Asylum Visitor
Creature — Vampire Wizard
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Madness 
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #7048
Asylum Visitor is a two-mana 3/1 that draws a card at the start of each player's upkeep when that player has no cards in hand — a punishing, recurring draw engine in the right shell. In madness-heavy builds like Anje Falkenrath, it doubles as a discard outlet payoff, turning empty-hand states into fuel rather than failure.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anje Falkenrath
Anje Falkenrath's engine actively empties hands through rapid discard cycling, and Asylum Visitor converts those empty-hand triggers into card draw on every player's upkeep — not just yours.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal forces opponents to discard, and Asylum Visitor punishes the resulting empty hands with additional card draw, keeping your hand full while opponents rebuild from nothing.
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief already rewards opponents losing their last card, and Asylum Visitor stacks another draw trigger on top of that same condition, making each empty hand doubly profitable.
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger pressures opponents to discard down to nothing, and Asylum Visitor is there to draw a card every time those depleted hands roll around on upkeep.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar cares about opponents' graveyards and card loss, and Asylum Visitor feeds that gameplan by drawing cards off the same empty-hand states the deck manufactures.
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 |
In Commander, Asylum Visitor is a role-player in black discard and madness shells — four opponents mean four potential draw triggers per turn cycle when hands run dry, which is the ceiling that makes it worth a slot. In Legacy and Vintage, it's outclassed by Thoughtseize plus stronger two-drops, so it sees essentially no competitive play there. Modern and Pioneer share the same verdict: too fragile at 3/1 for the format's pace, and the draw condition is too situational without a dedicated shell to manufacture empty hands. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — strong in the right discard build, a passenger everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Asylum Visitor is deep bulk — grab it out of any dollar box without hesitation. It's not a card that holds monetary value, but it doesn't need to: the gameplay it provides in the right build far exceeds its cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Anje Falkenrath
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.