Balduvian Atrocity
Creature — Phyrexian Berserker
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Menace
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #23415
Balduvian Atrocity lands as a 4/3 trampler with haste for three mana — that rate is real — but the black hybrid pip in the cost means it only belongs in decks that can actually pay it. Run it if you're in black or black-hybrid shells that want aggressive ground presence; skip it everywhere else.
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, Balduvian Atrocity is a role-player in aggressive black or Rakdos shells that want cheap, hasty threats — three mana for a 4/3 trampler with haste is above-rate and applies immediate pressure. The hybrid black pip keeps it honest: mono-red decks can't cast it, and most dedicated red strategies won't want to stretch for it. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, Balduvian Atrocity competes in a field of far more efficient threats and never sees play. Pioneer is similarly hostile territory. Commander is the one format where the card finds a comfortable home, specifically in decks where the black pip is trivially paid.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Balduvian Atrocity is deep bulk — pick it up out of a common box or grab a playset for the price of a coffee. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so there's no urgency and no risk: it's a throw-in whenever the synergy is right.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.