Card

Acererak the Archlich

Mana cost {2}{B}

Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard 5/5

When Acererak enters, if you haven't completed Tomb of Annihilation, return Acererak to its owner's hand and venture into the dungeon. Whenever Acererak attacks, for each opponent, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token unless that player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Part of 149 known combos, one of them two-card. 3 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Mythic · AFR · #87
Cheapest printing
€5.44
EDHREC salt
0.83
Color identity
Black
Keywords
Venture into the dungeon

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Rooftop Storm
  • B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Rooftop Storm
  • B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partner: Rooftop Storm
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • Two-card combo with Rooftop Storm (early with Rooftop Storm)

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

149 known combos, one of them two-card.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2021-07-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    In a multiplayer game, each opponent decides in turn order whether or not they will sacrifice a creature and which one they will sacrifice. Each opponent knows the choices made before they make their own choice. Then, once all opponents have chosen, creatures are sacrificed and tokens are created simultaneously.
  • 2021-07-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    If Acererak is no longer on the battlefield as its first ability resolves and you haven't completed Tomb of Annihilation, you will still venture into the dungeon.
  • 2021-07-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    Acererak the Archlich has an intervening if clause in its first triggered ability. If you have completed Tomb of Annihilation, the ability won't trigger at all. If it does trigger, but you somehow complete Tomb of Annihilation while the ability is on the stack, then the ability won't do anything. You won't return Acererak to its owner's hand and you won't venture into the dungeon.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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