Jarad Ascendant
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord is a graveyard anchored commander that turns attrition into inevitability. The card rewards a deck built around creature sacrifice and recursive value; Jarad grows with every creature card in your graveyard and converts board state into direct life loss with a single activation. In practice Jarad reads like a plan: fill the bin, boost his stat line, then sacrifice a large corpse to trim opponents' life totals at range.
On the battlefield Jarad doubles as a beatstick and a removal engine. His return clause allows steady late game recursion by sacrificing a Swamp and a Forest to return him from the graveyard to your hand which keeps loop strategies functional. Near Mint English print from the Commander Tarkir Dragonstorm release fits Golgari themes and plays well in decks focused on reanimator effects, sacrifice synergies, and multiplayer politics. Add him to a graveyardcentric shell and you gain a reliable win condition that scales with the piles of bodies you already control.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {B}{B}{G}{G}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Zombie Elf
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Jarad gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard. {1}{B}{G}, Sacrifice another creature: Each opponent loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Sacrifice a Swamp and a Forest: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
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Power / Toughness – 2/2
