---
name: "Grimgrin, Corpse-Born"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ISD"
set_name: "Innistrad"
collector_number: "214"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Peter Mohrbacher"
oracle_id: "a2aa2c8f-7058-4020-9881-663b104ea051"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grimgrin-corpse-born-isd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.
Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gristle Grinner](/printing/gristle-grinner-jmp.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Grim Roustabout](/printing/grim-roustabout-rtr.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior
3. [Hungry Ghoul](/printing/hungry-ghoul-fdn.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Grim Reaper, Lethal Legionnaire](/printing/grim-reaper-lethal-legionnaire-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
5. [Grixis Grimblade](/printing/grixis-grimblade-arb.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior
6. [Graf Reaver](/printing/graf-reaver-dbl.md) — Creature — Zombie Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad (ISD) #214
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Peter Mohrbacher
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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