Lhurgoyf

Ach! Hans, run! It's the Lhurgoyf!

Lhurgoyf is an all-color creature type used for cards that depict large, reptilian creatures, with distinctive elongated limbs and large, toothed mouths. Lhurgoyf are primarily scavengers. They come in a wide variety of shapes depending on their scavenged sustenance of choice.

The first card to bear the creature type was the classical Lhurgoyf in Ice Age. Lhurgoyf's power is equal to the number of creature cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1.

Odyssey followed up with a cycle of Lhurgoyfs: these rare creatures' power and toughness were equal the number of cards of a given related card type to its colour in all graveyards, and each had an ability common to its color. Cantivore (white, empowered by enchantments, has vigilance), Cognivore (blue, instants, flying), Mortivore (black, creatures, regeneration), Magnivore (red, sorceries, haste) and Terravore (green, lands, trample). Magnivore and Mortivore were reprinted in 9th Edition.

More Lhurgoyfs were printed in Planar Chaos (Detritivore) and Future Sight (Tarmogoyf). The test card Chimney Goyf</c> has the type as well (combined with Imp).

Lhurgoyfs returned in Modern Horizons 2, which saw the printing of Altar of the Goyf</c> (also the return of Tribal) and a new Goyf in Necrogoyf</c>.

Trivia

 * The original Lhurgoyf inspired several designs:, , and.
 * The Tarmogoyf feeds on death.
 * Due to the remarkable speed at which Tarmogoyf</c> could grow and its performance in top-tier decks, it became a much sought-after card.
 * Decks featuring Tarmogoyf are knows as Goyf-decks.
 * The "Lhurgoyf" ability (This creature's power and toughness are equal to the number of cards in your/all graveyards) nowadays is primary in green, secondary in black and tertiary in white, blue, and red.