Eyeblight Massacre
Sorcery
Non-Elf creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #11690
Eyeblight Massacre hits every non-Elf creature for -2/-2 at instant speed — a one-sided board wipe in a tribal shell that costs four mana. In any deck where Abomination of Llanowar is the commander, it frequently kills multiple blockers while leaving your entire board untouched.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Abomination of Llanowar
Abomination of Llanowar scales its own power and toughness off the number of Elves you control, and Eyeblight Massacre is exactly the kind of tribal-protection effect that keeps that count intact while dismantling opposing boards.
Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Lathril, Blade of the Elves wants to attack with a wide Elf board and drain with activated abilities, so Eyeblight Massacre earns its slot by clearing small blockers and utility creatures without touching a single one of your Elves.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Eyeblight Massacre is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only matters in one of those. In Commander, Elf tribal decks are common enough that the one-sided clause is regularly live, and instant speed makes it a combat trick disguised as removal. Outside of a tribal context, four mana for -2/-2 is well below rate in any competitive format — Modern and Legacy have cheaper, unconditional answers that don't care whether you're running creatures at all. Pauper is the one other format worth mentioning, but creature-based Elf strategies there rarely need this effect at this cost. Treat Eyeblight Massacre as a Commander-only card and evaluate it accordingly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Eyeblight Massacre is deep bulk — pick it up without a second thought if you're running an Elf commander. It's a niche card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Abomination of Llanowar
- Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.