Floodpits Drowner
Creature — Merfolk
Flash
Vigilance
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it.
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: Shuffle this creature and target creature with a stun counter on it into their owners' libraries.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $0.43
- EDHREC rank
- #8478
Floodpits Drowner taps down a creature when it enters and again whenever you tap a creature your opponents control — a repeatable soft lock that compounds fast in any tap-matters shell. Hylda of the Icy Crown turns every one of those taps into a trigger, making Floodpits Drowner one of the clearest auto-includes in that deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown rewards you every time you tap an opponent's creature, and Floodpits Drowner generates those triggers on its own — the two cards form a self-sustaining engine that produces tokens, counters, or card advantage without needing any other pieces.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Floodpits Drowner is legal in every major constructed format but sees essentially no play outside Commander — the effect is too slow and too low-impact at three mana for Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where tapping one creature at a time doesn't close games. In Standard it's a fringe role-player at best, outclassed by removal that actually answers threats. Commander is where it earns its slot: repeatable tapping scales with the number of opponents, and in a dedicated tap-matters build around Hylda of the Icy Crown, it becomes a genuine engine piece rather than a one-shot nuisance.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.43 bulk tier
At $0.43, Floodpits Drowner is bulk — easy to acquire and unlikely to move unless a breakout Commander archetype pushes demand. Pick it up without hesitation for any tap-matters build; there's no financial risk at this price point.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.