Grisly Sigil
Sorcery
Casualty 1 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 1 or greater. When you do, copy this spell and you may choose a new target for the copy.)
Choose target creature or planeswalker. If it was dealt noncombat damage this turn, Grisly Sigil deals 3 damage to it and you gain 3 life. Otherwise, Grisly Sigil deals 1 damage to it and you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23524
Grisly Sigil deals damage equal to the spell's mana value to a creature and its controller — a removal spell that punishes expensive targets hardest. One mana for the effect is efficient, but it only triggers off spells that were already cast, limiting when you can deploy it.
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, Grisly Sigil slots into black spellslinger and storm-adjacent builds where opponents are casting high-CMC spells, turning their expensive plays into life loss and creature removal simultaneously. Competitive formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have little use for it — the condition of waiting for an opponent's spell makes it reactive in a way those formats punish, and better single-mana removal is never far away. Vintage has the raw power density to make the trigger window feel painful, but dedicated arcane synergy shells are a fringe concern there. Grisly Sigil is a Commander card, full stop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Grisly Sigil is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up in a trade binder or throw into a cart to hit free shipping. Demand is narrow enough that the price has nowhere to go; grab copies when you need them and don't think about it further.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.