Cursed Monstrosity
Creature — Horror
Flying
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it unless you discard a land card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #30899
Cursed Monstrosity is a vanilla 3/4 flyer for five mana with no text beyond its creature types — it trades board presence for zero additional value. In a format where every slot competes for something, that cost is too high.
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 |
Cursed Monstrosity is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different questions. In Commander, a five-mana 3/4 flyer with no abilities doesn't clear the bar — the format is full of threats that trade body for effect, and Cursed Monstrosity offers neither efficiency nor a text box. Legacy and Vintage set an even higher bar where it sees no play. Oathbreaker shares Commander's philosophy of purposeful slots, and this card fills none.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Cursed Monstrosity sits firmly in bulk territory, and the price reflects the card's ceiling accurately. There's no competitive demand and no Commander archetype that wants it, so don't expect the number to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.