Careless Celebrant
Creature — Satyr Shaman
When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #20403
Careless Celebrant enters as a 2/1 for two mana and leaves behind a mandatory damage trigger — when it dies, it deals 1 damage to any target, giving every sacrifice outlet a built-in ping. It's not a build-around, but in any deck that wants to kill its own creatures repeatedly, that free damage adds up fast.
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 |
Careless Celebrant is a Commander card through and through — the 1-damage death trigger is too marginal to compete in Modern or Legacy, where threats need to immediately stabilize a board or threaten a win on their own. In Pioneer and Vintage it's technically legal but sees no meaningful play for the same reason. Commander is where the card earns its slot: sacrifice synergies are everywhere, the game goes long enough for incremental damage to matter, and Careless Celebrant's trigger scales with any loop that kills it repeatedly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Careless Celebrant is deep bulk — you'll find copies in bulk bins or pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't move much in either direction, so there's no timing consideration here; just grab it when you need it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.