Abattoir Ghoul
Creature — Zombie
First strike
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #19769
Abattoir Ghoul trades combat into life gain — anything it kills pads your life total, and first strike means it usually survives the trade. Four mana for a 3/2 is an inefficient rate, and that's the ceiling on how seriously to take it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Abattoir Ghoul occupies the low end of playable — the life gain triggers in multiplayer combat, but four mana for a 3/2 first striker is a body that gets outclassed fast, and most life-gain commanders can find denser payoffs. In Legacy and Vintage, the card never sees play; the format's power ceiling makes a 3/2 with conditional life gain invisible. Modern has better options at every point on the curve. Abattoir Ghoul is legal in Oathbreaker, where the same Commander logic applies: fine in a dedicated drain shell, skippable everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Abattoir Ghoul is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box, not a singles listing. The price is stable because demand is low and supply is permanent; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.