Barrow Ghoul
Weatherlight 61 • common
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Bryan Talbot
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you exile the top creature card of your graveyard.
"They killed my family to deny me a future. They fed on my ancestors to deny me a past."— Crovax
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Barrow Ghoul was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion, the final set in the Mirage block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was notable for its heavy emphasis on narrative and the introduction of complex graveyard mechanics, reflecting the darker, gothic aesthetic favored by the design team during this period of the game's evolution.
The artwork for this specific creature was created by artist Christopher Rush, one of the foundational illustrators of the game. Rush utilized his characteristic high-contrast style to depict the ghoul as a decaying, subterranean entity, aiming to evoke the traditional horror sensibilities of early fantasy gaming. The card’s design, which relies on the player's ability to sacrifice creatures to bolster the ghoul's strength, was well-received as a functional example of the black mana color identity’s penchant for resource trade-offs.
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