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Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may pay {1}{B}. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under your control. If it's a creature, it's a Zombie in addition to its other creature types. {1}{B}: Regenerate target Zombie.
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“Steal fallen creatures as Zombies whenever opponents' creatures die.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Token swarm
Reanimator, Sacrifice, Zombies, Aristocrats
Strategy
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer is a graveyard-disruption engine that turns your opponents' losses into your gains. Every time a creature dies—whether from combat, board wipes, or sacrifice—you get the option to reanimate it as a Zombie under your control. This turns the entire table into your personal resource engine, especially punishing decks that rely on creature removal or sacrifice strategies.
Your gameplan revolves around encouraging deaths and then stealing the best creatures from the graveyard while building a growing army of Zombies. The secondary ability to regenerate your Zombies makes them resilient blockers and attackers that are hard to remove permanently. You win by assembling a critical mass of reanimated creatures and swinging through, or by combining your stolen creatures with sacrifice outlets for value and card advantage. The deck rewards politics and timing—knowing when to reanimate and when to hold up mana.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive tutors like Demonic Tutor; use cheaper reanimation like Zombie Apocalypse and Undead Gladiator instead, and lean on free sac outlets like Viscera Seer and Cartel Aristocrat.
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