---
name: "He Who Hungers"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Soulshift"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "5449bf36-e26c-4f76-bcae-944c70d184f8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/he-who-hungers-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# He Who Hungers
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Soulshift

## Oracle Text
Flying
{1}, Sacrifice a Spirit: Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Activate only as a sorcery.
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hollow Specter](/printing/hollow-specter-lgn.md) — Creature — Specter
2. [Soul Search](/printing/soul-search-mkm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Shimian Specter](/printing/shimian-specter-m13.md) — Creature — Specter
4. [Entropic Specter](/printing/entropic-specter-exo.md) — Creature — Specter Spirit
5. [Kami of Lunacy](/printing/kami-of-lunacy-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Deathknell Kami](/printing/deathknell-kami-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #114
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`