Adverse Conditions
Instant
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Tap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step. Create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has "Sacrifice this token: Add 
."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #20636
Adverse Conditions taps two creatures and leaves a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion behind — three bodies touched for three mana at instant speed. It's a solid tempo play in Eldrazi token strategies, but too narrow for general use.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Adverse Conditions sees essentially zero competitive play in Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, or Vintage — the formats where tempo spells live, this one doesn't pull enough weight at three mana. Commander is where it has any real home, and even there it's a role-player in dedicated Eldrazi token shells rather than a staple. The Scion it generates can crack for mana, which gives the card a minor ramp dimension on top of the tapping effect, but most blue decks have better instant-speed interaction available.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Adverse Conditions is deep bulk — you're not paying for it, you're just finding it in a draft chaff pile. Demand is too narrow to push the price anywhere meaningful, so it stays bulk indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.