---
name: "Plaguebearer"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "EXO"
set_name: "Exodus"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "f8cc1dc4-740d-4c5b-ac51-7355730a6595"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/plaguebearer-exo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Plaguebearer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{X}{X}{B}: Destroy target nonblack creature with mana value X.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Plague Fiend](/printing/plague-fiend-pcy.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Eastern Paladin](/printing/eastern-paladin-7ed.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
3. [Stronghold Assassin](/printing/stronghold-assassin-c13.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Assassin
4. [Western Paladin](/printing/western-paladin-8ed.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Knight
5. [Zombie Assassin](/printing/zombie-assassin-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie Assassin
6. [Hand of Death](/printing/hand-of-death-s99.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Exodus (EXO) #71
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`