Shambling Remains
Creature — Zombie Horror
This creature can't block.
Unearth 
(: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27765
Shambling Remains is a 4/3 with no evasion that costs three mana and can't block — its only upside is an Unearth ability that returns it for one turn before exiling it. For three mana you get a vanilla beater that dies to every removal spell and leaves nothing behind; that's not a rate worth building around.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Shambling Remains sees essentially no competitive play in any format it's legal in. In Modern and Legacy, a 4/3 for three mana with a drawback doesn't clear the bar when the formats are full of creatures that provide immediate value or resilience. In Commander, Shambling Remains is too small to matter in a multiplayer game where board states scale to four opponents — the one-shot Unearth provides a single attack step, not a win. It's technically legal in Oathbreaker and Vintage, but neither format gives it a meaningful home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Shambling Remains sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move. The price reflects the demand accurately — there's no competitive shell pulling copies, so it stays at the bottom of the market.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.