---
name: "Shambling Shell"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Plant Zombie"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Dredge", "Mill"]
set: "DDJ"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Joel Thomas"
oracle_id: "9c50f6b1-8850-4b08-a994-3ccc17f25b83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shambling-shell-ddj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shambling Shell
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Plant Zombie
- **Keywords:** Dredge, Mill

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Grave-Shell Scarab](/printing/grave-shell-scarab-rav.md) — Creature — Insect
2. [Necroplasm](/printing/necroplasm-cm2.md) — Creature — Ooze
3. [Dreg Mangler](/printing/dreg-mangler-2x2.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
4. [Golgari Thug](/printing/golgari-thug-rvr.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Greater Mossdog](/printing/greater-mossdog-rvr.md) — Creature — Plant Dog
6. [Golgari Brownscale](/printing/golgari-brownscale-uma.md) — Creature — Lizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (DDJ) #57
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Joel Thomas

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2024-01-12)* If you're drawing multiple cards, each draw is performed one at a time. For example, if you're instructed to draw two cards and you replace the first draw with a dredge ability, another card with a dredge ability (including one that was milled by the first dredge ability) may be used to replace the second draw.
- *(2024-01-12)* Dredge can replace any card draw, not only the one during your draw step.
- *(2024-01-12)* Once you've announced that you're applying a card's dredge ability to replace a draw, players can't take any actions until you've put that card into your hand and milled cards.
- *(2024-01-12)* If an effect puts a card into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," you're not drawing a card. Dredge can't replace this event.
- *(2024-01-12)* You can't attempt to use a dredge ability if you don't have enough cards in your library.
- *(2024-01-12)* One card draw can't be replaced by multiple dredge abilities.