Geth's Verdict
Instant
Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #16921
Geth's Verdict forces a sacrifice and drains one life from the target player — two meaningful effects stapled to two mana at instant speed. It's not the most powerful edict effect in black, but the incidental life loss and instant timing make it a clean inclusion in any black deck that needs cheap, reliable answers to hexproof and indestructible threats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Geth's Verdict earns its slot as a budget edict that answers the threats removal spells can't touch — hexproof creatures, indestructible gods, and anything tucked behind a Shroud clause. The instant speed is the real reason to run it over sorcery-speed alternatives, letting you respond to combat tricks or activated abilities. In Pauper, edict effects are a legitimate pillar of black control, and Geth's Verdict competes directly with Chainer's Edict and Diabolic Edict — the life loss is marginal there, but instant speed keeps it in the conversation. Legacy and Vintage see it priced out by Liliana of the Veil and Force of Will suites, so it rarely makes the cut outside of budget builds. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: solid role-player, never a star.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Geth's Verdict is deep bulk — you're picking up four copies for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk edict effects don't spike, so this price is stable; run it freely while you're waiting to upgrade into Diabolic Edict or Sheoldred's Edict.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.