---
name: "Fell Shepherd"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "C13"
set_name: "Commander 2013"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brad Rigney"
oracle_id: "5fd78088-53db-453b-90a3-b8426b0a8269"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fell-shepherd-c13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Fell Shepherd
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/6

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may return to your hand all creature cards that were put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn.
{B}, Sacrifice another creature: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul of Innistrad](/printing/soul-of-innistrad-c20.md) — Creature — Avatar
2. [Tymaret, the Murder King](/printing/tymaret-the-murder-king-ths.md) — Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
3. [Champion of Stray Souls](/printing/champion-of-stray-souls-bng.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior
4. [Greater Harvester](/printing/greater-harvester-dst.md) — Creature — Horror
5. [Ashling, the Extinguisher](/printing/ashling-the-extinguisher-eve.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental Shaman
6. [Dutiful Attendant](/printing/dutiful-attendant-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2013 (C13) #78
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brad Rigney
- **Total Printings:** 6 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`