---
name: "Rottenheart Ghoul"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SOI"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad"
collector_number: "132"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "f9535aa3-0c07-4fad-8dc9-9838a9ebd304"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rottenheart-ghoul-soi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rottenheart Ghoul
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, target player discards a card.

> *"Morire nel vano tentativo di salvare una persona amata è davvero triste. Più che altro, patetico." —Liliana Vess*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cackling Fiend](/printing/cackling-fiend-brb.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Black Cat](/printing/black-cat-m15.md) — Creature — Zombie Cat
3. [Insidious Bookworms](/printing/insidious-bookworms-cst.md) — Creature — Worm
4. [Liliana's Steward](/printing/lilianas-steward-m21.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Necromancer's Stockpile](/printing/necromancers-stockpile-m15.md) — Enchantment
6. [Deadbridge Shaman](/printing/deadbridge-shaman-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #132
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **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`