Horror of the Broken Lands
Creature — Horror
Whenever you cycle or discard another card, this creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters 25
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #15751
Horror of the Broken Lands is a 4/3 with menace that cycles for one mana and gets +2/+2 until end of turn whenever you cycle or discard — a recursive threat that generates value from the graveyard mechanics you're already running. The floor is a free body that pressures life totals; the ceiling is a pump-able finisher that never clogs hand.
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, Horror of the Broken Lands earns its slot exclusively in cycling or discard-matters decks — in any other shell it's just a vanilla 4/3 for five, which is unplayable at the format's power level. Pauper is where it has the most legitimate competitive presence, slotting into cycling aggro strategies where the one-mana cycle cost keeps the engine moving and the pump triggers close games quickly. In Modern and Pioneer it's too slow and too conditional to see real play, though budget cycling brews will occasionally pick it up as a low-cost threat. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a five-mana creature regardless of upside. The honest read: Horror of the Broken Lands is a Pauper and Commander role-player, nothing more.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Horror of the Broken Lands is deep bulk — buy the full playset for less than the cost of a sleeve. It won't appreciate; cycling commons at this price point stay flat indefinitely, so grab it now if you need it and don't think twice about the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.