---
name: "Basal Thrull"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Thrull"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ME1"
set_name: "Masters Edition"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kaja Foglio"
oracle_id: "9da50130-3f83-4968-983c-7dcba257cf1b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/basal-thrull-me1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Add {B}{B}.

> *Initially bred for sacrifice, the thrulls eventually turned on their masters, the Order of the Ebon Hand, with gruesome results.
—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. II**

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blood Vassal](/printing/blood-vassal-usg.md) — Creature — Thrull
2. [Blood Pet](/printing/blood-pet-7ed.md) — Creature — Thrull
3. [Basal Sliver](/printing/basal-sliver-tsp.md) — Creature — Sliver
4. [Armor Thrull](/printing/armor-thrull-fem.md) — Creature — Thrull
5. [Maw of the Obzedat](/printing/maw-of-the-obzedat-dgm.md) — Creature — Thrull
6. [Overeager Apprentice](/printing/overeager-apprentice-dvd.md) — Creature — Human Minion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition (ME1) #59
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kaja Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 5 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`