Denizen of the Deep
Creature — Serpent
When this creature enters, return each other creature you control to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #21558
Denizen of the Deep enters and returns all your other creatures to hand — a massive board reset that refuels your hand at the cost of losing your entire board presence. Nine mana for a 11/11 that immediately undoes your own development is a bad deal in almost every context.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Denizen of the Deep is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees effectively zero play across all of them. In Commander, the bounce effect actively punishes you — nine mana to return your own board to hand is a tempo catastrophe unless you're running a blink or bounce-matters strategy that wants creatures back in hand, and even then cheaper options exist. In Legacy and Vintage, nine mana is unreachable without dedicated acceleration, and the payoff doesn't justify the effort. Modern has no realistic path to casting it competitively.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Denizen of the Deep is pure bulk — the price reflects demand, which is nearly nonexistent. Don't expect that to change; there's no emerging archetype or reprint pressure that would move a card this situational.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.