Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
Legendary Creature — Bat God // Land
Flying, lifelink
Whenever Aclazotz attacks, each opponent discards a card. For each opponent who can't, you draw a card.
Whenever an opponent discards a land card, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying.
When Aclazotz dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $10.24
- EDHREC rank
- #2476
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead is a six-mana 4/4 flier that generates a Bat token every time an opponent discards — and in dedicated discard shells, that trigger fires multiple times per round. The Temple of the Dead backside means it enters the game as a land if you need the mana first, which softens the six-mana ask considerably; Zoraline, Cosmos Caller decks in particular run it as a near-auto-include because Aclazotz converts every forced discard into a flying body.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller runs Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead in over 66% of lists because Zoraline's nightmare-tribal and madness themes generate continuous discard triggers, turning Aclazotz into a token factory that scales with every spell cast.
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief pairs with Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead naturally — Tinybones rewards opponents having empty hands, and Aclazotz accelerates the path to that state while producing Bat tokens that can swing in alongside Tinybones.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar uses Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead as a force-multiplier: every discard Bauble Burglar engineers off stolen spells becomes an additional Bat, widening the board without spending extra cards.
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger constantly forces opponents to discard, which means Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead generates a Bat token off nearly every Kroxa trigger — the two cards share the same punishment loop and snowball quickly together.
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Tinybones, the Pickpocket thrives when opponents are hellbent, and Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead helps strip hands faster while building a Bat army that pressures life totals independently of the Pickpocket's theft plan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead does its best work — three opponents mean three discard sources, and a single rotation around the table in a discard-heavy deck can flood the board with Bats. The MDFC flexibility matters most here too, since hitting your land drops early before flipping Aclazotz on turn six is a real sequencing line. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, six mana is a steep ask for a creature with no immediate board protection, and the Bat trigger fires too slowly against combo or aggressive strategies to be reliable. Legacy and Vintage have access to the card but have no reason to reach for it when cheaper threats exist. Standard is the one 60-card context where Aclazotz sees meaningful play, primarily in black midrange and discard shells where the board-flood effect is powerful enough to close games before opponents stabilize.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
The closest budget stand-in for Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead is Waste Not, which also converts opponent discards into resources — tokens, mana, or card draw — at just one mana instead of six. Waste Not doesn't provide a flying body or a land backside, so you lose the battlefield presence and mana flexibility, but for pure discard-payoff efficiency at a fraction of the price it covers most of the same role. Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor is another option if your deck cares about combat damage and card advantage rather than token production, though it doesn't replicate the Bat-generation loop that makes Aclazotz distinctive.
Price Context
Current price
$10.24 mid tier
At $10.24, Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to be a deliberate inclusion, cheap enough that it belongs in any discard deck that can afford a single ten-dollar slot. Its presence as a Standard-legal card with genuine Commander demand keeps the price anchored, and it's unlikely to crater unless a direct reprint appears.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.