---
name: "Kheru Dreadmaw"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Crocodile"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "8c8c9f16-a3d0-49f2-a95b-dfef756de0b3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kheru-dreadmaw-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kheru Dreadmaw
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Crocodile
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
{1}{G}, Sacrifice another creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

> *Ses instincts de chasseur ont disparu depuis longtemps. Sa voracité, elle, demeure intacte.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gutless Ghoul](/printing/gutless-ghoul-csp.md) — Snow Creature — Zombie
2. [Gnawing Zombie](/printing/gnawing-zombie-m14.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Golgari Rotwurm](/printing/golgari-rotwurm-rav.md) — Creature — Zombie Wurm
4. [Wall of Limbs](/printing/wall-of-limbs-m15.md) — Creature — Zombie Wall
5. [Corpse Blockade](/printing/corpse-blockade-gtc.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Dross Crocodile](/printing/dross-crocodile-5dn.md) — Creature — Zombie Crocodile

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #76
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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