer's Stockpile1Necromancer's Stockpile$0.28
  5. Open the Graves1Open the Graves$0.27
  6. The Sibsig Ceremony1The Sibsig Ceremony$0.35

Lands 38 / 38$16.93

  1. Accursed Duneyard1Accursed Duneyard$0.56
  2. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  3. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Dakmor Salvage1Dakmor Salvage$0.34
  8. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  9. Desert of the Glorified1Desert of the Glorified$0.14
  10. Everglades1Everglades$1.21
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  2. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  3. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  4. Hidden Grotto1Hidden Grotto$0.22
  5. High Market1High Market$0.40
  6. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  7. Memorial to Folly1Memorial to Folly$0.24
  8. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  9. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  10. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  11. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17

Lands continued

  1. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15
  2. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  4. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  7. Unholy Grotto1Unholy Grotto$0.37
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Zul Ashur, Lich Lord deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Zul Ashur, Lich Lord, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $43.79 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Zul Ashur, Lich Lord decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Death Baron, Gravecrawler and Undead Augur. The picks most particular to this commander are Headless Rider, Diregraf Colossus and Lord of the Accursed, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 3.35. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Bontu's Monument ($1.75), Carrion Feeder ($1.66) and Patchwork Banner ($1.58); 46 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $34.17, and with no limit $416.90; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.35
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match78%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 8 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 9 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 20 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 3 cards

The curve and the average cover Zul Ashur, Lich Lord and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1216+4
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 7 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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