---
name: "Eater of the Dead"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DRK"
set_name: "The Dark"
collector_number: "44"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jesper Myrfors"
oracle_id: "3c414ace-fd04-4fac-9379-24f5910f20e4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eater-of-the-dead-drk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Eater of the Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
{0}: If this creature is tapped, exile target creature card from a graveyard and untap this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Famished Ghoul](/printing/famished-ghoul-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Zombie Cannibal](/printing/zombie-cannibal-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Despoiler of Souls](/printing/despoiler-of-souls-ori.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Graven Abomination](/printing/graven-abomination-hou.md) — Artifact Creature — Horror
5. [Entrails Feaster](/printing/entrails-feaster-ons.md) — Creature — Zombie Cat
6. [Gravegouger](/printing/gravegouger-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Dark (DRK) #44
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jesper Myrfors
- **Total Printings:** 4 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: `not_legal`