---
name: "Ghastly Death Tyrant"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Beholder Skeleton"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Death Ray", "Disintegration Ray"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "127"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Peter Polach"
oracle_id: "ccd248ec-1029-47cd-b6b4-876505efd9dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ghastly-death-tyrant-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ghastly Death Tyrant
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Beholder Skeleton
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/5
- **Keywords:** Death Ray, Disintegration Ray

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Disintegration Ray — Destroy target enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to its mana value.
• Death Ray — Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Death Tyrant](/printing/death-tyrant-afc.md) — Creature — Beholder Skeleton
2. [Baleful Beholder](/printing/baleful-beholder-afr.md) — Creature — Beholder
3. [A-Baleful Beholder](/printing/a-baleful-beholder-hbg.md) — Creature — Beholder
4. [Onyx Mage](/printing/onyx-mage-m12.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Archetype of Finality](/printing/archetype-of-finality-plst.md) — Enchantment Creature — Gorgon
6. [Baleful Eidolon](/printing/baleful-eidolon-ths.md) — Enchantment Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #127
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Peter Polach
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`