Gruesome Scourger
Creature — Orc Warrior
When this creature enters, it deals damage to target opponent or planeswalker equal to the number of creatures you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23075
Gruesome Scourger drains each opponent for the number of creatures you control the moment it enters — no attack step required, no setup beyond having a board. Five mana for a 4/4 that converts a wide board into immediate life-loss is a real rate, but only in decks already committed to going wide.
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 |
Gruesome Scourger is a Commander card through and through — multiplayer is where draining each opponent simultaneously turns a modest board into a game-swinging life-loss event. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's a non-starter: five mana for a 4/4 with a conditional ETB doesn't compete when those formats can end the game faster for less. Oathbreaker is the one other format where the multiplayer math applies, so the same wide-board shells that want it in Commander want it there too.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Gruesome Scourger is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without a second thought. Bulk rares rarely recover value, so treat it as a free inclusion if it fits your strategy, not a pickup to hold.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.