---
name: "Gristleback"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Boar Beast"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Bloodthirst"]
set: "GPT"
set_name: "Guildpact"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "36f4d359-f46c-4da4-a8c2-1fe1799ac3f7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gristleback-gpt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gristleback
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Boar Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Bloodthirst

## Oracle Text
Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Sacrifice this creature: You gain life equal to this creature's power.

> *Leal na batalha, saudável no cozido.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghor-Clan Savage](/printing/ghor-clan-savage-ddl.md) — Creature — Centaur Berserker
2. [Gorehorn Minotaurs](/printing/gorehorn-minotaurs-m12.md) — Creature — Minotaur Warrior
3. [Skarrgan Skybreaker](/printing/skarrgan-skybreaker-gpt.md) — Creature — Giant Shaman
4. [Bloodscale Prowler](/printing/bloodscale-prowler-gpt.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
5. [Brindle Boar](/printing/brindle-boar-m14.md) — Creature — Boar
6. [Scab-Clan Mauler](/printing/scab-clan-mauler-gk2.md) — Creature — Human Berserker

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guildpact (GPT) #87
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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