Bone Picker
Creature — Bird
This spell costs 
less to cast if a creature died this turn.
Flying, deathtouch
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Amonkhet
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #17602
Bone Picker is a 3/2 flier with deathtouch that routinely costs a single black mana — that's the whole argument. In any black deck that trades creatures or runs sacrifice outlets, it's a four-mana card in name only.
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 |
In Commander, Bone Picker earns its slot in any black deck built around sacrifice, recursion, or combat — Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver and Prossh, Skyraider of Kher both trigger it effortlessly, and a 3/2 deathtouch flier for one mana is a real threat, not a token. Pauper is where Bone Picker has seen the most competitive scrutiny, slotting into Mono-Black Control and Dimir Faeries as a cheap, evasive threat that punishes removal-heavy games where creatures die constantly. In Legacy and Vintage it's outclassed by faster threats and better payoffs, but it's never embarrassing if you're building a janky sacrifice shell. Modern and Pioneer have enough cheap creatures dying that the discount triggers reliably, though dedicated archetypes rarely need it over more powerful options at that mana value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Bone Picker is deep bulk — you can acquire a playset for under a dollar without blinking. The price is stable; this isn't a card waiting to spike, but it's also not going lower, so there's no reason to wait if you need copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.