Eviscerator
Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Protection from white
When this creature enters, you lose 5 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Price
- $0.45
- EDHREC rank
- #29683
Eviscerator puts a 5/5 first strike body on the board for five mana — the catch is that each opponent loses 4 life and you lose 4 life when it enters, which is a steep toll that makes it unplayable in most contexts. Unless your deck is built to exploit life-loss triggers or you're winning off that drain immediately, the symmetrical downside outweighs the stats.
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 |
In Commander, Eviscerator's enters-the-battlefield drain hits three opponents for 4 life each — a total of 12 life drained across the table — while costing you 12 as well, which is catastrophic at a 40-life starting total unless you're running a life-loss payoff like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or a lifegain engine to offset it. Outside of very specific Orzhov or black-based life-manipulation decks, it doesn't earn a slot over cheaper, cleaner threats. In Legacy and Vintage, a five-mana 5/5 with a punishing drawback has never been competitive — formats that can deploy Emrakul or lock the game by turn two have no interest in Eviscerator. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer math, so the same niche life-loss shell is the only home there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.45 bulk tier
At $0.45, Eviscerator sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its narrow playability accurately. It's not a card that holds or climbs in value — buy it only if you've built the specific shell that wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.