Cabal Interrogator
Creature — Zombie Wizard
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: Target player reveals X cards from their hand and you choose one of them. That player discards that card. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Scourge
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #22538
Cabal Interrogator forces repeated discard — any opponent, any turn you tap it — at the cost of X black mana and a sorcery-speed activation window. The effect is real, but the slow clock and mana sink make it a card for dedicated discard builds, not a staple.
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 |
Commander is where Cabal Interrogator does its best work, specifically in discard-focused shells where you can activate it multiple times across a long game to grind opponents out of resources. Three opponents means three targets, which turns the card's incremental pressure into a genuine arc of attrition over several turns. In Legacy and Vintage, faster formats with stronger discard options available at instant speed make it a poor choice — Cabal Interrogator simply can't compete with one-mana hand disruption that doesn't require tapping a creature. Oathbreaker is a theoretical home if your planeswalker and signature spell support a discard gameplan, but the card pool is narrow enough that stronger options usually exist.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Cabal Interrogator is pure bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a niche role-player. The price is stable because demand is low and supply is plentiful, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.