Butcher's Glee
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. Regenerate it. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #19662
Butcher's Glee gives a creature +3/+0, lifelink, and indestructible until end of turn for three mana — that's a combat trick that wins a trade, gains life, and makes the creature survive a removal spell all at once. Three mana is the ceiling for instants that do one thing; this does three, and that's enough to run it.
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 |
Butcher's Glee is a pauper-legal combat trick, and that's where it sees the most honest daylight — indestructible at instant speed is genuinely difficult to answer at common rarity. In Commander, it's a niche include: the +3/+0 and lifelink matter most in creature-centric black decks, particularly those swinging with a single large threat, but three mana for a combat trick is a steep ask in a multiplayer format where board wipes reset the math anyway. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have faster answers and more efficient pump spells, so Butcher's Glee doesn't compete there. Stick to Pauper or Commander decks that specifically reward lifelink triggers or need to protect one critical attacker.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Butcher's Glee is deep bulk — you're not paying for it, you're just finding it. The price holds because demand is low and supply is enormous; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.