Fathom Feeder
Creature — Eldrazi Drone
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Deathtouch
Ingest (Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of their library.)
: Draw a card. Each opponent exiles the top card of their library.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16684
Fathom Feeder is a mill engine that doubles as a mana sink — its ingest ability chips away at libraries while the activated ability trades mana for cards exiled from opponents' decks. The ceiling is high if you pair it with Mind Over Matter, which turns drawn cards into untap fuel for a loop that can exile entire libraries, but without that combo the card is slow and easy to ignore.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for Fathom Feeder — 100-card libraries and multiplayer tables make the mill payoff meaningful, and the format's slower pace gives you time to set up the Mind Over Matter loop. Outside Commander, Fathom Feeder barely registers: Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have faster, more resilient threats, and a 1/1 deathtouch that requires mana investment every step of the way cannot compete. Pioneer offers the most plausible fringe case if a dedicated ingest or exile-matters shell exists, but no such shell has proven competitive.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Mind Over MatterEmpowered AutogeneratorFathom Feeder
Exile each opponent's library; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite charge counters on a permanent; Near-infinite colored mana
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Current price
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Price data for Fathom Feeder isn't available in the current feed — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given its narrow application outside Commander and its status as a non-mythic, it has historically sat well under a dollar, making it an easy pickup if the combo line appeals to you.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.