Dripping Dead
Creature — Zombie
This creature can't block.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #29721
Dripping Dead enters with a hard lock stapled to a 3/1 body — any creature it deals damage to can't block, turning combat into a one-way street for as long as it stays alive. Five mana for a fragile zombie is a real cost, and outside dedicated tribal synergy it rarely justifies the slot.
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 |
In Commander, Dripping Dead is a niche pick in Zombie tribal decks that want to push through combat damage repeatedly — the non-blocking debuff compounds when you're swinging with a horde. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; five mana for a 3/1 with a conditional combat trick doesn't clear the bar in those formats. Pauper is the most plausible home outside Commander, where creature-based strategies can actually leverage the persistent evasion effect at common rarity.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Dripping Dead sits firmly in bulk territory — pure filler pricing. It won't appreciate unless a breakout Zombie commander sends tribal players hunting for every marginal synergy piece.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.