Gnawing Zombie
Modern Masters 2017 71 • common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
1 generic mana black mana, Sacrifice a creature: Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
On still nights you can hear its rotted teeth grinding tirelessly on scavenged bones.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gnawing Zombie was originally released in the 2012 Magic: The Gathering set Return to Ravnica, representing the Golgari Swarm, a faction characterized by themes of decay and regrowth. The card was selected for the Modern Masters 2017 reprint set, which sought to bring iconic or utility-driven cards from the game's recent history back into circulation to support the Modern format's limited environment.
The card features artwork by Kev Walker, a prolific illustrator whose gritty, dark fantasy style has been a staple of the game for decades. His design captures the visceral, unsettling nature of the Golgari aesthetic, emphasizing the zombie's role as an engine for resource recycling within the game's mechanics. The reprint maintained its original functional design, serving as a reliable way for players to sacrifice creatures for incremental life gain and board stabilization.
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