---
name: "Lava Zombie"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "113"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tom Wänerstrand"
oracle_id: "2232c38e-49eb-4823-a325-2342a952db72"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lava-zombie-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lava Zombie
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, return a black or red creature you control to its owner's hand.
{2}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pyre Zombie](/printing/pyre-zombie-dmr.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Nightscape Master](/printing/nightscape-master-inv.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
3. [Ghoulraiser](/printing/ghoulraiser-isd.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Lord of the Undead](/printing/lord-of-the-undead-spg.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Project Deathlok Soldier](/printing/project-deathlok-soldier-msh.md) — Artifact Creature — Zombie Soldier
6. [Havengul Skaab](/printing/havengul-skaab-avr.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #113
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tom Wänerstrand
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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