Contaminated Drink
Instant
Draw X cards, then you get half X rad counters, rounded up.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #8046
Contaminated Drink deals 3 damage and puts three -1/-1 counters on a target creature — removal and debuff stapled together for three mana. The Wise Mothman turns every one of those counters into a card draw trigger, which is why this card punches well above its mana cost in that deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Wise Mothman
Contaminated Drink drops three -1/-1 counters at instant speed, and The Wise Mothman converts each of those counters into a card for every player — making a three-mana spell that cantrips three times over while clearing a threat.
The Master, Transcendent
The Master, Transcendent rewards proliferate and counter-based effects, and Contaminated Drink's three -1/-1 counters give it immediate fodder to work with — the damage clause is just upside.
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 |
Contaminated Drink is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's effectively the full list of places it sees play — Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a three-mana sorcery-speed removal spell when Fatal Push and Swords to Plowshares exist. Commander is where Contaminated Drink earns its slot, specifically in decks that care about -1/-1 counters landing on creatures, with The Wise Mothman as the primary destination. Outside of counter-synergy commanders, it's too slow and too conditional to compete with the removal staples available in blue and black.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Contaminated Drink is firmly bulk — cheap enough to throw into any -1/-1 counter deck without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow synergy homes tend to stay at this price floor, so don't expect movement either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.