Carrion Howler
Ravnica: City of Guilds 79 • uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Zeleznik
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Pay 1 life: This creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn.
They chase tirelessly after the bone-carts that speed along the streets of the Plague Quarter.
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
The Carrion Howler was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a card tied to the Golgari Swarm guild, it reflects the set's thematic emphasis on cycles of life and death, specifically the Golgari's ability to utilize the graveyard as a resource. Mechanically, the card was designed to embody the scavenging nature of the guild, allowing players to manipulate life totals through the sacrifice of creature cards.
The illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, who has been a long-time contributor to the game. His design sought to capture the grotesque and subterranean aesthetic of the Ravnican undercity, focusing on the distorted, predatory biology of the Howler. Upon release, the card was received as a niche utility piece within limited formats, noted more for its atmospheric art and thematic alignment with Golgari mechanics than for competitive dominance.
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