Consume the Meek
Instant
Destroy each creature with mana value 3 or less. They can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #19074
Consume the Meek wipes the board of every creature with converted mana cost 3 or less — instants included — and it does it at instant speed, which is the entire reason to run it over cheaper sorcery alternatives. The seven-mana cost is steep, but hitting tokens, mana dorks, hatebears, and small utility creatures all at once while leaving your fatties alive is a real and repeatable advantage.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Consume the Meek actually lives — the format is full of small creatures that generate value before dying, and wiping them all at instant speed at the end of an opponent's turn is exactly what controlling black decks want. It's legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees no meaningful play there; seven mana is an eternity in formats where games end on turn two or three. Modern is technically legal but the same logic applies: the cost is prohibitive and better board control exists at a fraction of the price. For Commander specifically, the sweet spot is a deck that runs large creatures or no creatures at all, where Consume the Meek functions as a one-sided wrath against fast token strategies and hatebear packages without touching your own gameplan.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Consume the Meek is bulk — this is a pick-up-a-playset-for-a-dollar kind of card. The price is stable and likely stays there; it's too niche and mana-intensive to spike, but for Commander players who want instant-speed low-end removal at near-zero cost, it's an easy include.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.