Underrealm Lich

Creature — Zombie Elf Shaman

If you would draw a card, instead look at the top three cards of your library, then put one into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Pay 4 life: Underrealm Lich gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

Noire_Samhain on Anvil of Bogardan, Mornsong Aria, …

1 month ago

Mornsong Aria prevents players from drawing at all, it's not a replacement effect akin to Underrealm Lich, so Bogardan wouldn't double the search. Each player would get one search and therefore trigger Ob Nixilis once each opponent's draw step.

Raydenisme on YARRRGGGGG 1.0

2 years ago

Infiltration Lens Sylvan Library Underrealm Lich Well of Lost Dreams

Vampiric Tutor / Demonic Tutor / Diabolic Tutor / Grim Tutor / Profane Tutor / Jarad's Orders / Imperial Seal

Tyrant-Thanatos on What's your favorite mechanic, and …

2 years ago

I love filtered draw cards like what seshiro_of_the_orochi listed, but I prefer the ones that pitch the remaining cards into the grave, such as Grisly Salvage or Winding Way.

I also love draw-replacement effects. Whether it's Dredge, Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar, or something like Words of Waste.

I'm borderline obsessed with Underrealm Lich, which does both of these things.

I'm also unreasonably satisfied with the mechanical combination of creatures with both Vigilance and a {T} Activated Ability. Some creatures are printed this way, like Adarkar Valkyrie or Vona, Butcher of Magan, but it's just as easy to create the scenario by granting vigilance to something like a Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip.

TheMartyrMaker on Sacrificial Lambs

3 years ago

thanks a ton. Underrealm Lich and Acidic Slime are on my to add list already. and for Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip i was just saying the other day i need to do some land work on this deck to make it run more efficiently so thank for pointing out to change to Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip.

i had never heard of Blood Artist or Grim Haruspex but ill make sure i grab them and find a way to work them in same with Krosan Grip and Indrik Stomphowler.

to_regatha_and_beyond on Sacrificial Lambs

3 years ago

Good deck all around. I do have a couple of suggestions based on my long history with Meren.

1- Replace Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip with Darkbore Pathway  ^Flip. I'm assuming that's what you meant to enter?

2- Underrealm Lich is super underplayed in these reanimation-based decks, but it's beyond useful. It fills up your graveyard and protects you from milling out.

3- Blood Artist is pretty much a must-have for any aristocrats deck.

4- Grim Haruspex is incredible for card advantage.

5- Cards like Acidic Slime, Krosan Grip, and Indrik Stomphowler as most graveyard-hate cards are artifacts and enchantments and you'll want to be able to shut those cards down whenever you can (think Tormod's Crypt, Rest in Peace, Leyline of the Void, Relic of Progenitus, etc). You have some, but you could have more.

I like the deck themes you're working with; this looks pretty different from my build but I think this could help improve your power level a bit.

Dragaan on get goyf'd

3 years ago

Grisly Salvage? Also, utilizing artifact/enchantment creatures that also mill could enable you do use Grim Flayer, which is still a pretty strong card. Molderhulk also fits. In fact, most of the undergrowth cards from guilds of ravnica fit, including Underrealm Lich, Necrotic Wound, Mausoleum Secrets, Izoni, Thousand-Eyed, etc.

https://www.wizardtower.com/blog/standard/guilds-ravnica-standard-deck-tech-golgari-undergrowth/ - for reference

Only thing is....oh, man do you need to try and dodge any and all graveyard hate, lol. Have those Tear Asunder ready, or maybe just cheaper cards focused exclusively on artifacts/enchant hate like Natural State, etc.

Rhadamanthus on Multiple replacement effects on board

3 years ago

You get to choose for each draw. If multiple replacement effects could modify how an event affects a player or an object, then the affected player or controller of the affected object decides which one to apply. The fact that Underrealm Lich's effect is mandatory doesn't mean it automatically takes precedence over the optional Dredge effect from Golgari Grave-Troll.

It's not part of your question, but just to make sure it's clear: because there aren't any cards actually being "drawn" (they'll all get replaced by either the Lich or dredging), you don't have to choose any cards to either pay 4 life or put back from Sylvan Library's effect.

pedroedmarcos on Multiple replacement effects on board

3 years ago

Hey there,

How do multiple replacement effects on the board works? Let's say I have Sylvan Library that will give me multiple draw, Underrealm Lich and a Golgari Grave-Troll that as dredge on de yard. How my draw will work out? May I choose which replacement to use?