Scavenging Ghoul
Fourth Edition 159 • uncommon
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 159
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
At the beginning of each end step, put a corpse counter on this creature for each creature that died this turn.
Remove a corpse counter from this creature: Regenerate this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scavenging Ghoul first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, later being reprinted in the Fourth Edition with collector number 159. The card was designed during the game's inception as part of the black color identity, which focused on life-draining mechanics and graveyard interaction. Its ability to grow in power by consuming creatures in the graveyard represented the grim, parasitic nature often associated with the game's necromantic themes.
The artwork for this version is credited to Sandra Everingham, who contributed several pieces to early Magic sets. Her illustration sought to capture the visceral, dark fantasy aesthetic prevalent in the game's early years, depicting the creature as a hunched, unsettling scavenger. While the card is a common-rarity classic, it is frequently noted by historians of the game for its role in defining the early mechanical identity of black-aligned decks.
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