Evolved Sleeper
Creature — Human
: This creature becomes a Human Cleric with base power and toughness 2/2.
: If this creature is a Cleric, put a deathtouch counter on it and it becomes a Phyrexian Human Cleric with base power and toughness 3/3.: If this creature is a Phyrexian, put a +1/+1 counter on it, then you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #15453
Evolved Sleeper is a one-mana creature that can grow into a real threat given enough mana investment, but the setup cost — tapping and spending black mana repeatedly to level it up — makes it a liability in competitive Commander where the game rarely gives you that many uncontested turns. It's a fine roleplayer in dedicated black-devotion or Phyrexian-tribal shells, and a borderline cut everywhere else.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Evolved Sleeper is a fringe inclusion: the leveling costs compete with everything else you want to be doing in the mid-game, and a 4/4 lifelinker with a drain trigger isn't breaking any tables. It's most at home in Phyrexian-tribal or black-devotion lists where every pip and creature type counts. In competitive constructed formats like Modern and Legacy it doesn't see play — the power ceiling is too low and the investment too visible. Pioneer is similarly uninterested; there are faster, more resilient threats at every point on the curve. Evolved Sleeper's best realistic home is a casual Commander deck that wants a cheap black creature with a high ceiling and isn't in a rush to close the game.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Evolved Sleeper is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without thinking twice. Given the narrow competitive demand, there's no pressure driving this above bulk pricing, so expect it to stay here.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.