---
name: "Dread Reaper"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "S99"
set_name: "Starter 1999"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christopher Rush"
oracle_id: "bd73ab86-0ac9-4ce0-be41-f4ad257e74f6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dread-reaper-s99"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dread Reaper
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, you lose 5 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Necrogen Scudder](/printing/necrogen-scudder-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
2. [Soul Scourge](/printing/soul-scourge-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
3. [Howling Banshee](/printing/howling-banshee-j25.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Vampiric Spirit](/printing/vampiric-spirit-8ed.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Reaper from the Abyss](/printing/reaper-from-the-abyss-c14.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Rabid Bloodsucker](/printing/rabid-bloodsucker-ori.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter 1999 (S99) #76
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christopher Rush
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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