Carrier Thrall (CMM)

Carrier Thrall
Casting Cost: {1}{B}
Card Type: Creature - Vampire
Power/Toughness: 2/1

Card Text:
When Carrier Thrall dies, create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add C."

Flavour Text:
"Later we will mourn those we have lost. First we must end their suffering."
-Drana, Kalastria bloodchief

Artist: Lius Lasahido

Carrier Thrall illustrates the disturbing intersection of the vampiric culture of Zendikar and the invading Eldrazi forces. When the Thrall meets its end, an Eldrazi Scion, a manifestation of the Eldrazi's insatiable hunger, emerges. This creature serves as a great resource for ramping into bigger spells and offers a body both before and after its demise, making it versatile in various deck strategies.

The flavor text, attributed to Drana, the Kalastria bloodchief, underlines the tragic and dire circumstances of Zendikar during the Eldrazi invasion, emphasizing the twisted nature of the Carrier Thrall's existence.

Lius Lasahido's artwork likely captures this sense of grim transformation — a vampire, perhaps once noble or at least humanoid, now carrying the seed of Eldrazi horror within.