Grollub
Creature — Beast
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, each opponent gains that much life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #27893
Grollub forces every opponent who gains life to lose 3 life instead — pair it with Tainted Remedy and life gain becomes a one-way death march. The cost is real: 3 mana for a 3/3 with no built-in protection means it needs a deck built around it to earn its slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Grollub is a Commander card through and through — its effect needs a critical mass of life gain triggers across multiple opponents to matter, and a 60-card format rarely assembles that density. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; faster, more linear decks don't care about a 3/3 that punishes incidental life gain. Pauper is the one 60-card context worth a glance, since the format has genuine life gain strategies, but Grollub still competes with more efficient hate pieces. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
GrollubTainted RemedyVolcano HellionAngel's Grace
Each opponent loses the game; Infinite lifeloss
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GrollubTainted RemedyVolcano HellionPlatinum Emperion
Each opponent loses the game; Infinite lifeloss
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GrollubTainted RemedyVolcano HellionPlatinum Angel
Each opponent loses the game; Infinite lifeloss
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Grollub is deep bulk — the price reflects how narrow its application is outside of dedicated life gain punishment shells. It won't appreciate meaningfully unless a new commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.