Acererak the Archlich
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
Acererak the Archlich
Legendary Creature — Zombie Wizard
Card Text
When Acererak enters, if you haven't completed Tomb of Annihilation, return Acererak to its owner's hand and venture into the dungeon.
Whenever Acererak attacks, for each opponent, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token unless that player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- Power / Toughness
- 5 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #5,616
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (22)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) | #1784 | mythic | en | Tyler Jacobson | $5.76 | — |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #92688 | mythic | en | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) | #87a | mythic | en | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | $61.58 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | en | Andrey Kuzinskiy | $1.94 | $1.95 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #372 | mythic | en | Andrey Kuzinskiy | $2.38 | $3.12 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) | #87p | mythic | en | Andrey Kuzinskiy | $5.65 | $6.77 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) | #87s | mythic | en | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | $7.65 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #372 | mythic | de | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | de | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | es | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #372 | mythic | es | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | fr | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #372 | mythic | fr | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | it | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #372 | mythic | it | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | ja | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #372 | mythic | ja | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | ko | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | pt | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | ru | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | zhs | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) | #87 | mythic | zht | Andrey Kuzinskiy | — | — |
Official Rulings (3)
If Acererak is no longer on the battlefield as its first ability resolves and you haven't completed Tomb of Annihilation, you will still venture into the dungeon.
In a multiplayer game, each opponent decides in turn order whether or not they will sacrifice a creature and which one they will sacrifice. Each opponent knows the choices made before they make their own choice. Then, once all opponents have chosen, creatures are sacrificed and tokens are created simultaneously.
Acererak the Archlich has an intervening if clause in its first triggered ability. If you have completed Tomb of Annihilation, the ability won't trigger at all. If it does trigger, but you somehow complete Tomb of Annihilation while the ability is on the stack, then the ability won't do anything. You won't return Acererak to its owner's hand and you won't venture into the dungeon.
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