Consumed by Greed
Instant
Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.)
Target opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures they control. If the gift was promised, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #6597
Consumed by Greed hits the table and immediately cashes in multiple tokens or small creatures for a burst of life and cards — the kind of effect that can refill a hand mid-game while stabilizing your life total in one motion. The cost is real: you need fodder ready, and a board wipe the turn before leaves you with nothing to sacrifice. In the right shell, though, this is a must-answer threat that snowballs fast.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Vren, the Relentless
Vren, the Relentless generates a constant stream of Rat tokens to sacrifice, making Consumed by Greed a reliable draw engine rather than a one-shot burst — the more Rats Vren produces, the more this scales.
Camellia, the Seedmiser
Camellia, the Seedmiser churns out Insect tokens whenever you play spells targeting your own creatures, and Consumed by Greed converts that token flood directly into life and cards.
Fumulus, the Infestation
Fumulus, the Infestation populates the board with expendable countered creatures, and Consumed by Greed turns that proliferating mass into sustained card advantage at instant speed.
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller builds wide through ritual sacrifice loops, and Consumed by Greed slots in as a payoff that rewards you for having creatures in the yard and bodies on board simultaneously.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Consumed by Greed is a Commander card through and through — the effect scales with the token density and sacrifice synergies that Commander games generate naturally, and three mana at instant speed is a reasonable ask when you're cashing in four or five bodies at once. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, the card is legal but almost never sees play; competitive decks there run leaner sacrifice payoffs that don't need a critical mass on the battlefield to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to everything, which prices Consumed by Greed out of those formats entirely — faster, less conditional draw exists at every point on the curve. Oathbreaker is the closest analog to Commander in terms of board development, and the card performs similarly there in sacrifice-focused builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Consumed by Greed sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without thinking twice. The price reflects its narrow home; it's not going anywhere unless a future Commander printing pushes sacrifice-token synergies into the mainstream spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Vren, the Relentless
- Camellia, the Seedmiser
- Fumulus, the Infestation
- Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.