---
name: "Drift of the Dead"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Wall"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "bcea5e7e-655d-48ea-871e-28ca49e5c574"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/drift-of-the-dead-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Drift of the Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** */*
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Drift of the Dead's power and toughness are each equal to the number of snow lands you control.

> *"Take their dead, and entomb them in the snow. Risen, they shall serve a new purpose."
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Tombstones](/printing/wall-of-tombstones-leg.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Blood](/printing/wall-of-blood-mrd.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Wall of Ice](/printing/wall-of-ice-30a.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of Souls](/printing/wall-of-souls-tpr.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Snow Fortress](/printing/snow-fortress-ice.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
6. [Glacial Wall](/printing/glacial-wall-ice.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #86
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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