---
name: "Putrid Leech"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Leech"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Allsop"
oracle_id: "16b723bc-aab9-40f2-8e1b-b9c2bd2af3bc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/putrid-leech-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Pay 2 life: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

> *Er reagierte auf die Übermenge an Nahrung in Naya dadurch, dass er sich zusätzliche Mäuler wachsen ließ.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Festerleech](/printing/festerleech-mkm.md) — Creature — Zombie Leech
2. [Gargantuan Leech](/printing/gargantuan-leech-lci.md) — Creature — Leech
3. [Gutless Ghoul](/printing/gutless-ghoul-csp.md) — Snow Creature — Zombie
4. [Carrion Howler](/printing/carrion-howler-rav.md) — Creature — Zombie Wolf
5. [Slimy Dualleech](/printing/slimy-dualleech-mkm.md) — Creature — Leech
6. [Leech Fanatic](/printing/leech-fanatic-stx.md) — Creature — Human Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #95
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Allsop
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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