---
name: "Deathbringer Thoctar"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Beast"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "2500a811-2435-4915-ac83-9bfe2887621a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deathbringer-thoctar-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deathbringer Thoctar
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
Whenever another creature dies, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gavony Unhallowed](/printing/gavony-unhallowed-j22.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Festering Mummy](/printing/festering-mummy-akr.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Feral Ghoul](/printing/feral-ghoul-pip.md) — Creature — Zombie Mutant
4. [Host of the Hereafter](/printing/host-of-the-hereafter-tdm.md) — Creature — Zombie Warlock
5. [Vogar, Necropolis Tyrant](/printing/vogar-necropolis-tyrant-gn3.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Giant
6. [Champion of the Perished](/printing/champion-of-the-perished-mid.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #36
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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