---
name: "Shepherd of Rot"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Cleric"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOP"
set_name: "Planechase"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "af18e496-fef9-4869-867b-bdac653cafd0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shepherd-of-rot-hop"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shepherd of Rot
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Cleric

## Oracle Text
{T}: Each player loses 1 life for each Zombie on the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ravenous Rotbelly](/printing/ravenous-rotbelly-mic.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror
2. [Golgari Rotwurm](/printing/golgari-rotwurm-mm3.md) — Creature — Zombie Wurm
3. [Vengeful Dead](/printing/vengeful-dead-scg.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Wayward Servant](/printing/wayward-servant-akh.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Maggot Carrier](/printing/maggot-carrier-8ed.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Caged Zombie](/printing/caged-zombie-m21.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planechase (HOP) #40
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Staples

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