Gixian Infiltrator
Creature — Phyrexian Human
Whenever you sacrifice another permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #16011
Gixian Infiltrator enters as a 2/1 with unblockable and immediately starts converting each combat damage into a card — that draw engine is the entire reason to run it. Animation Module can compound the value by churning out Servo tokens whenever a counter lands, but even without that support, a repeatable cantrip on an evasive body is a clean deal for two mana.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Gixian Infiltrator is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it finds the most traction: guaranteed unblockable damage in a format full of shrinking or pillowfort boards means the draw trigger fires reliably, and 100-card decks hungry for redundant card advantage will take it. In Pauper the two-mana unblockable body is genuinely competitive — the format punishes inefficiency and rewards evasion, so Gixian Infiltrator slots into aggressive blue strategies without needing support. In Modern and Pioneer it's too fragile and too slow to see serious play outside of niche combo or aristocrats shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Animation ModuleAshnod's AltarGixian Infiltrator
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Animation ModuleKrark-Clan IronworksGixian Infiltrator
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Gixian Infiltrator sits squarely in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in and cheap enough to run copies without a second thought. Bulk rares with niche draw utility rarely spike unless a commander or combo catapults them into widespread demand, so treat it as a low-cost role-player rather than a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.