Drift of the Dead
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Drift of the Dead's power and toughness are each equal to the number of snow lands you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap Theme Decks
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #23155
Drift of the Dead enters as a creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of snow lands you control — payoff ceiling is real, but it demands a near-total commitment to snow basics to matter. In a dedicated snow deck it's a legitimate beater; outside one, it's a 0/0 that dies immediately.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Drift of the Dead sees the most play in Commander, where dedicated snow-land builds — primarily in blue, black, or Sultai shells — can run enough snow basics to make it a meaningful threat by the midgame. In Pauper it's legal and theoretically accessible, but snow-synergy decks in that format rarely have the density of snow lands needed to make a vanilla-stats creature competitive. Legacy and Vintage both allow it, but neither format has any reason to run a do-nothing enchantment-creature that asks for a sculpted land base when faster, less conditional threats exist at every mana cost.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Drift of the Dead is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a commons box. The price reflects its narrow playability; it holds that floor as long as snow-matters Commander builds exist, but there's no pressure driving it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.