---
name: "Corpse Churn"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "e2aeac0b-af74-4c47-9ac1-51fbf869c95f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/corpse-churn-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Corpse Churn
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
Mill three cards, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

> *"¿Que cómo nos conocimos? Ahí estaba yo, explorando una pila de cadáveres de monstruos...".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Another Chance](/printing/another-chance-lci.md) — Instant
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3. [Necromancer's Assistant](/printing/necromancers-assistant-m15.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Grapple with the Past](/printing/grapple-with-the-past-inr.md) — Instant
5. [Stitcher's Supplier](/printing/stitchers-supplier-j22.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Millikin](/printing/millikin-ody.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #81
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 39 across all historical editions

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