Herald of the Dreadhorde
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Zombie Warrior
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 2
- Set
- War of the Spark #93 (common)
- Price
- $0.09 USD
When this creature dies, amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
Herald of the Dreadhorde has 1 printing, first in War of the Spark (2019). EDHREC ranks it #19,131 among Commander cards. It appears most in Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain decks (63 on EDHREC). It has 6 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Herald of the Dreadhorde most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain: 63 decks
- Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted: 16 decks
- Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant: 10 decks
- Bolg of the North: 7 decks
Often played with Herald of the Dreadhorde
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
- : In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
- : Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
- : Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
- : If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
- : To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.