Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector
Legendary Creature — Human Hero Villain // Legendary Creature — Symbiote Hero Villain
When Eddie Brock enters, return target creature card with mana value 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
: Transform Eddie Brock. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Price
- $1.94
- EDHREC rank
- #10263
Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector lands as a 3/3 menace for three mana and immediately starts snowballing — every creature with power 3 or greater attacking under you pumps his symbiote counters, which translate directly into more bodies. The cost is that he's a build-around: his ceiling is high in a stompy shell and nearly irrelevant if you're not committing to big attackers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector slotted into go-wide aggressive decks is a genuine threat — he generates symbiote counters at a pace that outstrips most three-drop investments, and the token production from Venom's back half can close games that stall into board stalls. Outside Commander, he's a fringe consideration: Modern and Pioneer have faster clocks and stricter demands, so he'll see play almost exclusively in casual-friendly constructed or Marvel-IP-themed formats. Standard is the most plausible competitive home if the synergy pieces are there, but right now he reads as a value card rather than a format staple.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.94 cheap tier
At $1.94, Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector sits firmly in the budget tier — low enough to pick up as a speculative inclusion without much risk. Novelty cards tied to licensed IP can spike early on hype and settle, so buy in on gameplay merit rather than brand recognition.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.