---
name: "Primeval Shambler"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Horror Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "152"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Chippy"
oracle_id: "7a2722c6-04a0-4790-be45-dafb7832bb41"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/primeval-shambler-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Primeval Shambler
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fetid Horror](/printing/fetid-horror-mir.md) — Creature — Shade Horror
2. [Looming Shade](/printing/looming-shade-7ed.md) — Creature — Shade
3. [Dread Shade](/printing/dread-shade-dom.md) — Creature — Shade
4. [Hoar Shade](/printing/hoar-shade-ice.md) — Creature — Shade
5. [Frozen Shade](/printing/frozen-shade-30a.md) — Creature — Shade
6. [Veiled Shade](/printing/veiled-shade-grn.md) — Creature — Shade

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #152
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Chippy
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`