Greel, Mind Raker
Legendary Creature — Horror Spellshaper
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, Discard two cards: Target player discards X cards at random.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.55
- EDHREC rank
- #23617
Greel, Mind Raker forces each opponent to discard a card at instant speed for three mana and two life — repeatable, politically disruptive, and commander-zone accessible. The life payment is real, but in a dedicated discard shell the throughput justifies the cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Greel, Mind Raker lives almost entirely in Commander, where the multiplayer table turns a single activation into three discards and the life cost spreads across a longer game. In Legacy and Vintage he's legal but irrelevant — five mana for a fragile legend is nowhere near competitive in those formats. Oathbreaker could theoretically support him in a discard shell, but the 20-life starting total makes the two-life-per-activation tax genuinely punishing at that pace.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.55 bulk tier
At $0.55, Greel, Mind Raker sits firmly in bulk territory — low enough to slot into any discard build without hesitation. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so there's no urgency; just pick one up whenever you're placing an order.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.