Catacomb Slug
Creature — Slug
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Origins
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #26942
Catacomb Slug is a 2/6 for six mana with no abilities — it blocks and dies, and that's the full résumé. There is no shell where this rate is acceptable, and it should not be in your deck.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Catacomb Slug is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, which is a long list of formats where it sees no meaningful play. In Pauper, where commons compete on raw efficiency, a vanilla 2/6 for six is simply outclassed by every defensive option available at that price. In Commander, the curve demands payoff at six mana — something that stabilizes a board, generates value, or closes a game — and Catacomb Slug does none of those things. Across every format it's legal in, the card functions as filler, not strategy.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Catacomb Slug is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a box at the bottom of a trade binder. The price is accurate to its utility, and there is no reason to expect it to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.