Gnawing Zombie

Gnawing Zombie

Creature — Zombie

Mana cost: {1}{B}

How we read this card

Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

activated {1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature — makes each opponent lose 1 life

activated {1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature — gains you 1 life

activated {1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature — drains each opponent

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, make a player lose life, gain life.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnawing Zombie, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Gnawing Zombie, it exiles a Nightmare

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Gnawing Zombie deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Gnawing Zombie attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Gnawing Zombie enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie it boosts — 669 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Gnawing Zombie bigger stats

668 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

When Gnawing Zombie enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a Zombie creature it grants abilities to — 797 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ghoulflesh — Ghoulflesh gives Gnawing Zombie an extra ability

796 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Gnawing Zombie:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Gnawing Zombie:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

When Gnawing Zombie gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — Primeval Bounty makes fodder for Gnawing Zombie
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — Saheeli, Radiant Creator makes fodder for Gnawing Zombie

2,718 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

Gnawing Zombie puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Gnawing Zombie:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

60 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice a creature to Gnawing Zombie, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Gnawing Zombie, it exiles itself

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Gnawing Zombie fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gnawing Zombie is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Gnawing Zombie attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.