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Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.
Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{U}{B}
Color identity
BU
Rarity
mythic
Set
Multiverse Legends
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#5762
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Grimgrin, Corpse-Born card art
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born enters untapped only when you sacrifice another creature, but once that cost is paid, it grows permanently and kills whatever it connects with — that's a repeatable removal engine and win condition stacked on a five-mana legend. Pair it with Gravecrawler and a free sacrifice outlet and the untap restriction evaporates entirely; Gisa and Geralf gives it a home that supplies both the zombie fodder and the graveyard recursion to keep the loop going.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Gisa and Geralf

Gisa and Geralf

32.4% of decks · synergy 0.29

Gisa and Geralf builds a zombie board naturally and recurs creatures from the graveyard, which means Grimgrin, Corpse-Born always has sacrifice targets available and a steady supply of bodies to grow on.

02
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

29.8% of decks · synergy 0.26

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver generates a Decayed token whenever a non-Decayed zombie dies, which turns every Grimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifice trigger into a fresh body — the two create a self-sustaining loop that keeps Grimgrin fed and growing.

03
Thraximundar

Thraximundar

23.9% of decks · synergy 0.23

Both Thraximundar and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born punish opponents for keeping creatures on board — Thraximundar forces sacrifices on attack while Grimgrin destroys blockers, and running both means opponents face layered attrition they can rarely outrace.

04
Varina, Lich Queen

Varina, Lich Queen

19.4% of decks · synergy 0.18

Varina, Lich Queen churns through the library with attacking zombies and mills creatures into the graveyard, giving Grimgrin, Corpse-Born a constant stream of sacrifice fodder drawn straight from the deck.

05
The Scarab God

The Scarab God

20.5% of decks · synergy 0.17

The Scarab God reanimates creatures from any graveyard as 4/4 zombie tokens, which are exactly the kind of expendable bodies Grimgrin, Corpse-Born wants to consume — and anything Grimgrin kills goes straight to The Scarab God's reanimation pool.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Grimgrin, Corpse-Born is built to live — the zombie tribal synergies, sacrifice payoffs, and recursive loops that make it dangerous only come online with a full supporting cast, and the 100-card singleton format provides the density of pieces needed. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes for a five-mana slot against threats with immediate, unconditional impact, so it sees essentially no competitive play there. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander format where its legend status matters, but the 60-card compressed games make its setup requirements punishing.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Grimgrin, Corpse-Born isn't currently available here, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for live figures. It's an older legend with consistent zombie-tribal demand, so expect to find copies across a moderate price range depending on printing.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.