Frantic Scapegoat
Creature — Goat
Haste
When this creature enters, suspect it. (It has menace and can't block.)
Whenever one or more other creatures you control enter, if this creature is suspected, you may suspect one of the other creatures. If you do, this creature is no longer suspected.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #15053
Frantic Scapegoat puts three 0/1 Goat tokens into play the moment it enters, making it an immediate board presence for sacrifice and token synergies before you ever pay its additional costs. The floor is fine; the ceiling depends entirely on whether your deck wants cheap fodder more than it wants a more impactful three-drop.
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 |
In Commander, Frantic Scapegoat slots into sacrifice-focused and token-doubling builds that want disposable bodies on a single card — think Prossh, Skyraider of Kher or Jaheira, Friend of the Forest shells where three tokens on one ETB is genuinely useful. Outside Commander, it's a fringe consideration: token and sacrifice strategies in Standard and Pioneer have more efficient payoffs at the same mana, and Modern's bar for three-drops is steep enough that Frantic Scapegoat rarely competes. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters unless a very specific combo requires it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Frantic Scapegoat is deep bulk — you can acquire a playset for under a dollar without blinking. Price stability here is irrelevant; it's a card you pick up for the effect, not the spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.