---
name: "Acererak the Archlich"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Venture into the dungeon"]
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Andrey Kuzinskiy"
oracle_id: "31b4e85d-89fc-4712-8f05-7ec097b1d3b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/acererak-the-archlich-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Acererak the Archlich
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Venture into the dungeon

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Acererak the Archlich](/printing/a-acererak-the-archlich-afr.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
2. [Accursed Marauder](/printing/accursed-marauder-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
3. [Clattering Skeletons](/printing/clattering-skeletons-afr.md) — Creature — Skeleton
4. [Rakshasa Gravecaller](/printing/rakshasa-gravecaller-dtk.md) — Creature — Demon
5. [Boneclad Necromancer](/printing/boneclad-necromancer-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Fleshbag Marauder](/printing/fleshbag-marauder-sld.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #87
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Andrey Kuzinskiy
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`