Chaos Lord
Creature — Human
First strike
At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent gains control of this creature if the number of permanents is even.
This creature can attack as though it had haste unless it entered this turn.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.55
- EDHREC rank
- #25916
Chaos Lord drops a 7/7 trampler that hands your opponents a permanent — and then randomly takes it back from one of them each upkeep. The chaos engine is real, but seven mana for a body that arms your enemies before you see any benefit is a steep ask in any competitive context.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Chaos Lord is pure group-hug chaos: three opponents to donate to means three sources of political currency, and the random reclaim trigger keeps the table on edge. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — no serious list there wants a seven-mana sorcery-speed 7/7 with a political text box. Oathbreaker is the one format where the effect might matter more, since the smaller table tightens the randomness and makes each upkeep trigger feel consequential. Everywhere else, Chaos Lord is a Commander-only proposition, and even there it belongs in a dedicated chaos or group-hug shell, not a winning one.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.55 bulk tier
At $0.55, Chaos Lord is deep bulk — a price that accurately reflects its narrow, casual audience. It's stable there; nothing about the card's power level or reprint profile suggests it moves in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.