---
name: "Balduvian Dead"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mike Kimble"
oracle_id: "18d6b89a-3588-43d9-a247-4747a7d784fc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balduvian-dead-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Balduvian Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
{2}{R}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a 3/1 black and red Graveborn creature token with haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Graveyard Marshal](/printing/graveyard-marshal-m19.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
2. [Vile Rebirth](/printing/vile-rebirth-m14.md) — Instant
3. [Ghoulcaller's Accomplice](/printing/ghoulcallers-accomplice-sir.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Ritual of the Returned](/printing/ritual-of-the-returned-jou.md) — Instant
5. [Boneclad Necromancer](/printing/boneclad-necromancer-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Shamble Back](/printing/shamble-back-soi.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #43
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mike Kimble
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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