Bloodcurdling Scream
Sorcery
Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.97
- EDHREC rank
- #27642
Bloodcurdling Scream pumps a single creature by X where X is the number of black mana symbols spent, then gives it trample until end of turn — a conditional, sorcery-speed finisher that asks you to build your mana base around it. The cost in deck construction and flexibility makes it hard to justify over more reliable pump spells.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bloodcurdling Scream is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the formats where it could theoretically shine are also the formats with the most competition for its slot. In Commander, mono-black creature decks — particularly those going tall on a single threat like a voltron commander — are the most plausible home, since you can reliably pour four or five black mana into it for a meaningful pump; in any multicolor shell, the payoff shrinks fast. Legacy and Vintage have no real interest: one-shot sorcery-speed pump at this mana investment loses badly to the speed and efficiency those formats demand.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.97 bulk tier
At $0.97, Bloodcurdling Scream sits at the top of the bulk tier — cheap enough to throw in a budget pile, but not cheap enough to be a reflexive inclusion. It's unlikely to appreciate; niche sorcery-speed pump rarely climbs without a combo breakout, and none is on the horizon.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.