Ashen Ghoul
Coldsnap Theme Decks 114 • uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap Theme Decks
- Collector number
- 114
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Haste
black mana: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep and only if three or more creature cards are above this card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ashen Ghoul first appeared in the Ice Age expansion, released by Wizards of the Coast in 1995. It was designed as a thematic representation of the desolate, frozen landscape of Dominaria’s northern continent. The card features a unique graveyard-recursion mechanic, allowing it to return from the discard pile to the battlefield, which perfectly captured the flavor of an undead creature refusing to remain buried in the permafrost.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks, who was instrumental in defining the grim, dark aesthetic of early Magic: The Gathering. His depiction of the ghoul emphasizes skeletal, jagged features and a bleak color palette that became iconic for the game’s black-aligned cards. When it was reprinted in the Coldsnap set as part of the theme decks, it served as a nod to the nostalgic design principles of the original block, maintaining its reputation as a resilient, albeit niche, utility creature.
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