Consecrate // Consume
Instant // Sorcery
Exile target card from a graveyard.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #17919
Consecrate // Consume gives you graveyard hate stapled to a modal two-for-one — exile a problematic creature token on one half, drain life and exile a creature from any graveyard on the other. At a combined mana cost that fits naturally into Orzhov and Golgari shells, this card punches above its bulk price.
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 |
Commander is where Consecrate // Consume earns its slot: graveyard recursion is everywhere, and having both a targeted exile and a drain effect on one card keeps the deck count efficient. The drain mode on Consume scales well in multiplayer — life totals matter more when you start at 40, and hitting any graveyard means you're never without a target. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, the effect is too slow and too low-impact against dedicated combo or control, so it rarely makes the cut. Pioneer players occasionally consider it in life-gain or aristocrats shells, but more efficient options crowd it out.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Consecrate // Consume sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up in any trade binder or bulk bin. Bulk modal spells like this tend to stay cheap unless a dominant commander archetype pulls them into the spotlight, so don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.