El-Hajjâj
Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Price
- $1.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29803
El-Hajjâj drains life from each opponent equal to the damage it dealt in combat — a repeatable life swing that compounds fast at a multiplayer table. The cost is a 1/1 body for two mana that dies to a stiff breeze, so you're entirely dependent on protection and pump to make that trigger matter.
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 |
Commander is where El-Hajjâj has its only real home: three opponents means three drain triggers per attack, and in a dedicated Rakdos or Mardu lifegain-matters shell it can close games that stall into the late turns. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but a 1/1 for two with no immediate board impact has never been close to competitive in those formats. El-Hajjâj is a casual Commander inclusion, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.04 cheap tier
At $1.04, El-Hajjâj sits in the bulk-rare tier — low enough that picking one up is no real commitment. The price is stable by floor, not by demand; it's cheap because few decks want it, not because it's an undervalued gem.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.