---
name: "Grim Initiate"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Amass", "First strike"]
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "130"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "96264dde-c0b6-4912-afc4-18757f938a4d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grim-initiate-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Grim Initiate
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Amass, First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
When this creature dies, amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

> *在每尊閃亮的礦石外殼底下，都是一具阿芒凱勇士的腐屍。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Herald of the Dreadhorde](/printing/herald-of-the-dreadhorde-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
2. [Vizier of the Scorpion](/printing/vizier-of-the-scorpion-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
3. [Dreadhorde Twins](/printing/dreadhorde-twins-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Jackal Warrior
4. [Gleaming Overseer](/printing/gleaming-overseer-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
5. [Lazotep Reaver](/printing/lazotep-reaver-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Beast
6. [Invading Manticore](/printing/invading-manticore-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Manticore

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #130
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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