Guul Draz Specter
Creature — Specter
Flying
This creature gets +3/+3 as long as an opponent has no cards in hand.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #18373
When opponents are empty-handed, Guul Draz Specter swings as a 4/4 flyer that forces another discard — a punishing loop in any dedicated discard shell. The cost is the condition: until hands are empty, it's a 2/2 for four mana, which is simply not good enough on its own.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal empties hands faster than nearly any other commander, so Guul Draz Specter hits its 4/4 threshold reliably — and every extra discard trigger feeds right back into Aclazotz's bat-token engine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Guul Draz Specter belongs in exactly one kind of deck: a dedicated discard strategy that can reliably strip hands before it connects. Outside that shell, four mana for a conditional 2/2 flyer doesn't clear the bar in a format with this much competition. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but effectively invisible — the formats are too fast and too efficient for a four-drop that needs setup to function. Modern has enough four-drop flyers with unconditional stats that Guul Draz Specter never made a dent. Treat this as a Commander-specific role player, not a cross-format threat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Guul Draz Specter is deep bulk — buy it without a second thought if the deck calls for it. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a high-profile discard commander spikes the category.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.