Unfinished Phylactery

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a death
counter on this permanent.
Lord Dread and Lord Dread the Lich get +1/+1
for each death counter on this permanent.
If Lord Dread or Lord Dread the Lich would
leave the battlefield while this permanent has 9
or more death counters on it, remove those
counters and return Lord Dread or Lord Dread
the Lich to the battlefield transformed as Lord
Dread the Lich and Lord Dread the Lich
becomes your commander.