Indulgent Tormentor
Creature — Demon
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card unless target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice or pays 3 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3700
Indulgent Tormentor draws you a card every upkeep — unless an opponent pays 2 life or sacrifices a creature to stop it, which is still a tax that shapes the table around you. The catch is five mana for a 6/3 with no evasion, which means it dies to most blocks and rarely connects; Obeka, Splitter of Seconds sidesteps the drawback entirely by ending your upkeep before opponents can respond.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
Obeka, Splitter of Seconds ends the upkeep before opponents get priority to pay life or sacrifice, which means Indulgent Tormentor draws a card every single turn with no negotiation.
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Indulgent Tormentor's life-loss trigger feeds Rakdos, Lord of Riots directly — each opponent who pays 2 life to deny the draw still reduces the cost of your next creature cast.
Ardyn, the Usurper
Ardyn, the Usurper cares about opponents losing life, and Indulgent Tormentor generates that damage repeatedly whether opponents pay or let the card draw resolve.
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Indulgent Tormentor is a Demon, which means Raphael, Fiendish Savior grants it lifelink — turning the upkeep tax opponents pay into a net life swing in your favor.
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Mogis, God of Slaughter already forces opponents to choose between losing life and sacrificing creatures each upkeep; Indulgent Tormentor stacks a second mandatory tax on top of that, and players running low on creatures have no good answer to either.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Indulgent Tormentor is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns its slot in decks that either lock in the draw (Obeka, Splitter of Seconds) or weaponize the life-loss clause (Rakdos, Lord of Riots, Mogis, God of Slaughter), and it's mostly irrelevant outside those shells. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's simply outclassed: five mana for a creature with no evasion and a conditional draw effect is unplayable in any competitive context where faster threats dominate. Vintage has no interest in it either. Indulgent Tormentor is a Commander card through and through, and even there it requires the right commander to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Indulgent Tormentor, but it's a bulk rare that regularly shows up in the $0.25–$0.50 range given its narrow application and multiple printings. It's worth picking up if you're building one of its target commanders, but there's no urgency — copies are plentiful.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Obeka, Splitter of Seconds
- Rakdos, Lord of Riots
- Ardyn, the Usurper
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.