---
name: "Death Baron"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "70"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "99024aa8-5687-4d38-8a4b-feef42d6c1ff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-baron-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Death Baron
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Skeletons you control and other Zombies you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch. (Any amount of damage they deal to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

> *Para os barões necromantes, matar e recrutar são exatamente a mesma coisa.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Diregraf Captain](/printing/diregraf-captain-dka.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
2. [Paragon of Open Graves](/printing/paragon-of-open-graves-m15.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior
3. [Undead Warchief](/printing/undead-warchief-hop.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [A-Death-Priest of Myrkul](/printing/a-death-priest-of-myrkul-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Cleric
5. [Death-Priest of Myrkul](/printing/death-priest-of-myrkul-afr.md) — Creature — Tiefling Cleric
6. [Bladestitched Skaab](/printing/bladestitched-skaab-inr.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #70
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 41 across all historical editions

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