Highborn Ghoul
Dark Ascension 68 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
"All the dead sleep lightly here, no matter how refined their beds may be."— Grafdigger Wulmer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Highborn Ghoul was released in early 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a low-cost, aggressive creature within the Innistrad block, a gothic horror-inspired setting that focused on themes of monsters, transformation, and graveyard interactions. The card features the 'intimidate' keyword, mechanically representing the terrifying nature of the undead in the set's narrative.
The artwork for Highborn Ghoul was created by Nils Hamm, a frequent contributor to the game known for his moody, atmospheric style. Hamm was tasked with depicting the ghoul as a figure that is both decaying and physically threatening, fitting the set's focus on the terror inflicted by the denizens of the plane of Innistrad. The design was well-received by players for its efficiency in aggressive deck archetypes during the period.
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