Geralf's Masterpiece
Creature — Zombie Horror
Flying
This creature gets -1/-1 for each card in your hand.
, Discard three cards: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #22889
Geralf's Masterpiece is a 7/7 flyer that resets itself every turn — the recurring threat is real, and the discard cost feeds graveyard synergies rather than working against you. The catch is that it demands you keep discarding cards to bring it back, which means it belongs in dedicated blue self-discard or madness shells, not generic blue goodstuff.
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 |
In Commander, Geralf's Masterpiece fits squarely in Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver or Stitcher Geralf builds where filling the graveyard is a resource, not a tax — the recursive 7/7 flyer applies meaningful pressure in a format full of incremental value engines. Outside Commander, it sees essentially no competitive play: Modern and Pioneer have faster, more consistent threats that don't ask you to discard three cards repeatedly, and Legacy's card-quality ceiling makes the discard cost prohibitive. Geralf's Masterpiece is a Commander-only card in practice, and even there it wants a very specific home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Geralf's Masterpiece is pure bulk — a mythic that never found a competitive home. It holds no meaningful price floor beyond that, so pick it up cheaply for the right deck and don't expect the value to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.