Shambling Ghoul
Creature — Zombie
This creature enters tapped.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27595
Shambling Ghoul is a 2/2 with defender that enters tapped — the most punishing keyword you can put on a two-drop blocker. There is no competitive context where this rate clears the bar.
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 |
Shambling Ghoul is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Pauper it sits at the bottom of a deep pool of efficient common creatures; a 2/2 that can't block the turn it enters does nothing that a Gray Ogre couldn't do worse and more honestly. In Commander, Zombie tribal lists have access to lords, recursive threats, and value engines that make Shambling Ghoul functionally invisible at a 100-card table. Across every format where it's legal, something cheaper or more impactful fills the slot better.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Shambling Ghoul is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a commons box, not a deck. That price will not move; there is no demand pressure to push it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.