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Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)

{B}{B}{G}{G}

Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf

Jarad gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard. {1}{B}{G}, Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Sacrifice a Swamp and a Forest: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
Plays as
RecursionFodderDamage Win
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 11 known combosEDHREC #1,860

Versions

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Rulings

4 · latest Oct 1, 2012
  • WotCOct 1, 2012

    Jarad's first ability applies only when Jarad is on the battlefield.

  • WotCOct 1, 2012

    The life loss is based on the power of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield.

  • WotCOct 1, 2012

    To activate Jarad's last ability, you must sacrifice two lands. It doesn't matter what other land types the two lands have, as long as one is a Swamp and one is a Forest. Even if one of the lands you sacrifice is both a Swamp and a Forest, you have to sacrifice another land that is a Swamp or a Forest.

  • WotCOct 1, 2012

    You can sacrifice any land with the land type Swamp or Forest, not just ones named Swamp or Forest. For example, you could sacrifice two Overgrown Tombs.