---
name: "Abattoir Ghoul"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "DDQ"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "2b211adb-de44-4468-b65d-907a09aa7e9d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abattoir-ghoul-ddq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Abattoir Ghoul
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

> *Death took his humanity but not his skill with the knife.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Ghoul, Gunslinger](/printing/the-ghoul-gunslinger-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Mutant Rogue
2. [Gutless Ghoul](/printing/gutless-ghoul-csp.md) — Snow Creature — Zombie
3. [Gristle Grinner](/printing/gristle-grinner-jmp.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Dakmor Ghoul](/printing/dakmor-ghoul-s99.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Grim Initiate](/printing/grim-initiate-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
6. [Dreadhorde Butcher](/printing/dreadhorde-butcher-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed (DDQ) #50
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`