---
name: "Cryptborn Horror"
mana_cost: "{1}{B/R}{B/R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "212"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Richard Wright"
oracle_id: "f5d62baa-648d-4030-87f9-e795ed665084"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cryptborn-horror-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cryptborn Horror
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B/R}{B/R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total life lost by your opponents this turn.

> *Sebbene la Criptostrega Merree fosse scomparsa dopo un battibecco con Rakdos, i suoi giocattoli rimasero.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hunted Horror](/printing/hunted-horror-clb.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Mounted Dreadknight](/printing/mounted-dreadknight-dbl.md) — Creature — Vampire Knight
3. [Soulgorger Orgg](/printing/soulgorger-orgg-jud.md) — Creature — Nightmare Orgg
4. [Lifeblood Hydra](/printing/lifeblood-hydra-cmm.md) — Creature — Hydra
5. [Minion of the Wastes](/printing/minion-of-the-wastes-tmp.md) — Creature — Minion
6. [Blood Tyrant](/printing/blood-tyrant-e01.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #212
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Richard Wright
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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