Escaped Null
Creature — Zombie Berserker
Lifelink
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +5/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #25458
Escaped Null enters as a 4/3 with menace and immediately mills your opponent for ten when it deals combat damage — that's a meaningful clock stapled to a body that's hard to chump. The cost is four mana for a vanilla-sized threat outside of combat, which means it needs evasion support or a dedicated mill shell to earn its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Escaped Null makes the most sense, specifically in mill strategies where the ten-card trigger compounds across multiple opponents and combat steps. Outside of a dedicated mill build it's a fringe inclusion — four mana for a 4/3 with menace is passable but not exciting without the damage trigger firing reliably. In Legacy and Vintage it's strictly outclassed by faster, more resilient threats and mill payoffs. Modern has more competitive mill options that close games earlier, so Escaped Null doesn't crack those lists.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Escaped Null is deep bulk — zero financial risk to try it. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely climb unless a new commander pushes the archetype hard, so don't expect movement.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.