First printed in Eventide (2008)
Merrow Bonegnawer 
Creature — Merfolk Rogue
: Target player exiles a card from their graveyard.
Whenever you cast a black spell, you may untap this creature.
Banished to the Dark Meanders for hideous crimes, some merrows find a taste for the darkness . . . and the dead.
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Jim Nelson
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- The targeted player chooses which card to exile.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Gravecrawler + Merrow Bonegnawer + Paradise Mantle + Viscera Seer
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers…: Carrion Feeder + Gravecrawler + Merrow Bonegnawer + Paradise Mantle
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Gravecrawler + Merrow Bonegnawer + Paradise Mantle
- Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers…: Goblin Bombardment + Gravecrawler + Merrow Bonegnawer + Paradise Mantle