Haunted Cadaver
Creature — Zombie
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. If you do, that player discards three cards.
Morph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #26932
Haunted Cadaver hits the battlefield and immediately strips three cards from an opponent's hand — then, when it dies, you get to do it again with a morph flip. The mana cost is steep for what's ultimately a pair of targeted discard effects, making it a role-player in dedicated discard or sacrifice strategies rather than a general-purpose include.
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 |
In Commander, Haunted Cadaver occupies a narrow niche: dedicated discard decks want it, and everyone else doesn't. Forcing a single opponent to discard three cards is meaningful in 1v1 contexts but loses impact at a four-player table where the other two opponents are untouched. Pauper is where Haunted Cadaver has historically seen the most serious consideration — commons-only 1v1 formats amplify targeted hand disruption, and the morph mechanic at common is genuinely rare. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition from faster, cheaper discard spells is too steep for Haunted Cadaver to compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Haunted Cadaver is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It's unlikely to appreciate unless a Commander precon or reprint cycle shines a spotlight on morph or discard synergies specifically.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.