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
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Theros Beyond Death
Price
$0.08
EDHREC rank
#20403
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Careless Celebrant card art
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

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

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.

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