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Dralnu, Lich Lord
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Dralnu, Lich Lord is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If damage would be dealt to Dralnu, sacrifice that many permanents instead.
{T}: Target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Dralnu, Lich Lord: 34
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Build your Dralnu, Lich Lord deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Dralnu, Lich Lord 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Dralnu, Lich Lord deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency39
- Speed45
- Interaction100
- Resilience80
- Closing35
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (22 nonbasic, 7 Island, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Frantic Search · Dimir Signet · Dark Ritual · Talisman of Dominance · Fact or Fiction · Reanimate · Feed the Swarm · Secrets of the Dead · Windfall · Rise from the Tides · Toxic Deluge · Ponder · Arcane Denial · Brainstorm · Catalyst Stone · Negate · Forbidden Alchemy · Thought Scour · Thought Vessel · Consider · Lightning Greaves · Swiftfoot Boots · Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive · Fellwar Stone · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Preordain · Withering Torment · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Archmage Emeritus · Army of the Damned · Exsanguinate · Aetherize · Cabal Ritual · Drown in the Loch · Infernal Grasp · Oriq Loremage · Baleful Strix · Entomb · Mind Stone · Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator · Damnation · Demonic Tutor · Sedgemoor Witch · Swan Song · Tormod, the Desecrator · Decree of Pain · High Tide · Propaganda · Reins of Power · Murmuring Mystic · Cyclonic Rift · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Mana Drain · Mindsplice Apparatus · Muddle the Mixture · Mystical Tutor · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Torment of Hailfire · Dark Petition · Dramatic Reversal · Gravebreaker Lamia · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Dimir Aqueduct · Riptide Laboratory · Underground River · Tainted Isle · Choked Estuary · Shipwreck Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Morphic Pool · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Deceit · Darkwater Catacombs · Mystic Sanctuary · Polluted Delta · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Fetid Pools · Undercity Sewers · Minamo, School at Water's Edge · Sunken Ruins
🃏 Recommended cards for Dralnu, Lich Lord
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dralnu, Lich Lord, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Riptide Laboratory | 40% | +38% |
| Frantic Search | 57% | +37% |
| Fact or Fiction | 43% | +33% |
| Rise from the Tides | 34% | +33% |
| Secrets of the Dead | 35% | +33% |
| Catalyst Stone | 31% | +31% |
| Forbidden Alchemy | 29% | +27% |
| Talrand, Sky Summoner | 27% | +25% |
| Baral, Chief of Compliance | 26% | +24% |
| Oriq Loremage | 24% | +23% |
| Thought Scour | 29% | +23% |
| Exsanguinate | 25% | +22% |
| Windfall | 35% | +22% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 25% | +21% |
| Sedgemoor Witch | 22% | +21% |
| Tormod, the Desecrator | 22% | +20% |
| Reins of Power | 21% | +20% |
| Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator | 23% | +19% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 20% | +19% |
| Minamo, School at Water's Edge | 23% | +19% |
| Cabal Ritual | 24% | +18% |
| High Tide | 21% | +18% |
| Mindsplice Apparatus | 19% | +18% |
| Army of the Damned | 25% | +18% |
💰 The best cards for your Dralnu, Lich Lord deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Riptide Laboratory
- Frantic Search
- Fact or Fiction
- Rise from the Tides
- Secrets of the Dead
- Forbidden Alchemy
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Catalyst Stone
- Baral, Chief of Compliance
- Sedgemoor Witch
- Cabal Ritual
- Isochron Scepter
- Solve the Equation
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- Torment of Hailfire
- Entomb
- Damnation
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Snapcaster Mage
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dralnu, Lich Lord
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dralnu, Lich Lord's color identity?
Dralnu, Lich Lord is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Dralnu, Lich Lord come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dralnu, Lich Lord deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Dralnu, Lich Lord deck run?
Real Dralnu, Lich Lord decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Dralnu, Lich Lord?
The three highest-synergy cards are Riptide Laboratory, Frantic Search, Fact or Fiction. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dralnu, Lich Lord decks.
What combos does Dralnu, Lich Lord have?
Dralnu, Lich Lord has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Dralnu, Lich Lord deck cost?
You can start cheap: Riptide Laboratory, Frantic Search, Fact or Fiction are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.