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Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle

More Than Meets the Eye {3}{B} (You may cast this card converted for {3}{B}.)
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent loses life equal to the life that player lost this turn. If no life is lost this way, convert Blitzwing.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{5}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
mythic
Set
Transformers
Price
$1.68
EDHREC rank
#8203
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Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant card art
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant hits the table as a four-mana drain engine that punishes opponents for having cards in hand — the damage stacks fast in a four-player game, and the convert mechanic turning it into a flying 5/5 finisher means it pulls double duty. The Peer into the Abyss comparison is apt: both cards are at their most brutal when you've already got a Megatron, Tyrant-style life-loss engine humming alongside them.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Megatron, Tyrant

51.5% of decks · synergy 0.51

Megatron, Tyrant is the natural home — Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant feeds directly into Megatron's artifact-convert loop while piling on the noncombat damage that defines the archetype, and the 51% inclusion rate reflects just how central it is to the strategy.

02
Dr. Eggman

Dr. Eggman

33.8% of decks · synergy 0.33

Dr. Eggman leans on scheme and mischief payoffs, and Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant gives Dr. Eggman a reliable drain trigger that fires every turn without needing combat — a third of all Dr. Eggman builds are already running it.

03

Soundwave, Sonic Spy

23.6% of decks · synergy 0.23

Soundwave, Sonic Spy values recursive artifact creatures that convert and come back, so Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant slots in as a persistent damage source that also doubles as a board presence when flipped — the synergy score of 0.23 undersells how cleanly it fits the gameplan.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant belongs — four opponents with full hands means the drain trigger generates real damage every upkeep, and the convert mechanic plays naturally into the Transformers-tribal synergy that Wizards clearly built the card around. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but the card is far too slow and situational for those formats; no competitive list will ever reach for it. Oathbreaker is a reasonable second home if your signature spell lines up with the life-drain gameplan, though the smaller format naturally limits the multi-opponent scaling that makes Blitzwing shine.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

1,255 decks
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive AssailantPeer into the Abyss

Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive AssailantPeer into the Abyss

Near-infinite card draw for target opponent; Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent; Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent; Target opponent loses the game

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635 decks
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive AssailantVirtus the Veiled

Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive AssailantVirtus the Veiled

Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent; Target opponent loses the game

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487 decks
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive AssailantFraying Omnipotence

Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive AssailantFraying Omnipotence

Near-infinite lifeloss; Target opponent loses the game

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Price Context

Current price

$1.68 cheap tier

At $1.68, Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant sits firmly in budget-staple territory — cheap enough to slot into any list without hesitation. Given its 51% inclusion rate in Megatron, Tyrant decks and solid showing elsewhere, the price reflects genuine demand rather than a fluke, so don't expect it to drop further.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.