Drinker of Sorrow
Creature — Horror
This creature can't block.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage, sacrifice a permanent.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $2.74
- EDHREC rank
- #12618
Drinker of Sorrow lands as a 6/4 trampler for three mana — the catch is a mandatory discard each upkeep that taxes you if you can't pay it. In a Jon Irenicus, Shattered One deck, that downside flips into a feature: you're donating the Drinker to an opponent, so they inherit the discard trigger while you keep the value.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One gives away creatures as a core mechanic, and Drinker of Sorrow is one of the best gifts in the format — a 6/4 trampler that forces your opponent to discard every upkeep or take damage, all while you reap the Irenicus triggers.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Drinker of Sorrow is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is unambiguously Commander. In eternal formats like Legacy and Vintage, a three-mana 6/4 with a self-inflicted discard penalty doesn't compete with the raw efficiency available, and the political angle the card enables simply doesn't exist in those 1v1 contexts. In Commander, the ability to donate the Drinker and stick opponents with a recurring discard engine is a legitimate game plan, not just a consolation prize for the drawback.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.74 cheap tier
At $2.74, Drinker of Sorrow sits in the cheap tier — fair for a card with a narrow but powerful niche in Jon Irenicus, Shattered One builds. Demand is concentrated enough that the price is unlikely to crater, but it's not climbing without a broader breakout shell either.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.