Shambling Ghast
Creature — Zombie · 
Shambling Ghast is part of 256 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Chthonian Nightmare and Havengul Lich.
Shambling Ghast
Creature — Zombie
When this creature dies, choose one —
• Target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- Mana value
- 1
- Power/Toughness
- 1/1
- Keywords
- Treasure
- Produces
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Shambling Ghast in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Shambling Ghast can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
- Creature Castable for One Colored Mana
- Zombie Creature
- Zombie Creature castable for one colored mana
- Creature with MV<=1
- Creature Castable with Two or Less Mana
- Creature with MV = 1
What Shambling Ghast provides to the combos it is part of.
- Creature that is Mana Neutral on LTB
Combos with Shambling Ghast
256 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Shambling Ghast
Greedy Freebooter
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite energy counters
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Priest of Gix
Shambling Ghast
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Shambling Ghast
Carrion Feeder
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Greedy Freebooter
Shambling Ghast
Jet Medallion
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Pawn of Ulamog
Shambling Ghast
Greedy Freebooter
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Shambling Ghast
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Impulsive Pilferer
Pitiless Plunderer
Shambling Ghast
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite energy counters
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Shambling Ghast
Greedy Freebooter
Skittering Precursor
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Impulsive Pilferer
Shambling Ghast
Skittering Precursor
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Havengul Lich
Rooftop Storm
Shambling Ghast
Carrion Feeder
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Shambling Ghast
Altar of Dementia
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Greedy Freebooter
Shambling Ghast
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Havengul Lich
Necroduality
Shambling Ghast
Carrion Feeder
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Shambling Ghast
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Sifter of Skulls
Shambling Ghast
Greedy Freebooter
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Shambling Ghast
Viscera Seer
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Greedy Freebooter
Shambling Ghast
Thunderscape Familiar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Chthonian Nightmare
Impulsive Pilferer
Pawn of Ulamog
Shambling Ghast
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: B
Cards in combo:
Liliana, Untouched by Death
Shambling Ghast
Nantuko Husk
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Havengul Lich
Rooftop Storm
Shambling Ghast
Altar of Dementia
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Infinite storm count
