Bhaal's Invoker
Creature — Dragon Shaman
Scorching Ray — 
: This creature deals 4 damage to each opponent.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #11335
Bhaal's Invoker puts a repeatable fight effect on a 3/3 body — relevant damage, relevant removal, for eight mana per activation without any infrastructure. In Agatha of the Vile Cauldron, that activation cost collapses fast, making it one of the more practical fight engines in the format.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron exiles Bhaal's Invoker to spread its activated ability across every creature she's buffed, turning a single fight trigger into a board-wide removal engine that costs far less than the printed eight mana.
Redshift, Rocketeer Chief
Redshift, Rocketeer Chief cares about activated abilities on creatures, and Bhaal's Invoker brings a fight outlet that doubles as removal — useful for clearing blockers while staying on-theme with the crewing and ability-activation gameplan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bhaal's Invoker is a Commander card in practice — the eight-mana activation is too slow for Legacy or Vintage, where it's legal but irrelevant, and Pauper's cheaper creatures outclass it at common. In Commander, the cost gets managed through cost-reduction commanders like Agatha of the Vile Cauldron, or through mana-doubling effects, and the repeatable fight ability becomes a genuine threat. Outside of those supported shells, it sits in the bulk bin for good reason.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Bhaal's Invoker is deep bulk — affordable enough to throw in any Agatha of the Vile Cauldron list without a second thought. Demand is almost entirely Commander-driven and narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere meaningful.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.