Abattoir Ghoul
Innistrad 85 • uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
First strike
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
Death took his humanity but not his skill with the knife.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abattoir Ghoul was released in 2011 as part of the Innistrad set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed with a heavy emphasis on gothic horror tropes, drawing inspiration from classic monster films and Victorian-era aesthetics. Within the game's mechanics, the card serves as a mid-range creature that rewards the player for defeating opposing units, reinforcing the set's grim focus on the cycle of life and death in a world overrun by supernatural threats.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Kev Walker, a longtime contributor to the game known for his dark, visceral style. Walker intended to capture the relentless and grotesque nature of the ghoul, emphasizing its scavenging role within the bleak landscapes of the Innistrad plane. Upon its debut, the card was received as a solid utility creature within the limited format, praised by players for its ability to stabilize a board state during the often attritional matches characteristic of the Innistrad environment.
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