Creakwood Ghoul — ruling 1

If the targeted card is removed from the graveyard before the ability resolves, the entire ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain 1 life.

Creakwood Ghoul : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Creakwood Ghoul is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

: Exile target card from a graveyard. You gain 1 life.

How it works : Creakwood Ghoul

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1August 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
If the targeted card is removed from the graveyard before the ability resolves, the entire ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain 1 life.
No other card is named in this ruling.