Hired Hexblade
Creature — Elf Warlock
When this creature enters, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #23244
Hired Hexblade enters as a 2/1 with deathtouch and lifelink for two mana — a combination that trades up in combat, discourages blocks, and stabilizes your life total simultaneously. The rate is real: two keywords on a two-drop is exactly what black aggressive and value strategies want.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Hired Hexblade is a low-ask, high-floor two-drop for any black deck that cares about life gain, early aggression, or cheap sacrifice fodder — deathtouch plus lifelink on the same body at two mana is a combination most opponents respect or trade into badly. In Pauper, it competes in a format where efficient commons matter enormously, and a two-mana creature with two relevant keywords can find a home in black aggro or drain shells. Modern and Pioneer have more powerful options at the two-drop slot, so Hired Hexblade is a budget role-player there at best. Legacy and Vintage ignore it entirely — the power floor in those formats is too high for a vanilla-statted two-drop with no immediate impact beyond combat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Hired Hexblade is deep bulk — you can acquire a playset for under half a dollar without thinking twice. The price is stable because supply is wide and demand is casual, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.