---
name: "Ghastlord of Fugue"
mana_cost: "{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Avatar"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "162"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Dringenberg"
oracle_id: "fce163aa-c5d0-4147-8566-512321c0be8e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ghastlord-of-fugue-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ghastlord of Fugue
- **Mana Cost:** `{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}{U/B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
This creature can't be blocked.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player exiles that card.

> *"Ele é um fantasma que nunca conheceu a vida." — Parábolas da Vidente*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #162
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Dringenberg
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`