Cacophony Scamp
Creature — Phyrexian Goblin Warrior
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. If you do, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.42
- EDHREC rank
- #11587
Cacophony Scamp enters, deals damage equal to its power to each opponent, then sacrifices itself — front-loading all its value the moment it hits the battlefield. Gornog, the Red Reaper turns that enter-and-die sequence into a full engine, triggering off both the damage and the sacrifice.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper cares about dealing damage to opponents and creatures dying, so Cacophony Scamp does both in a single motion — it pings each opponent on entry and then feeds Gornog's sacrifice triggers without any extra setup.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cacophony Scamp is a role-player rather than a threat — its damage hits all opponents at once, which scales the effect up to three pings in a four-player pod, making it meaningfully better here than in any 1v1 format. In Modern and Pioneer it's too fragile and too low-impact to see serious play; aggressive red decks there want creatures that stick around or close games, not a one-shot pinger. Legacy and Vintage have enough broken one-drops that Cacophony Scamp doesn't register. Its real home is niche Commander decks that want cheap sacrifice fodder with an immediate damage trigger baked in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.42 bulk tier
At $0.42, Cacophony Scamp sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up in a draft chaff pile or throw it in a order to hit free shipping. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap enabler rather than a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gornog, the Red Reaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.