Hunted Ghoul
Creature — Zombie
This creature can't block Humans.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #28043
Hunted Ghoul is a 2/2 for one mana — that rate is real — but the drawback of getting +1/+1 counters removed by opponent Zombies and giving them a body means it underperforms in most practical scenarios. Outside of niche self-mill or Zombie-tribal packages that exploit the tension, there are strictly better one-drops.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hunted Ghoul is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, Zombie tribal shells are its most plausible home — commanders like Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver or The Scarab God want bodies and graveyard fuel, though Hunted Ghoul competes with far more impactful one-drops in those lists. In Pauper, aggressive black decks have access to cleaner one-mana threats that don't hand opponents upside. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a conditional 2/2.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Hunted Ghoul is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the card. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; casual demand from Zombie brewers keeps it from hitting zero, but there's no pressure pushing it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.