Deadpool, Trading Card
Legendary Creature — Mutant Mercenary Hero
As Deadpool enters, you may exchange his text box and another creature's.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life.
, Sacrifice this creature: Each other player draws a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2985
Deadpool, Trading Card is a zero-equity drop that exists entirely to reduce the cost of the next thing you cast — the card itself replaces itself and fuels cost reduction for sacrifice-hungry engines. The clearest home is Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver, where pitching Deadpool, Trading Card slashes Dargo's cost to near-zero on turn two.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver runs Deadpool, Trading Card in over 80% of lists because a free sacrifice immediately deflates Dargo, the Shipwrecker's cost, letting the 7/5 hit the board as early as turn two and enabling repeated attack triggers that feed Tymna's draw.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain wants legendary density, and Deadpool, Trading Card is a zero-cost legendary that can be tutored into play to pump Sisay's power by one — a marginal but real contribution in decks where every pip counts.
The Master, Multiplied
The Master, Multiplied rewards flooding the board with cheap bodies and token copies, and Deadpool, Trading Card's self-replacing entry point means it shows up, does its job, and never actually costs card equity in the process.
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent decks run Deadpool, Trading Card as a free legendary to sacrifice for value or hand off politically — the card's trivial cost fits cleanly into the chaos-and-resource-bleed gameplan without slowing the engine down.
Jodah, the Unifier
Jodah, the Unifier lists include Deadpool, Trading Card for legendary count, since Jodah's cascade trigger cares about the legendary type on spells and every free legendary in the chain is another brick in the cascading value wall.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Deadpool, Trading Card does anything meaningful — its value is almost entirely structural, tied to legendary synergies, sacrifice outlets, and cost-reduction engines that don't exist in the same density elsewhere. Legacy and Vintage permit it, but a zero-power, zero-toughness legendary with no enters-the-battlefield body and no immediate impact has no competitive role in either format. Oathbreaker is legal and the legendary subtype could matter in a pinch, but the format's lower average power level makes Deadpool, Trading Card's sacrifice-reduction payoff harder to exploit at scale. Outside of Commander, this card has no practical home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Dargo, the ShipwreckerRuthless TechnomancerDeadpool, Trading Card
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite commander casts; Return all creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield
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Current price
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Pricing data for Deadpool, Trading Card isn't currently available, which likely reflects its novelty as a crossover product with inconsistent secondary-market tracking. Check Scryfall or TCGPlayer directly for the current market price before picking up copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Dargo, the Shipwrecker
- Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
- Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
- The Master, Multiplied
- Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
- Jodah, the Unifier
- Ruthless Technomancer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.