---
name: "Keeper of the Dead"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "EXO"
set_name: "Exodus"
collector_number: "65"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brom"
oracle_id: "50ddd513-e06e-4728-b6cd-981839d0fba6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/keeper-of-the-dead-exo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Keeper of the Dead
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{B}, {T}: Choose target opponent who has at least two fewer creature cards in their graveyard than you do as you activate this ability. Destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghastly Demise](/printing/ghastly-demise-cmr.md) — Instant
2. [Martyr of Bones](/printing/martyr-of-bones-csp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Corpse Augur](/printing/corpse-augur-c17.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
4. [Pit Keeper](/printing/pit-keeper-j22.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Boneclad Necromancer](/printing/boneclad-necromancer-j25.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Magus of the Bridge](/printing/magus-of-the-bridge-mh2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Exodus (EXO) #65
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brom
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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