MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #249

Tomebound Lich

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#249·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Cristi Balanescu

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,006 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Zombie Wizard

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Whenever this creature enters or deals combat damage to a player, draw a card, then discard a card.

1/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2019-07-12wotc

You draw a card and discard a card all while Tomebound Lich’s triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #249 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Zombie Wizard, color identity black/blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Lifelink and Deathtouch.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #13,006 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Cristi Balanescu. Rarix catalogs 485 other cards credited to this artist.