---
name: "Butcher Ghoul"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Undying"]
set: "DDQ"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "28caeed4-c175-469f-8d8e-f45bc0a51a1c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/butcher-ghoul-ddq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Butcher Ghoul
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Undying

## Oracle Text
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

> *Without a mind, it doesn't fear death. Without a soul, it doesn't mind killing.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sightless Ghoul](/printing/sightless-ghoul-dka.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
2. [Undying Evil](/printing/undying-evil-dka.md) — Instant
3. [Evernight Shade](/printing/evernight-shade-avr.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Young Wolf](/printing/young-wolf-sis.md) — Creature — Wolf
5. [Nearheath Stalker](/printing/nearheath-stalker-prm.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue
6. [Geralf's Messenger](/printing/geralfs-messenger-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed (DDQ) #53
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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