---
name: "Balthor the Defiled"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Zombie Dwarf"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "462"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "dfd8e6c2-e425-41fa-af55-985271f771b3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balthor-the-defiled-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Balthor the Defiled
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Zombie Dwarf
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Minion creatures get +1/+1.
{B}{B}{B}, Exile Balthor: Each player returns all black and all red creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

> *He was once one of the mightiest pit fighters alive. That description is still mostly accurate.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Baloth Null](/printing/baloth-null-a25.md) — Creature — Zombie Beast
2. [Balduvian Dead](/printing/balduvian-dead-cst.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Lord of the Undead](/printing/lord-of-the-undead-spg.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Famished Ghoul](/printing/famished-ghoul-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Cemetery Reaper](/printing/cemetery-reaper-m12.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Tomb Tyrant](/printing/tomb-tyrant-sld.md) — Creature — Zombie Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #462
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 10 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: `not_legal`