---
name: "Lim-Dûl the Necromancer"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Regenerate"]
set: "TSP"
set_name: "Time Spiral"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "820052b3-d217-4b30-acc4-fa5af7465e9e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lim-dûl-the-necromancer-tsp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Regenerate

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may pay {1}{B}. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under your control. If it's a creature, it's a Zombie in addition to its other creature types.
{1}{B}: Regenerate target Zombie.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lim-Dûl's Cohort](/printing/lim-dûls-cohort-me4.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Doomed Necromancer](/printing/doomed-necromancer-ajmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary
3. [Drowned](/printing/drowned-me4.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Walking Dead](/printing/walking-dead-leg.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Xathrid Necromancer](/printing/xathrid-necromancer-prm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Deepwood Ghoul](/printing/deepwood-ghoul-mmq.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral (TSP) #114
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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