Eaten Alive
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay 
.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #3198
Eaten Alive exiles a creature or planeswalker — no regeneration, no death triggers, no graveyard — at the cost of sacrificing a creature and paying one mana of any color. That additional cost is the whole story: in a deck that wants creatures in the graveyard, like Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker, it's a feature; everywhere else, it's a tax you need a reason to pay.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker wants to sacrifice small creatures repeatedly, and Eaten Alive turns that loop into unconditional removal — you sacrifice a power-1 creature, exile a threat, and Shirei returns the creature at end of turn to do it again.
Juri, Master of the Revue
Juri, Master of the Revue grows whenever you sacrifice a permanent, so Eaten Alive is removal that also pumps Juri while setting up the lethal commander damage swing.
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
Slimefoot, the Stowaway generates Saproling tokens as fodder, and Eaten Alive converts one of those disposable tokens into an exile effect — removal that doesn't cost a real card in practice.
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord rewards frequent sacrifice with card advantage and life drain, and Eaten Alive slots in as a removal spell that also triggers that engine on demand.
Fumulus, the Infestation
Fumulus, the Infestation cares about sacrificing creatures to generate value, and Eaten Alive feeds that engine while clearing the most dangerous blocker or threat on the opposing board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Eaten Alive earns a slot specifically in sacrifice-matters decks — anywhere else, Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile do the job cleaner for the same or less mana without a creature cost. The exile clause is what separates it from cheaper sacrifice outlets: indestructible commanders and graveyard-recursion piles both get answered. In Pauper, common-legal unconditional exile removal is a short list, and Eaten Alive is on it — the sacrifice cost matters less when the format's threats are narrow enough that tempo is recoverable. In Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and conditional against the format's dominant threats to see real play. Legacy and Vintage have better options at every point on the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Eaten Alive is bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice if your deck wants it. Bulk removal with a specific niche stays cheap; don't expect this to move unless a sacrifice commander breaks out at a high-profile event.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
- Juri, Master of the Revue
- Slimefoot, the Stowaway
- Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
- Fumulus, the Infestation
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.