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Phyrexian Ghoul

Creature — Phyrexian Zombie

Sacrifice a creature: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
common
Set
Masters 25
Price
$0.26
EDHREC rank
#12882
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Phyrexian Ghoul card art
Phyrexian Ghoul is a free sacrifice outlet that can grow large enough to close games — the kind of role that's hard to put a price on in sacrifice-based decks. Loop Gravecrawler through it and the Ghoul becomes a one-card threat and engine simultaneously.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Phyrexian Ghoul is a pauper-legal common, and that's where it sees the most competitive play — sacrifice synergies are real in that format and free outlets at common are scarce. In Commander, it earns a slot in dedicated aristocrats builds that need redundancy across multiple free sacrifice outlets, though it sits below Viscera Seer and Carrion Feeder in the pecking order. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient sacrifice infrastructure, so Phyrexian Ghoul doesn't make the cut there outside of fringe brews.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Liliana, Untouched by DeathShambling GhastPhyrexian Ghoul

Liliana, Untouched by DeathShambling GhastPhyrexian Ghoul

Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count

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Price Context

Current price

$0.26 bulk tier

At $0.26, Phyrexian Ghoul is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you need the effect. Bulk commons like this don't move on price absent a reprint spike or a breakout deck, so what you see is what you get.

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