Eye of Yawgmoth
Artifact
, 
, Sacrifice a creature: Reveal a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Put one into your hand and exile the rest.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #28098
Eye of Yawgmoth turns a single sacrificed creature into a burst of card advantage — exile X cards from the top of your library equal to that creature's power, then keep one and discard the rest. The three-mana activation is steep, but in sacrifice or token shells that are already generating bodies, it converts board presence directly into gas.
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 |
Eye of Yawgmoth sees essentially all of its play in Commander, where sacrificing one big creature or a pile of tokens can refuel an entire hand in a single activation. Legacy and Vintage both allow it, but neither format rewards a three-mana, tap-and-sacrifice outlet when faster card-draw artifacts exist. Commander is the right home: multiplayer games go long enough that one well-timed activation — sac a 5-power creature, see five cards — can close the gap after a board wipe.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Eye of Yawgmoth is firmly bulk — pick it up in any common/uncommon lot and you won't notice the cost. Bulk artifacts with niche-but-real Commander applications tend to stay in this range, so don't expect movement unless a high-profile sacrifice commander pushes it into mainstream lists.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.