Gorging Vulture

Creature — Bird

Flying

When Gorging Vulture enters the battlefield, mill four cards. You gain 1 life for each creature card milled this way. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (16)

legendofa on Interaction between Araumi of the …

7 months ago

You're right. "This" always refers to the specific object or event it's referring to. Just like "this creature" refers to the specific creature it's on, "this way" refers to the specific ability that created the effect. Each Gorging Vulture sees only its own mill effect.

CamraMaan on Interaction between Araumi of the …

7 months ago

When I encore Gorging Vulture with Araumi of the Dead Tide, am I correct that each copy will only see the four cards it milled itself, and not the other cards milled by other copies? My assumption is the "this way" text implies it is only referring to itself. Although I'm crossing my fingers that I'm wrong and they will see each other milling, since they're all doing the exact same "this way" thing... but I'm pretty sure this is not the case. Anyway, thanks in advance! I always appreciate the help!

MrBoombastic on Who Needs Stitchers Supplier Anyways?

3 years ago

• I would add Castle Locthwain, if you feel like you need more card draw.

• While Polukranos, Unchained synergizes well with the graveyard theme, it is a non-bo with Undergrowth and Fiend Artisan. It does provide removal and card advantage though, so maybe a copy would be okay to try out.

• Clackbridge Troll, in my experience, is never quite good enough. Giving the opponent options is rarely a good thing. Having your big beater do nothing for 3 turns doesn't bode well against neither control nor aggro.

• I also feel like you want more Lotleth Troll in this deck, as it sort of acts like your Zenith Flare - you can focus on doing what you gotta do, trade away creatures without much care and then BAM a giant zombie to the knee. Artisan does help finding it, but I don't think two copies is too farfetched.

• You definitely want Glowspore Shaman in there too. She's much better on curve than Gorging Vulture and makes sure you don't miss land drops.

• How about Cavalier of Thorns?

• After the companion rule change, I think you can safely get rid of Umori, the Collector without losing too much.

DadHumanPraetor on

3 years ago

Just some quick off the top of the head Mire Triton Gorging Vulture Buried Alive Final Parting Bond of Discipline Apprentice Necromancer Syr Konrad, the Grim are all super budget friendly cards that are functional in reanimation decks. I like to mill as fast as possible with 2 drops and use stuff like Reanimate and Animate Dead to get out big pay off cards like Sheoldred, the Whispering One or Vilis, Broker of Blood to the field earlier than later but they arent all budget. I also like Meteor Golem or Ravenous Chupacabra in mill decks because once they are in your bin you can grab them any number of ways, and even though their stats arent great you can always feed them to your Blood for Bones to either destroy something else (they go to the bin before the ability resolves so you can return the creature you sacrifice) or you can put it back in your hand to hard cast later. I really like graveyard decks theyre fun even when you lose.

Naksu on Graveyard Shift

4 years ago

DanMcSharp, I ran it in the early version, but swapped it out, cause it didn't provide any board presence and the third part didn't bring it to battlefield. I really like Murderous Rider, but Necrotic Wound has deemed itself so powerful, that I haven't really needed it in main.

Horoo, I'm already running Skull Prophet, but Gorging Vulture looks like it may find a slot.

Thanks to both for contributing!

Horoo on Graveyard Shift

4 years ago

(To preface, I have only really focused on an undergrowth deck, so I may be biased in my advice.) I would recommend more Skull Prophet. Especially because of your abundance of high cost cards. Also maybe some more self mill cards, like Gorging Vulture. Midnight Reaper may also have a place in your deck.

Sidereas on UB Mermaid Mill

4 years ago

I don't know if this will help or not, but I built a deck that does something similar: Traumatic Memories.

I am using cards like Narcomoeba and Creeping Chill for self-mill value; and cards like Necrotic Wound and Lotleth Giant can help bring longer games (which are generally bad for the deck's pilot) to a close.

I found Eye Collector isn't that great, since it mills after combat and the Devourer needs the trigger to happen before it swings/blockers phase. Also Mire Triton and Gorging Vulture help keep the life total high so you can basically ignore your opponent and keep swinging.

WItC on Budget Beginner Teaching Decks (#4 Black)

4 years ago

I like it ClockworkSwordfish. Gorging Vulture is a strictly better card, and I worry that it will make graveyard shenanigans too reliable. Also, I do favor the Crow of Dark Tidings art, but both are good and certainly up to personal taste. I'll give it a trial run in a few games.