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Canker Abomination

Creature — Treefolk Horror

As this creature enters, choose an opponent. This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it for each creature that player controls.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{B/G}{B/G}
Color identity
BG
Rarity
common
Set
Ultimate Masters
Price
$0.09
EDHREC rank
#26030
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Canker Abomination card art
Canker Abomination lands as a 7/7 or better for three mana — that's the headline. The catch is a -1/-1 counter for each non-Swamp you control, which pairs devastatingly well with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and any undying shell that wants counters distributed across the battlefield.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Canker Abomination is a Commander card through and through — the -1/-1 counter drawback is easiest to engineer around in a 100-card singleton format where you control your land base and synergy density. In pauper it's technically legal but competes poorly against commons that don't punish you for existing. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a creature that requires deck-building concessions to avoid being a 0/0. The card's home is mono-black or near-mono-black Commander shells where the drawback collapses to zero or becomes an asset.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.09 bulk tier

At $0.09, Canker Abomination is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. Bulk mythics and rares with narrow synergy profiles rarely climb without a combo spike, so treat it as a cheap pickup for the decks that want it, not a spec.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.