Deranged Outcast
Creature — Human Rogue
, Sacrifice a Human: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #26318
Deranged Outcast lets you sacrifice a Human to put two +1/+1 counters on any creature you control — repeatable, instant-speed growth that compounds fast in the right shell. The catch is a two-mana activation cost each time, which means you need a steady supply of expendable Humans to make it worth the investment.
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 |
Deranged Outcast sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — the activation cost and creature requirement are too slow and conditional against those fields. In Commander, it finds a real home in Human-tribal or +1/+1 counter decks where the sacrifice fodder is plentiful and the incremental counter accumulation turns into a closing threat over several turns. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: narrow enough to be unplayed outside dedicated counter or Human synergy builds.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Deranged Outcast is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or out of a bulk bin. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a Human-tribal or counter commander breaks out and pulls fringe pieces upward.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.