---
name: "Shambling Shell"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Plant Zombie"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Dredge", "Mill"]
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "230"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Joel Thomas"
oracle_id: "9c50f6b1-8850-4b08-a994-3ccc17f25b83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shambling-shell-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shambling Shell
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Plant Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1
- **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. [Golgari Thug](/printing/golgari-thug-rvr.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Dreg Mangler](/printing/dreg-mangler-2x2.md) — Creature — Plant Zombie
5. [Golgari Brownscale](/printing/golgari-brownscale-rav.md) — Creature — Lizard
6. [Greater Mossdog](/printing/greater-mossdog-plst.md) — Creature — Plant Dog

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #230
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Joel Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 22 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`