Art by Tyler Jacobson
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
Legendary Creature — Zombie Knight
Kicker {5}{B} (You may pay an additional {5}{B} as you cast this spell.) Menace When Josu Vess enters, if he was kicked, create eight 2/2 black Zombie Knight creature tokens with menace.
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Most Played With Josu Vess, Lich Knight (206)
Sol Ring
77% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
53% of decks · $0.49
Murderous Rider
42% of decks
Crypt Ghast
42% of decks · $18.07
Sign in Blood
41% of decks · $2.74
Endless Ranks of the Dead
40% of decks · $5.95
Caged Sun
39% of decks · $3.87
Liliana's Standard Bearer
38% of decks · $0.36
Black Market
38% of decks · $6.40
Liliana's Mastery
38% of decks · $0.34
Undead Warchief
37% of decks · $18.11
Lord of the Undead
37% of decks · $12.35
Cryptbreaker
36% of decks · $1.35
Champion of the Perished
35% of decks · $0.90
Diregraf Colossus
34% of decks · $4.95
Heraldic Banner
34% of decks · $0.33
Phyrexian Arena
34% of decks · $4.26
Mind Stone
34% of decks
Bontu's Monument
33% of decks · $4.60
Gravecrawler
33% of decks · $1.37
Grave Titan
33% of decks · $0.33
Night's Whisper
32% of decks · $6.25
Fleshbag Marauder
31% of decks · $0.28
Defile
31% of decks · $1.32
Zombie Apocalypse
31% of decks · $0.80
Charcoal Diamond
30% of decks · $0.35
Ashnod's Altar
30% of decks · $16.88
Bubbling Muck
29% of decks · $4.87
Thran Dynamo
29% of decks · $4.43
Village Rites
29% of decks · $0.99
Headless Rider
28% of decks · $3.77
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
28% of decks · $9.63
Vengeful Dead
27% of decks · $1.14
Noxious Ghoul
27% of decks · $4.97
Crowded Crypt
26% of decks · $0.56
Zombie Master
26% of decks
Withering Torment
26% of decks · $1.58
Infernal Grasp
25% of decks · $0.33
Foulmire Knight
25% of decks
Plague Belcher
25% of decks · $0.58
Necrotic Hex
25% of decks · $0.43
Wayfarer's Bauble
25% of decks · $5.61
Expedition Map
25% of decks · $1.44
Read the Bones
24% of decks · $0.29
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
24% of decks · $1.28
Liliana of the Dark Realms
24% of decks · $9.30
Damnation
23% of decks · $21.01
Victimize
23% of decks · $1.34
Shepherd of Rot
22% of decks · $4.54
Gilded Lotus
22% of decks · $0.54
Accursed Marauder
22% of decks · $0.34
Demonic Tutor
22% of decks · $69.17
Toxic Deluge
22% of decks · $5.17
Gempalm Polluter
21% of decks · $0.35
Go for the Throat
21% of decks · $0.62
Thought Vessel
21% of decks
Open the Graves
21% of decks · $0.64
Deadly Dispute
20% of decks · $0.26
Gravespawn Sovereign
20% of decks · $0.38
Murder
20% of decks · $0.18
Exsanguinate
20% of decks · $0.40
Gauntlet of Power
20% of decks · $4.09
Black Market Connections
20% of decks · $10.47
Mutilate
19% of decks · $2.15
Tomb Tyrant
19% of decks · $2.55
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19% of decks · $8.55
Whip of Erebos
19% of decks · $9.52
The Darkness Crystal
19% of decks · $4.03
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18% of decks · $1.78
Patchwork Banner
18% of decks · $2.79
Vanquisher's Banner
18% of decks · $5.55
Wand of Orcus
18% of decks · $13.70
Worn Powerstone
18% of decks · $0.38
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of decks · $0.34
Nirkana Revenant
17% of decks · $6.80
Rise of the Dread Marn
17% of decks · $0.61
Dark Salvation
17% of decks · $0.43
Liliana, Death's Majesty
17% of decks · $0.44
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
17% of decks · $0.43
Ghoulcaller Gisa
17% of decks · $4.24
Tainted Adversary
16% of decks · $1.34
Unbreathing Horde
16% of decks · $0.39
Reanimate
16% of decks · $10.11
Kindred Dominance
16% of decks · $4.94
Commander's Sphere
16% of decks · $0.34
Archghoul of Thraben
16% of decks · $0.33
Dreadhorde Invasion
16% of decks · $0.30
Vizier of the Scorpion
15% of decks · $0.29
Dread Summons
15% of decks · $0.25
Hedron Archive
15% of decks · $0.25
Carrion Feeder
15% of decks · $4.56
Liliana's Devotee
15% of decks · $0.26
Culling the Weak
15% of decks · $8.04
Rise of the Dark Realms
15% of decks · $6.49
Extraplanar Lens
15% of decks · $14.06
Phyrexian Reclamation
15% of decks · $2.86
Grim Servant
14% of decks · $0.20
Magus of the Coffers
14% of decks · $4.93
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
14% of decks · $0.30
Torment of Hailfire
14% of decks · $36.34
Herald's Horn
14% of decks · $5.82
Grave Pact
14% of decks · $30.52
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14% of decks · $21.99
Risen Executioner
14% of decks · $2.71
Graveborn Muse
14% of decks · $12.37
Doom Blade
14% of decks · $0.24
Fellwar Stone
14% of decks
Graf Harvest
14% of decks · $0.35
Burnished Hart
13% of decks · $0.30
Noosegraf Mob
13% of decks · $0.43
Fell the Profane
13% of decks
Corpse Augur
13% of decks · $0.25
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13% of decks · $10.91
Cemetery Recruitment
13% of decks · $0.27
Everflowing Chalice
13% of decks · $0.30
Skullclamp
13% of decks · $5.21
Cabal Ritual
12% of decks
Tragic Slip
12% of decks · $0.26
Decree of Pain
12% of decks · $0.36
Crippling Fear
12% of decks · $3.42
Knight of the Ebon Legion
12% of decks · $1.58
Pact of the Serpent
12% of decks · $1.05
Coat of Arms
12% of decks · $19.25
Urza's Incubator
12% of decks · $20.18
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12% of decks · $20.11
The Meathook Massacre
12% of decks · $24.67
Blasphemous Edict
12% of decks · $4.13
Cavalier of Night
12% of decks · $8.15
Overseer of the Damned
12% of decks · $0.40
Ayara's Oathsworn
12% of decks · $0.34
Raise the Draugr
12% of decks · $0.30
Throne of Eldraine
12% of decks · $29.42
Order of Midnight
11% of decks
Songs of the Damned
11% of decks · $2.91
Buried Alive
11% of decks · $3.61
In Garruk's Wake
11% of decks · $3.17
Phyrexian Altar
11% of decks · $54.36
Bastion of Remembrance
11% of decks · $0.30
Bad Moon
11% of decks · $4.20
Corrupted Conviction
11% of decks · $0.35
Dread Return
11% of decks · $0.60
From Under the Floorboards
11% of decks · $0.31
Baleful Mastery
11% of decks · $2.53
Dictate of Erebos
11% of decks · $17.52
The Soul Stone
10% of decks · $84.20
Vampiric Tutor
10% of decks · $54.45
Bolas's Citadel
10% of decks · $16.17
Hero's Downfall
10% of decks · $0.33
Snuff Out
10% of decks · $12.98
Insatiable Avarice
10% of decks · $6.15
Liliana, Untouched by Death
9% of decks · $1.83
Nyx Lotus
9% of decks · $4.71
Vampiric Rites
9% of decks · $0.17
Diabolic Tutor
9% of decks · $2.21
Decorum Dissertation
9% of decks · $5.28
Consuming Corruption
8% of decks · $0.26
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8% of decks · $1.07
Skyclave Relic
8% of decks · $1.44
Curse of Disturbance
8% of decks · $3.16
Call to the Grave
8% of decks · $1.51
Empty the Pits
8% of decks · $0.77
Ambition's Cost
8% of decks · $0.35
Syphon Flesh
8% of decks · $0.36
Entomb
8% of decks · $18.29
Cruel Revival
8% of decks · $0.25
Darkness
8% of decks · $23.79
Necromantic Selection
8% of decks · $0.30
Ghoulcaller's Chant
8% of decks · $0.24
Ghoulish Procession
8% of decks · $0.37
Banner of Kinship
7% of decks · $7.39
Imp's Mischief
7% of decks · $9.14
Damnable Pact
7% of decks · $1.00
Living Death
7% of decks · $6.62
Syphon Mind
7% of decks · $0.31
Malakir Rebirth
7% of decks
Unearth
7% of decks · $0.54
Final Parting
7% of decks · $0.58
Icon of Ancestry
7% of decks · $0.36
Lightning Greaves
7% of decks · $4.00
Cursecloth Wrappings
7% of decks · $0.32
Altar's Reap
7% of decks · $0.39
Diabolic Intent
7% of decks · $17.18
Grim Tutor
7% of decks · $23.87
Door of Destinies
7% of decks · $2.49
Hagra Mauling
6% of decks
Soul Shatter
6% of decks · $6.14
Ancient Craving
6% of decks · $0.35
Grimoire of the Dead
6% of decks · $0.98
Bloodline Bidding
6% of decks · $2.93
Bitter Triumph
6% of decks · $0.31
Curse of the Restless Dead
6% of decks · $3.29
Necropotence
6% of decks · $38.23
Liliana, the Last Hope
6% of decks · $4.62
Crawl from the Cellar
5% of decks · $0.27
Moan of the Unhallowed
5% of decks · $0.09
Swiftfoot Boots
5% of decks
Obelisk of Urd
5% of decks · $2.80
Greed
5% of decks · $0.32
Plumb the Forbidden
5% of decks · $0.42
Black Sun's Zenith
5% of decks · $0.37
Final Act
5% of decks · $0.69
Agadeem's Awakening
5% of decks
Profane Command
5% of decks · $0.38
Eldrazi Monument
5% of decks · $10.65
Attrition
5% of decks · $18.98
Zombie Infestation
5% of decks · $0.30
New Cards
Troop of Ponies
11% of decks · $0.33
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
6% of decks · $15.93
Lich's Relic
6% of decks · $1.20
Rise of the Deathbringer
5% of decks · $0.42
Cast Away Doubt
3% of decks · $0.24
Creatures (50)
Murderous Rider
42% of decks
Crypt Ghast
42% of decks · $18.07
Liliana's Standard Bearer
38% of decks · $0.36
Undead Warchief
37% of decks · $18.11
Lord of the Undead
37% of decks · $12.35
Cryptbreaker
36% of decks · $1.35
Champion of the Perished
35% of decks · $0.90
Diregraf Colossus
34% of decks · $4.95
Gravecrawler
33% of decks · $1.37
Grave Titan
33% of decks · $0.33
Fleshbag Marauder
31% of decks · $0.28
Headless Rider
28% of decks · $3.77
Vengeful Dead
27% of decks · $1.14
Noxious Ghoul
27% of decks · $4.97
Zombie Master
26% of decks
Foulmire Knight
25% of decks
Plague Belcher
25% of decks · $0.58
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
24% of decks · $1.28
Shepherd of Rot
22% of decks · $4.54
Accursed Marauder
22% of decks · $0.34
Gempalm Polluter
21% of decks · $0.35
Gravespawn Sovereign
20% of decks · $0.38
Tomb Tyrant
19% of decks · $2.55
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19% of decks · $8.55
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18% of decks · $1.78
Solemn Simulacrum
17% of decks · $0.34
Nirkana Revenant
17% of decks · $6.80
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
17% of decks · $0.43
Ghoulcaller Gisa
17% of decks · $4.24
Tainted Adversary
16% of decks · $1.34
Unbreathing Horde
16% of decks · $0.39
Archghoul of Thraben
16% of decks · $0.33
Vizier of the Scorpion
15% of decks · $0.29
Carrion Feeder
15% of decks · $4.56
Liliana's Devotee
15% of decks · $0.26
Grim Servant
14% of decks · $0.20
Magus of the Coffers
14% of decks · $4.93
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
14% of decks · $0.30
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14% of decks · $21.99
Risen Executioner
14% of decks · $2.71
Graveborn Muse
14% of decks · $12.37
Burnished Hart
13% of decks · $0.30
Noosegraf Mob
13% of decks · $0.43
Corpse Augur
13% of decks · $0.25
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13% of decks · $10.91
Knight of the Ebon Legion
12% of decks · $1.58
Cavalier of Night
12% of decks · $8.15
Overseer of the Damned
12% of decks · $0.40
Ayara's Oathsworn
12% of decks · $0.34
Order of Midnight
11% of decks
Instants (32)
Defile
31% of decks · $1.32
Village Rites
29% of decks · $0.99
Withering Torment
26% of decks · $1.58
Infernal Grasp
25% of decks · $0.33
Go for the Throat
21% of decks · $0.62
Deadly Dispute
20% of decks · $0.26
Murder
20% of decks · $0.18
Rise of the Dread Marn
17% of decks · $0.61
Culling the Weak
15% of decks · $8.04
Doom Blade
14% of decks · $0.24
Fell the Profane
13% of decks
Cabal Ritual
12% of decks
Tragic Slip
12% of decks · $0.26
Raise the Draugr
12% of decks · $0.30
Songs of the Damned
11% of decks · $2.91
Corrupted Conviction
11% of decks · $0.35
Baleful Mastery
11% of decks · $2.53
Vampiric Tutor
10% of decks · $54.45
Hero's Downfall
10% of decks · $0.33
Snuff Out
10% of decks · $12.98
Consuming Corruption
8% of decks · $0.26
Empty the Pits
8% of decks · $0.77
Entomb
8% of decks · $18.29
Cruel Revival
8% of decks · $0.25
Darkness
8% of decks · $23.79
Imp's Mischief
7% of decks · $9.14
Malakir Rebirth
7% of decks
Altar's Reap
7% of decks · $0.39
Hagra Mauling
6% of decks
Soul Shatter
6% of decks · $6.14
Bitter Triumph
6% of decks · $0.31
Plumb the Forbidden
5% of decks · $0.42
Sorceries (50)
Sign in Blood
41% of decks · $2.74
Night's Whisper
32% of decks · $6.25
Zombie Apocalypse
31% of decks · $0.80
Bubbling Muck
29% of decks · $4.87
Necrotic Hex
25% of decks · $0.43
Read the Bones
24% of decks · $0.29
Damnation
23% of decks · $21.01
Victimize
23% of decks · $1.34
Demonic Tutor
22% of decks · $69.17
Toxic Deluge
22% of decks · $5.17
Exsanguinate
20% of decks · $0.40
Mutilate
19% of decks · $2.15
Dark Salvation
17% of decks · $0.43
Reanimate
16% of decks · $10.11
Kindred Dominance
16% of decks · $4.94
Dread Summons
15% of decks · $0.25
Rise of the Dark Realms
15% of decks · $6.49
Torment of Hailfire
14% of decks · $36.34
Cemetery Recruitment
13% of decks · $0.27
Decree of Pain
12% of decks · $0.36
Crippling Fear
12% of decks · $3.42
Pact of the Serpent
12% of decks · $1.05
Blasphemous Edict
12% of decks · $4.13
Buried Alive
11% of decks · $3.61
In Garruk's Wake
11% of decks · $3.17
Dread Return
11% of decks · $0.60
From Under the Floorboards
11% of decks · $0.31
Insatiable Avarice
10% of decks · $6.15
Diabolic Tutor
9% of decks · $2.21
Decorum Dissertation
9% of decks · $5.28
Lich-Knights' Conquest
8% of decks · $1.07
Ambition's Cost
8% of decks · $0.35
Syphon Flesh
8% of decks · $0.36
Necromantic Selection
8% of decks · $0.30
Ghoulcaller's Chant
8% of decks · $0.24
Damnable Pact
7% of decks · $1.00
Living Death
7% of decks · $6.62
Syphon Mind
7% of decks · $0.31
Unearth
7% of decks · $0.54
Final Parting
7% of decks · $0.58
Diabolic Intent
7% of decks · $17.18
Grim Tutor
7% of decks · $23.87
Ancient Craving
6% of decks · $0.35
Bloodline Bidding
6% of decks · $2.93
Crawl from the Cellar
5% of decks · $0.27
Moan of the Unhallowed
5% of decks · $0.09
Black Sun's Zenith
5% of decks · $0.37
Final Act
5% of decks · $0.69
Agadeem's Awakening
5% of decks
Profane Command
5% of decks · $0.38
Utility Artifacts (23)
Bontu's Monument
33% of decks · $4.60
Ashnod's Altar
30% of decks · $16.88
Wayfarer's Bauble
25% of decks · $5.61
Expedition Map
25% of decks · $1.44
Whip of Erebos
19% of decks · $9.52
The Darkness Crystal
19% of decks · $4.03
Vanquisher's Banner
18% of decks · $5.55
Wand of Orcus
18% of decks · $13.70
Herald's Horn
14% of decks · $5.82
Skullclamp
13% of decks · $5.21
Coat of Arms
12% of decks · $19.25
Urza's Incubator
12% of decks · $20.18
Phyrexian Altar
11% of decks · $54.36
Bolas's Citadel
10% of decks · $16.17
Banner of Kinship
7% of decks · $7.39
Icon of Ancestry
7% of decks · $0.36
Lightning Greaves
7% of decks · $4.00
Cursecloth Wrappings
7% of decks · $0.32
Door of Destinies
7% of decks · $2.49
Grimoire of the Dead
6% of decks · $0.98
Swiftfoot Boots
5% of decks
Obelisk of Urd
5% of decks · $2.80
Eldrazi Monument
5% of decks · $10.65
Mana Artifacts (23)
Sol Ring
77% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
53% of decks · $0.49
Caged Sun
39% of decks · $3.87
Heraldic Banner
34% of decks · $0.33
Mind Stone
34% of decks
Charcoal Diamond
30% of decks · $0.35
Thran Dynamo
29% of decks · $4.43
Crowded Crypt
26% of decks · $0.56
Gilded Lotus
22% of decks · $0.54
Thought Vessel
21% of decks
Gauntlet of Power
20% of decks · $4.09
Patchwork Banner
18% of decks · $2.79
Worn Powerstone
18% of decks · $0.38
Commander's Sphere
16% of decks · $0.34
Hedron Archive
15% of decks · $0.25
Extraplanar Lens
15% of decks · $14.06
Fellwar Stone
14% of decks
Everflowing Chalice
13% of decks · $0.30
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12% of decks · $20.11
Throne of Eldraine
12% of decks · $29.42
The Soul Stone
10% of decks · $84.20
Nyx Lotus
9% of decks · $4.71
Skyclave Relic
8% of decks · $1.44
Enchantments (23)
Endless Ranks of the Dead
40% of decks · $5.95
Black Market
38% of decks · $6.40
Liliana's Mastery
38% of decks · $0.34
Phyrexian Arena
34% of decks · $4.26
Open the Graves
21% of decks · $0.64
Black Market Connections
20% of decks · $10.47
Dreadhorde Invasion
16% of decks · $0.30
Phyrexian Reclamation
15% of decks · $2.86
Grave Pact
14% of decks · $30.52
Graf Harvest
14% of decks · $0.35
The Meathook Massacre
12% of decks · $24.67
Bastion of Remembrance
11% of decks · $0.30
Bad Moon
11% of decks · $4.20
Dictate of Erebos
11% of decks · $17.52
Vampiric Rites
9% of decks · $0.17
Curse of Disturbance
8% of decks · $3.16
Call to the Grave
8% of decks · $1.51
Ghoulish Procession
8% of decks · $0.37
Curse of the Restless Dead
6% of decks · $3.29
Necropotence
6% of decks · $38.23
Greed
5% of decks · $0.32
Attrition
5% of decks · $18.98
Zombie Infestation
5% of decks · $0.30
Planeswalkers (5)
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
28% of decks · $9.63
Liliana of the Dark Realms
24% of decks · $9.30
Liliana, Death's Majesty
17% of decks · $0.44
Liliana, Untouched by Death
9% of decks · $1.83
Liliana, the Last Hope
6% of decks · $4.62
Utility Lands (28)
Cabal Coffers
58% of decks
Cabal Stronghold
46% of decks
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39% of decks
Bojuka Bog
37% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30% of decks
Phyrexian Tower
27% of decks
Crypt of Agadeem
23% of decks
Unholy Grotto
22% of decks
Castle Locthwain
19% of decks
Witch's Cottage
16% of decks
Temple of the False God
16% of decks
Three Tree City
16% of decks
Reliquary Tower
15% of decks
War Room
14% of decks
Mortuary Mire
14% of decks
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9% of decks
Barren Moor
9% of decks
Field of the Dead
9% of decks
Accursed Duneyard
8% of decks
Thespian's Stage
8% of decks
Westvale Abbey
7% of decks
Ancient Tomb
7% of decks
Rogue's Passage
7% of decks
Spymaster's Vault
6% of decks
Deserted Temple
6% of decks
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5% of decks
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5% of decks
Command Beacon
5% of decks
Lands (12)
Swamp
88% of decks
Myriad Landscape
39% of decks
Path of Ancestry
14% of decks
Fell the Profane
13% of decks
Snow-Covered Swamp
13% of decks
Urza's Cave
11% of decks
Cavern of Souls
8% of decks
Malakir Rebirth
7% of decks
Hagra Mauling
6% of decks
Agadeem's Awakening
5% of decks
Boggart Trawler
5% of decks
Evolving Wilds
5% of decks
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