---
name: "Gnawing Zombie"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MM3"
set_name: "Modern Masters 2017"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "7979c1e6-6bc5-4b8c-82b0-2770e67ba898"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gnawing-zombie-mm3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gnawing Zombie
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
{1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

> *静かな夜には、腐りかけたそいつの歯が骨にゴリゴリとかじりつく音が聴こえてくる。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gutless Ghoul](/printing/gutless-ghoul-csp.md) — Snow Creature — Zombie
2. [Golgari Rotwurm](/printing/golgari-rotwurm-rav.md) — Creature — Zombie Wurm
3. [Death Cultist](/printing/death-cultist-roe.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Devour Flesh](/printing/devour-flesh-pio.md) — Instant
5. [Mournful Zombie](/printing/mournful-zombie-apc.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Hungry Ghoul](/printing/hungry-ghoul-fdn.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #71
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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