Lich
Enchantment$125.14
As this enchantment enters, you lose life equal to your life total. You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. If you would gain life, draw that many cards instead. Whenever you're dealt damage, sacrifice that many nontoken permanents. If you can't, you lose the game. When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose the game.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 15
Lich + Repay in Kind
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Lich by paying {B}{B}{B}{B}. Lich entering the battlefield, causing you to lose life equal to your life total. Cast Repay in Kind by paying {5}{B}{B}, causing each player's life total to become equal to the lowest life total among all players.
Lich + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Draw a card. Sheoldred's first ability triggers, causing you to draw two cards due to Lich. Repeat step 2.
Lich + Ad Nauseam
- Infinite card draw
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Ad Nauseam by paying {3}{B}{B}. Resolve Ad Nauseam, revealing the top card of your library, putting that card into your hand and losing life equal to that card's mana value. Repeat the process in step 2 as many times as desired.
Lich + Soul Conduit
- Near-infinite card draw
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is zero or less.
Steps
Activate Soul Conduit by paying {6} and tapping it, causing your life total to be swapped with target opponent's life total. Lich causes your life total to stay the same, and instead draw cards equal to the opponent's life total when Soul Conduit resolved. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Lich + Axis of Mortality
- Near-infinite card draw
- Target opponent loses the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is zero or less.
Steps
At the beginning of your upkeep, Axis of Mortality triggers, causing your life total to be swapped with target opponent's life total. Lich causes your life total to stay the same, and instead draw cards equal to the opponent's life total when Axis of Mortality resolved. The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Lich + Queza, Augur of Agonies
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite lifeloss
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card. Your deck size is greater than your opponents' combined life totals.
Steps
Draw a card. Queza triggers, causing target opponent to lose 1 life and you to draw a card due to Lich. Repeat step 2.
Lich + Shabraz, the Skyshark
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a way to draw a card.
Steps
Draw a card. Shabraz triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself and causing you to draw a card due to Lich. Repeat from step 2.
Lich + Faith of the Devoted + Skirge Familiar
- Infinite card draw
- Infinite rummaging
- Near-infinite black mana
- Near-infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least one card in hand.
Steps
Activate Skirge Familiar by discarding a card, adding {B}. Faith of Devoted triggers, causing you to pay {1} to cause each opponent to lose 2 life, and you to draw two cards due to Lich. Repeat.
Lich + Mind Over Matter + Pristine Talisman
- Infinite looting
- Near-infinite colorless mana
- Near-infinite lifegain
- Near-infinite lifegain triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Pristine Talisman by tapping it, adding {C} and causing you to draw a card due to Lich. Activate Mind over Matter by discarding a card, untapping Pristine Talisman. Repeat.
Lich + Invincible Hymn + Laboratory Maniac
- Win the game
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is less than zero.
Steps
Cast Invincible Hymn. Draw an amount of cards greater than the number of cards in your library. You win with Laboratory Maniac.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Zur, Eternal SchemerZur, Eternal Schemer gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Narci, Fable SingerNarci, Fable Singer gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Alela, Artful ProvocateurAlela, Artful Provocateur gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Tatsunari, Toad RiderTatsunari, Toad Rider gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Sheoldred, the ApocalypseSheoldred, the Apocalypse gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk RoseVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Elas il-Kor, Sadistic PilgrimElas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Ayara, First of LocthwainAyara, First of Locthwain gains you life, which Lich can use.
- Kardur, DoomscourgeKardur, Doomscourge gains you life, which Lich can use.
- K'rrik, Son of YawgmothK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth gains you life, which Lich can use.