Dreg Recycler
Creature — Phyrexian Beast
, Sacrifice an artifact or creature: Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #15055
Dreg Recycler turns every creature death into a scry and a life point — the kind of passive value engine that compounds quietly until you're miles ahead on information. The cost is a two-mana 2/1 body that does nothing on its own, so it needs a deck that kills creatures constantly to justify the slot; Teysa, Opulent Oligarch supplies exactly that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch generates a steady stream of dying tokens, which means Dreg Recycler is scrying and gaining life almost every turn cycle — that feedback loop of free filtering and incremental life cushion is exactly why nearly 40% of Teysa decks run it.
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 |
Dreg Recycler is a Commander card through and through — its value scales with the number of creatures dying around the table, and a four-player game delivers that in spades. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a faster, more focused environment where a 2/1 that scries one at a time rarely makes the cut. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have enough cheap, efficient threats that a two-mana do-nothing-immediately creature doesn't earn a slot. Play Dreg Recycler in Commander and nowhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Dreg Recycler is deep bulk — you'll find it in any commons box at your local game store for less than the cost of a sleeve. Bulk rares fluctuate, but a common with narrow Commander appeal like this one is unlikely to climb; buy a copy for a quarter and don't think about it again.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.