Disciple of Tevesh Szat
Creature — Human Cleric
: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
, , Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -6/-6 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #28271
Disciple of Tevesh Szat puts a repeatable targeting ability on the board — tap to put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control — which is a nothing-burger in most decks and an engine piece in exactly one: Horobi, Death's Wail turns any targeting effect into unconditional removal, making the Disciple a tap-to-destroy machine. Outside that shell, it's a 2/2 for three mana that does almost nothing.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Disciple of Tevesh Szat is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive footprint outside Commander is essentially zero — a 2/2 for three mana with a tap ability that costs you a -1/-1 counter on your own creature doesn't clear the bar in any powered format. In Commander, it's a narrow roleplayer that earns its slot in Horobi, Death's Wail decks and sees fringe play in -1/-1 counter strategies helmed by commanders like Hapatra or Yawgmoth. Pauper is where it's theoretically most accessible by rarity, but the effect still doesn't map onto any established Pauper archetype. Run it in Commander when the commander makes it broken; ignore it everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Horobi, Death's WailThornbite StaffDisciple of Tevesh Szat
Destroy each creature that enters the battlefield under an opponent's control; Destroy any number of creatures opponents control; Lock
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Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Disciple of Tevesh Szat is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't appreciate unless Horobi or a similar targeting-matters commander spikes in popularity, so pick up copies freely and don't think twice about the cost.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.