Deathknell Berserker
Creature — Elf Berserker
When this creature dies, if its power was 3 or greater, create a 2/2 black Zombie Berserker creature token.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #23678
Deathknell Berserker enters as a 2/2 Berserker for two mana and leaves a +1/+1 counter on another creature when it dies — tribal recursion value stapled to a body that's never truly wasted. The cost is that the payoff requires a death trigger and another valid target, so in non-Elf or non-Berserker shells it's just a vanilla two-drop.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Deathknell Berserker is a Commander card first — the death trigger generates incremental advantage over a long game in Elf or Berserker tribal builds, and the low mana cost means it curves cleanly into early turns. In Pauper it's legal and the stat line is passable, but the trigger rarely chains into anything game-warping at that speed, so it sits at the margins. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have enough efficient two-drops that Deathknell Berserker doesn't compete unless a dedicated Berserker synergy shell emerges, which hasn't happened at any meaningful level.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Deathknell Berserker is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up in a common box without thinking about it. The price reflects accurate demand: it sees niche tribal play and nothing else, so there's no pressure pushing it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.