Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast: Creature - Spirit, Ravnica Remastered. Extort. Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional B. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Spirit
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Ravnica Remastered (RVR)
- Released
- 2024-01-12
- Collector number
- 70
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Commander rank
- 527 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Extort
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About Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Ravnica Remastered (RVR), a Masters set released in January 2024. It is collector number 70 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Gatecrash (2013) to Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $18.94 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
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}.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $18.94 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Crypt Ghast by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #169 | Rare | 2026 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #368 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #322 | Rare | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #322z | Rare | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #423 | Rare | 2024 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) #139 | Rare | 2014 |
| Gatecrash (GTC) #61 | Rare | 2013 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Crypt Ghast, newest first.
- You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.
- 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.
- The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
- The extort ability doesn't target any player.
Similar cards
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