Crypt Ghast
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #169 · Rare · Creature — Spirit
Mana cost: {3}{B}
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.
Many noticed the dark energy emanating from the crypt. None could fathom the twisted spirit controlling it.
Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Virginia Elwood · Released May 11, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $24.08 USD · €17.65 EUR
- Foil: $51.95 USD · €20.62 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $3.79 USD (18.7%) to $24.08 USD; low $20.29 USD, high $24.08 USD.
Printings
- Secret Lair Drop #169 (this printing) · Rare · 2026 · $24.08 USD
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #368 (DSC) · Mythic · 2024 · $16.43 USD foil
- Ravnica Remastered #322 (RVR) · Rare · 2024 · $15.76 USD
- Ravnica Remastered #322z (RVR) · Rare · 2024 · $426.10 USD foil
- Ravnica Remastered #423 (RVR) · Rare · 2024 · $17.33 USD
- Ravnica Remastered #70 (RVR) · Rare · 2024 · $17.69 USD
- Commander 2014 #139 (C14) · Rare · 2014 · $13.35 USD
- Gatecrash #61 (GTC) · Rare · 2013 · $17.92 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
- 2024-01-12 · wotc — The extort ability doesn't target any player.
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