Agadeem Occultist
Creature — Human Shaman Ally
: Put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control if its mana value is less than or equal to the number of Allies you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.62
- EDHREC rank
- #17115
Agadeem Occultist puts every creature in all opponents' graveyards onto the battlefield under your control — the payoff is massive, but it demands a full party (four creatures of different classes) to fire at zero cost, making setup the real price. In decks that can assemble that party consistently, it's a one-card swing that ends games; everywhere else, it's a conditional seven-drop that usually underdelivers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Agadeem Occultist actually gets to shine — three opponents means three graveyards worth of targets, and tribal or party-matters builds can assemble the Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, Wizard requirement reliably enough to cast this for free in the mid-to-late game. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but effectively unplayed: the formats are too fast, the graveyard payoffs too narrow, and the party mechanic has no meaningful support structure. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's appeal at a smaller scale, though the two-player context cuts the graveyard haul roughly in half.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.62 bulk tier
At $0.62, Agadeem Occultist sits squarely in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a one- or two-of experiment with zero financial risk. Given its narrow build requirement, the price is unlikely to move unless party mechanics receive a serious pushed reprint or new support that makes the consistency ask disappear.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.