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Best Manabase for

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Legendary Creature — Zombie Warlock

· Mono-Black

· #862 (2,715 decks)

Ward—Pay 2 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2 life.) {T}: You may cast target Zombie creature card from your graveyard this turn.

Budget

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No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

36 lands · total $97.62 budget: $100

Composition 29 Basics 7 Other Nonbasic

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$97.62 7

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Basics

$2.32 29

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Zul Ashur, Lich Lord decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Phyrexian Tower

80% of expensive decks

$26.17

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

76% of expensive decks

$50.74

Cavern of Souls

59% of expensive decks

$49.73

Three Tree City

56% of expensive decks

$22.28

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

48% of expensive decks

$10.26

Volrath's Stronghold

17% of expensive decks

$112.60

Lake of the Dead

15% of expensive decks

$122.80

Marsh Flats

10% of expensive decks

$31.46

Bloodstained Mire

9% of expensive decks

$17.91

Urza's Saga

9% of expensive decks

$34.81

Strip Mine

9% of expensive decks

$19.80

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

8% of expensive decks

$39.59

About This Manabase

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord is a Mono-Black commander with a B color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.