---
name: "Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "CMA"
set_name: "Commander Anthology"
collector_number: "179"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "87e65e36-9483-49fe-b644-2caca092107f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/jarad-golgari-lich-lord-cma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Zombie Elf

## Oracle Text
Jarad gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard.
{1}{B}{G}, Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
Sacrifice a Swamp and a Forest: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Golgari Guildmage](/printing/golgari-guildmage-clu.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
2. [Savra, Queen of the Golgari](/printing/savra-queen-of-the-golgari-rvr.md) — Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman
3. [Creakwood Ghoul](/printing/creakwood-ghoul-eve.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
4. [Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia](/printing/jadar-ghoulcaller-of-nephalia-soc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Sepulcher Ghoul](/printing/sepulcher-ghoul-afr.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Liliana's Elite](/printing/lilianas-elite-2x2.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Anthology (CMA) #179
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2012-10-01)* The life loss is based on the power of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield.
- *(2012-10-01)* You can sacrifice any land with the land type Swamp or Forest, not just ones named Swamp or Forest. For example, you could sacrifice two Overgrown Tombs.
- *(2012-10-01)* Jarad's first ability applies only when Jarad is on the battlefield.
- *(2012-10-01)* To activate Jarad's last ability, you must sacrifice two lands. It doesn't matter what other land types the two lands have, as long as one is a Swamp and one is a Forest. Even if one of the lands you sacrifice is both a Swamp and a Forest, you have to sacrifice another land that is a Swamp or a Forest.