---
name: "Lord of Extinction"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "MP2"
set_name: "Amonkhet Invocations"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "ea5e3401-bd6c-47bb-a52a-8eec5f09455d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lord-of-extinction-mp2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lord of Extinction
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental

## Oracle Text
Lord of Extinction's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in all graveyards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lhurgoyf](/printing/lhurgoyf-cm2.md) — Creature — Lhurgoyf
2. [Boneyard Wurm](/printing/boneyard-wurm-uma.md) — Creature — Wurm
3. [Liliana's Elite](/printing/lilianas-elite-2x2.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Ghastly Demise](/printing/ghastly-demise-cmr.md) — Instant
5. [Tarmogoyf](/printing/tarmogoyf-tsr.md) — Creature — Lhurgoyf
6. [Undergrowth Scavenger](/printing/undergrowth-scavenger-m15.md) — Creature — Fungus Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #52
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2018-12-07)* The ability that defines Lord of Extinction's power and toughness works in all zones, not just the battlefield. If Lord of Extinction is in your graveyard, it will count itself.
- *(2018-12-07)* If an instant or sorcery spell deals damage to Lord of Extinction or lowers its toughness, that spell is put into its owner's graveyard before state-based actions are performed. That card will raise Lord of Extinction's toughness before the game checks to see if it dies.