---
name: "Hell's Caretaker"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "LEG"
set_name: "Legends"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sandra Everingham"
oracle_id: "2f0d797e-d897-453d-92b6-a90e1a548dc5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hells-caretaker-leg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hell's Caretaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

> *You might leave here, Chenndra, should another take your place . . . .*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Doomed Necromancer](/printing/doomed-necromancer-ajmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary
2. [Malevolent Awakening](/printing/malevolent-awakening-ody.md) — Enchantment
3. [Corpse Hauler](/printing/corpse-hauler-jmp.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Undertaker](/printing/undertaker-tsb.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
5. [Valgavoth's Faithful](/printing/valgavoths-faithful-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Necrosavant](/printing/necrosavant-6ed.md) — Creature — Zombie Giant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legends (LEG) #104
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sandra Everingham
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`