Akki Blizzard-Herder
Creature — Goblin Shaman
When this creature dies, each player sacrifices a land of their choice.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #17742
Akki Blizzard-Herder forces every player to sacrifice a land when it dies — a symmetrical punisher effect that stings far more than a 1/1 for two mana has any right to. In a Zo-Zu the Punisher shell where replaying those lands means taking two damage each, the death trigger stops being a consolation prize and starts being the whole point.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Zo-Zu the Punisher turns every land drop into damage, so forcing opponents to sacrifice and then replay lands with Akki Blizzard-Herder's death trigger is a direct damage multiplier — 42% of Zo-Zu decks run it for exactly that loop.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Akki Blizzard-Herder is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only has a real home in Commander. In Pauper it's theoretically playable but a 1/1 for two with no immediate impact is too slow for that format's aggressive baseline. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a creature this fragile. Commander is where Akki Blizzard-Herder earns its slot — the multiplayer table means the forced sacrifice hits three opponents simultaneously, and in land-punishment builds the effect compounds fast enough to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Akki Blizzard-Herder is deep bulk — the kind of card you find in a bulk box, not a singles order. It's niche enough that demand will never push the price, but if you're building the one deck that wants it, the cost is no barrier at all.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.