---
name: "Vedalken Ghoul"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Vedalken Zombie"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "32"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "708b13ef-f297-4176-9d09-e633c4d600da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vedalken-ghoul-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vedalken Ghoul
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Vedalken Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 4 life.

> *For four nights following Ennor's death and the reclaiming of his etherium, its recipients were found slain, the etherium ripped from their bodies.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dakmor Ghoul](/printing/dakmor-ghoul-s99.md) — Creature — Zombie
2. [Gloom Sower](/printing/gloom-sower-plst.md) — Creature — Horror
3. [Vengeful Dead](/printing/vengeful-dead-scg.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Hunted Ghoul](/printing/hunted-ghoul-avr.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Plague Wight](/printing/plague-wight-rna.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Shambling Goblin](/printing/shambling-goblin-cn2.md) — Creature — Zombie Goblin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #32
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`