Butcher Ghoul
Creature — Zombie · 
Butcher Ghoul is part of 34 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight and Ashnod's Altar.
Butcher Ghoul
Creature — Zombie
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
- Mana value
- 2
- Power/Toughness
- 1/1
- Keywords
- Undying
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Butcher Ghoul across all of its 34 combos.
Roles in combos
Butcher Ghoul can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
- Creature with Undying
- Undying Creature
- Zombie Creature
- Creature with Persist or Undying
- Creature Castable with Two or Less Mana
What Butcher Ghoul provides to the combos it is part of.
- Creature with Undying
Combos with Butcher Ghoul
34 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Viscera Seer
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Ashnod's Altar
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Umbral Collar Zealot
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite surveil
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Carrion Feeder
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Bartolomé del Presidio
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Phyrexian Altar
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Woe Strider
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Altar of Dementia
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Blasting Station
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Walking Ballista
Butcher Ghoul
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Butcher Ghoul
Zulaport Cutthroat
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Butcher Ghoul
Blood Artist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Butcher Ghoul
Blood Artist
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Cryptic Trilobite
Butcher Ghoul
Corpse Knight
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Butcher Ghoul
Zulaport Cutthroat
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Phyrexian Altar
Butcher Ghoul
Corpse Knight
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifeloss
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: W, B
Cards in combo:
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Butcher Ghoul
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: W, B, G
Cards in combo:
Ghave, Guru of Spores
Earthcraft
Butcher Ghoul
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite tapped creature tokens
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
Triskelion
Butcher Ghoul
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
