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Cards/Innistrad/Abattoir Ghoul

Abattoir Ghoul

{3}{B}

Creature — Zombie

Innistrad·isd #85·Uncommon·2011·Art by Volkan Baǵa
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Abattoir Ghoul
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Oracle Text

Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Death took his humanity but not his skill with the knife.

P / T

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Set
Innistrad (ISD)
Number
#85
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Volkan Baǵa
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.14
USD Foil
$0.37
EUR
€0.13
EUR Foil
€0.29
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

9/22/2011·wotc

You'll gain life equal to the creature's last known toughness before it died. For example, if Abattoir Ghoul deals 3 first-strike damage to a 7/7 creature and then you give the creature -5/-5 before the regular combat damage step, you'll gain 2 life.

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