---
name: "Abyssal Gatekeeper"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "WTH"
set_name: "Weatherlight"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "4954181c-cb46-4cac-adc3-2c8b7693a211"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abyssal-gatekeeper-wth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Abyssal Gatekeeper
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Abyssal Gorestalker](/printing/abyssal-gorestalker-lci.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Slum Reaper](/printing/slum-reaper-bbd.md) — Creature — Horror
3. [Akki Blizzard-Herder](/printing/akki-blizzard-herder-bok.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
4. [Fleshbag Marauder](/printing/fleshbag-marauder-sld.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
5. [Accursed Marauder](/printing/accursed-marauder-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
6. [Merciless Executioner](/printing/merciless-executioner-hoc.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Weatherlight (WTH) #59
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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