MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #861

Varina, Lich Queen

sld·#861·mythic·foil

Illus. Igor Kieryluk

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Mar '25

1 yr ago

Value

$17.33+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $18 · low $16

NM$17.3

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$16–$18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $20low $17range 16.4%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,822 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$17

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard

Whenever you attack with one or more Zombies, draw that many cards, then discard that many cards. You gain that much life. {2}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: Create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

4/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2018-07-13wotc

The number of cards you discard and the amount of life you gain are both equal to the number of Zombies you attack with, even if you draw a different number of cards somehow.

2018-07-13wotc

Varina's first ability counts the number of Zombies you attacked with, even if some of those Zombies leave combat before the triggered ability resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $17.33. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $17.04 and $19.84 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Foil 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 #861 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard, color identity black/blue/white, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {1}{W}{U}{B} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,822 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk. Rarix catalogs 913 other cards credited to this artist.