Ghastly Gloomhunter
Creature — Zombie Bat
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Flying, lifelink
If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #13929
Ghastly Gloomhunter enters with a +1/+1 counter, flies, and has lifelink — three lines of text on a three-mana body that punches above its cost in any deck that wants evasive counter synergy. Zoraline, Cosmos Caller turns that entering counter into a threat multiplier, making this an easy include rather than a fringe consideration.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller rewards every creature that arrives with a +1/+1 counter, and Ghastly Gloomhunter's enter-the-battlefield counter triggers that engine immediately while the lifelink and flying keep it relevant in combat long after the synergy fires.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ghastly Gloomhunter is a role-player, not a headliner — it belongs in +1/+1 counter decks that need cheap, evasive bodies to sustain a go-wide or go-tall strategy. Pauper is where it gets the most legitimate competitive scrutiny, since the combination of flying, lifelink, and a free counter on a common is real card advantage at that power level. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy it's essentially invisible — the rate doesn't clear the bar when you're competing against format staples for the same slot. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: fine in the right shell, irrelevant elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Ghastly Gloomhunter is bulk — grab as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk rares spike occasionally, but a common with narrow application stays cheap; don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.