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Corpsejack Menace

Creature — Fungus

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{B}{G}
Color identity
BG
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Iconic Masters
Price
$1.11
EDHREC rank
#1519
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Corpsejack Menace card art
Corpsejack Menace doubles every +1/+1 counter placed on any creature you control — at four mana for a 4/4 body, the rate is real and the effect snowballs immediately. Ghave, Guru of Spores turns it into a counter-printing machine, and Skullbriar, the Walking Grave becomes a genuine one-shot threat the turn after it lands.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

75.7% of decks · synergy 0.69

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave accumulates counters permanently, so Corpsejack Menace doesn't just accelerate the clock — it doubles every counter Skullbriar picks up from damage, proliferate, or any other source, turning a three-turn clock into a one-turn clock.

02
Venom, Deadly Devourer

Venom, Deadly Devourer

63.9% of decks · synergy 0.57

Venom, Deadly Devourer generates counters as a core part of its game plan, and Corpsejack Menace sits in over 63% of those decks because doubling the output of a counter-generating engine is exactly what a Venom build wants to be doing.

03
Ghave, Guru of Spores

Ghave, Guru of Spores

58.4% of decks · synergy 0.54

Ghave, Guru of Spores spends counters to make tokens and spends mana to put counters back — Corpsejack Menace doubles the return on every counter Ghave places, which breaks the math on the engine and puts infinite loops within reach.

04
Leonardo, the BalanceMichelangelo, the Heart

Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart

52.1% of decks · synergy 0.50

Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart distributes +1/+1 counters across the board, and Corpsejack Menace doubles every placement — a single activation that spreads four counters instead becomes eight, scaling the team's threat level dramatically.

05
The Most Dangerous Gamer

The Most Dangerous Gamer

55.2% of decks · synergy 0.48

The Most Dangerous Gamer hunts creatures and builds a counter-laden board from the hunt triggers, and Corpsejack Menace doubles each counter payout so the board pressure compounds far faster than opponents can answer it.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Corpsejack Menace is a Commander card — full stop. It's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but counter-doubling at four mana doesn't compete in those formats where the bar for four-drop creatures is much higher and +1/+1 counter synergies aren't deep enough to abuse it. In Commander, the card earns its slot in any deck that places multiple counters at once, because the doubling effect compounds across a 100-card singleton pool of counter generators in a way that's simply unavailable in 60-card formats. If you're building outside of Commander, leave Corpsejack Menace on the shelf.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

278 decks
Spike FeederUnspeakable SymbolCorpsejack Menace

Spike FeederUnspeakable SymbolCorpsejack Menace

Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

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Price Context

Current price

$1.11 cheap tier

At $1.11, Corpsejack Menace is a budget staple — you're getting a genuine engine piece for the cost of a pack of gum. The price is stable given its consistent demand across counter-synergy builds; don't expect it to spike, but don't expect it to get cheaper either.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.