---
name: "Gallowbraid"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Trample", "Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "WTH"
set_name: "Weatherlight"
collector_number: "70"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "4a4418fa-7574-4027-aa09-4ca789be15ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gallowbraid-wth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gallowbraid
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Trample, Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Trample
Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Weatherlight (WTH) #70
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **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: `not_legal`