---
name: "Geralf's Messenger"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Undying"]
set: "DKA"
set_name: "Dark Ascension"
collector_number: "63"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "740f9740-aaa7-4061-86f5-85be79742541"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/geralfs-messenger-dka"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Geralf's Messenger
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Undying

## Oracle Text
This creature enters tapped.
When this creature enters, target opponent loses 2 life.
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Butcher Ghoul](/printing/butcher-ghoul-ddq.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Sightless Ghoul](/printing/sightless-ghoul-dka.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
3. [Geralf's Mindcrusher](/printing/geralfs-mindcrusher-scd.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror
4. [Diregraf Ghoul](/printing/diregraf-ghoul-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Undead Executioner](/printing/undead-executioner-avr.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Shambling Ghoul](/printing/shambling-ghoul-j22.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dark Ascension (DKA) #63
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`