---
name: "Grave Defiler"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Regenerate"]
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tony Szczudlo"
oracle_id: "42c5c1aa-10a4-4cd5-b1f8-a393ed553f99"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grave-defiler-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Grave Defiler
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Regenerate

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all Zombie cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
{1}{B}: Regenerate this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zombie Scavengers](/printing/zombie-scavengers-wth.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Gravedigger](/printing/gravedigger-9ed.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Gravebane Zombie](/printing/gravebane-zombie-mir.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Walking Dead](/printing/walking-dead-leg.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Cruel Revival](/printing/cruel-revival-scd.md) — Instant
6. [Ghoulraiser](/printing/ghoulraiser-isd.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #40
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tony Szczudlo
- **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`