---
name: "Master of Death"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Wizard"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Surveil"]
set: "PMH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2 Promos"
collector_number: "205s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "3a16bdda-8499-47e4-b870-b9576f4c1a83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/master-of-death-pmh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Master of Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **Keywords:** Surveil

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is in your graveyard, you may pay 1 life. If you do, return it to your hand.

> *Coming back from the dead, like most things, gets easier with practice.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rummaging Wizard](/printing/rummaging-wizard-ons.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [House Guildmage](/printing/house-guildmage-grn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Larder Zombie](/printing/larder-zombie-mid.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Umbral Collar Zealot](/printing/umbral-collar-zealot-soc.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Cybernetic Specialist](/printing/cybernetic-specialist-trk.md) — Artifact Creature — Human Scientist
6. [Mind Drill Assailant](/printing/mind-drill-assailant-blb.md) — Creature — Rat Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #205s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Stanko
- **Total Printings:** 24 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`