Hissing Iguanar
Creature — Lizard
Whenever another creature dies, you may have this creature deal 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #8701
Hissing Iguanar turns every creature death into a drain trigger, which in sacrifice-heavy shells means opponents lose life in chunks before they can stabilize. At three mana with no additional setup cost, the rate is honest — Feldon of the Third Path loops give it repeated death triggers, and Gev, Scaled Scorch decks treat it as a core piece of the drain plan.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Gev, Scaled Scorch generates a constant stream of dying tokens, and Hissing Iguanar converts each of those deaths into direct life loss — nearly half of all Gev decks run it for exactly that reason.
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider floods the board with Devil tokens that die constantly in combat, and Hissing Iguanar stacks a drain trigger on top of each one so every block or sacrifice compounds the pressure.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hissing Iguanar is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its home is clearly Commander. In Pauper it's a legal common, though the format's faster clock and lack of sacrifice synergy density make it a fringe pick at best. Legacy and Vintage have no realistic shell for a three-mana 3/1 with a passive drain trigger — the card simply doesn't compete at those power levels. Commander is where the math works: a single Hissing Iguanar in a token or sacrifice deck can drain the table for double digits over a game without requiring any additional investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Feldon of the Third PathDiamond LionThornbite StaffHissing Iguanar
Infinite damage; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Hissing Iguanar is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any dollar bin without looking hard. The price reflects its narrow competitive application, but in the decks that want it the card punches well above its cost.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.