Hecteyes
Creature — Ooze Horror
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #8858
Hecteyes puts a scry engine on a body — each time an opponent discards, you scry 1, which adds up fast in discard-heavy black builds. The cost is a 3/3 for four mana with no immediate impact, so it earns its slot only when Tinybones, Bauble Burglar or a similarly discard-hungry commander is keeping opponents' hands empty every turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar triggers discard repeatedly through its bauble-collecting engine, which means Hecteyes is scrying almost every turn — raw card selection at no extra cost layered on top of the discard gameplan.
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Tinybones, Trinket Thief rewards opponents drawing to empty hands and drains life when they do; Hecteyes turns those same discard triggers into a scry chain that keeps your own hand surgical and on-curve.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal strips hands on attack, and Hecteyes converts each of those forced discards into a scry 1 — consistent library filtering in a deck that already wants opponents holding nothing.
Tergrid, God of Fright
Tergrid, God of Fright steals permanents off discards and sacrifices, so the discard triggers are already flowing; Hecteyes adds a scry 1 on each one, sharpening your draws without asking for any additional investment.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Hecteyes actually functions — three or more opponents means three or more discard triggers every time the engine fires, turning a modest scry effect into genuine card selection. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, the scry rate drops to one opponent's discards, and a 3/3 for four mana can't compete with the raw efficiency those formats demand. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth mentioning: discard synergies exist at common, but Hecteyes is still too slow and too conditional for a format that punishes four-mana do-nothings. Stick to Commander, specifically discard-matters builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Hecteyes is deep bulk — pick it up as a throw-in or grab a copy from any common box without a second thought. Bulk commons with narrow Commander niches rarely climb, so treat this as a role-player you acquire for pennies and don't expect to recoup.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
- Tergrid, God of Fright
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.