Baleful Beholder
Creature — Beholder
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Antimagic Cone — Each opponent sacrifices an enchantment of their choice.
• Fear Ray — Creatures you control gain menace until end of turn. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #17563
Baleful Beholder enters and immediately demands answers: each opponent sacrifices an enchantment, then you choose one of three modal payoffs — menace anthem, deathtouch anthem, or a free token. Seven mana is the honest cost for this much on-board disruption, and in Commander, that's a reasonable ask.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Baleful Beholder earns its slot — three opponents each sacrificing an enchantment is asymmetric disruption at scale, and the modal choice lets you pivot toward aggression or board presence depending on the game state. Outside Commander, the seven-mana price tag is simply too steep: Pauper runs it legally but has no realistic shell for a seven-drop with this effect, and competitive Eternal formats ignore it entirely. It's a Commander card wearing a Pauper-legal badge.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Baleful Beholder is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable because it's not chasing a combo or cEDH role; it's a fair-value casual piece that will stay in the quarter bin indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.