---
name: "Gravelgill Axeshark"
mana_cost: "{4}{U/B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Soldier"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Persist"]
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "164"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "2141b48d-5a04-40dd-a76b-457ac06b56c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gravelgill-axeshark-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gravelgill Axeshark
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U/B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Persist

## Oracle Text
Persist (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.)

> *"Le loro scaglie affilate potrebbero diventare ottime armature, se solo restassero morte." —Taeryn, armaiolo cinereo*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Putrid Goblin](/printing/putrid-goblin-mh1.md) — Creature — Zombie Goblin
2. [Trapjaw Kelpie](/printing/trapjaw-kelpie-eve.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [River Kelpie](/printing/river-kelpie-ltc.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Restless Apparition](/printing/restless-apparition-mm2.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Safehold Elite](/printing/safehold-elite-shm.md) — Creature — Elf Scout
6. [Grazing Kelpie](/printing/grazing-kelpie-eve.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #164
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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