Khabal Ghoul - Arabian Nights Card Review - Old School MTG

by Phoenix A. Desertsong, Staff Writer, Healer & Advocate

Khabal Ghoul is an interesting Zombie card from Arabian Nights called. This creature is an uncommon, but it's on the Reserve List, like many of the best Arabian Nights cards are. For 3 mana, 2 Colorless mana and 1 Black mana, you get a 1/1 Zombie. While that's not exciting, his ability is quite good. The Ghoul gets a +1/+1 counter at each end step for every creature that died that turn and wasn't regenerated. Potentially, this guy could get pretty darn big in a hurry.

Khabal Ghoul used to be a nice little card to put in your Zombie-based Commander deck or crazy rogue Legacy deck. He's also not bad in Old School Magic, a format where you can only play cards from 1993 or 1994. He's a fun turn one play if you cast Dark Ritual, which gives you three Black Mana. 

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These days, Khabal Ghoul has gotten pretty pricey. If you have about $75+ to spare per copy of this guy for an Old School Magic deck, Khabal Ghoul is worth a look. He's also worth picking up if you love collecting Reserve List Magic cards, and have the wallet to do so.

Have you ever played Khabal Ghoul?

~ Phoenix <3