Boneyard Desecrator
Creature — Zombie Mercenary
Menace
, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. If an outlaw was sacrificed this way, create a Treasure token. (Assassins, Mercenaries, Pirates, Rogues, and Warlocks are outlaws.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #15461
Boneyard Desecrator enters as a 4/4 and immediately punishes any graveyard interaction by forcing each opponent to sacrifice a creature or planeswalker — that's a board-impacting threat and a disruption piece stapled together. Laughing Jasper Flint decks run it because the sacrifice trigger lines up perfectly with a strategy that wants opponents losing permanents on your terms.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
Laughing Jasper Flint rewards you for making opponents sacrifice permanents, and Boneyard Desecrator delivers that the moment it hits the battlefield — no setup required, just an ETB that ripples across the table and feeds the engine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Boneyard Desecrator is a Commander card through and through — the multiplayer table is where a three-way sacrifice trigger actually scales, and graveyard-matters commanders give the 4/4 body a home beyond the enters-the-battlefield clause. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana 4/4 with a conditional sorcery-speed effect doesn't clear the bar when faster threats and interaction exist at every point on the curve. Pauper rewards efficient commons, and Boneyard Desecrator's stat line is reasonable at common, but the effect loses most of its punch when there's only one opponent to target. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the power ceiling is simply too low for those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Boneyard Desecrator sits firmly in bulk territory, which means it costs almost nothing to slot into any deck that wants it. Bulk rares at this price point don't typically climb unless a breakout Commander archetype pushes demand, so pick it up for the effect and don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.