Varina, Lich Queen

Varina is a zombie lord and card-draw engine that turns your zombie swings into a consistent value machine. Every time you attack with zombies, you're drawing cards, cycling through your deck, and gaining life—all while building a zombie army. The core gameplan is to assemble a critical mass of zombies (via tokens, reanimation, or tribal synergies), attack repeatedly, and use Varina's triggered ability to both fill your hand and fuel your graveyard. Since you're discarding cards anyway, you want self-mill and reanimation to turn those discards into threats.

Your win condition is typically zombie swarm damage or occasional combo finishes. Varina naturally encourages a graveyard-heavy build: fill up your GY with cheap zombies and payoff cards, then reanimate them mid-combat or use them as fodder for sacrifice outlets. The token generation from her activated ability gives you a steady zombie source that scales with your graveyard presence. With enough lords, card draw, and reanimation, you'll quickly overwhelm opponents through evasive 2/2 fliers (if you include zombie lords like Diregraf Captain or Undead Warchief).

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