---
name: "Haunt of the Dead Marshes"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Nightmare Elf"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Miklós Ligeti"
oracle_id: "0b683611-e46f-4105-b336-014d1556c8de"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/haunt-of-the-dead-marshes-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Haunt of the Dead Marshes
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightmare Elf
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, scry 1.
{2}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

> *„Seht nicht hin, wenn die Kerzen leuchten."
—Gollum*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lost Legion](/printing/lost-legion-eld.md) — Creature — Spirit Knight
2. [Neva, Stalked by Nightmares](/printing/neva-stalked-by-nightmares-woe.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble
3. [Omen of the Dead](/printing/omen-of-the-dead-thb.md) — Enchantment
4. [Midnight Scavengers](/printing/midnight-scavengers-emn.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Persistent Specimen](/printing/persistent-specimen-j25.md) — Creature — Skeleton
6. [Dread Wanderer](/printing/dread-wanderer-akh.md) — Creature — Zombie Jackal

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #90
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Miklós Ligeti
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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