Reliable Recursion: Butcher Ghoul
Butcher Ghoul is a compact tool for black decks that value resilience and board presence. At a casting cost of {1}{B} this Innistrad Remastered common returns from the graveyard with Undying, making it a repeatable threat and a dependable target for sacrifice effects, removal bait, or value engines that care about creatures entering the battlefield. Seasoned pilots will recognize how a 1 1 body that comes back as a 2 2 can tilt trades, stabilize early turns, and enable incremental advantage across multiple interactions.
The flavor is true to its set with a practical edge. Butcher Ghoul pairs well with sacrifice outlets, removal that triggers enter the battlefield effects, and cards that reward creatures dying. Play it early to pressure life totals and later to fuel graveyard synergies. If you build around recursion, this card converts minor losses into repeated board presence. Add it to your list and see how often one corpse turns into two points of damage and another board interaction.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Zombie
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – 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.)
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Power / Toughness – 1/1
