Infectious Horror
Creature — Zombie Horror
Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 2 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #19113
Infectious Horror drains each opponent for 2 on your upkeep — in a four-player Commander game, that's 6 life lost and 6 life gained every turn for a four-mana 2/2. The rate is too soft for competitive tables, but in multiplayer life-drain builds it stacks damage without requiring any action.
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 |
Commander is the only format where Infectious Horror earns its slot — the upkeep trigger hits each opponent, so three targets means 6 damage and 6 life gained per cycle, which compounds fast in dedicated drain shells. In every 1v1 format (Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper) a four-mana 2/2 that pings for 2 is simply too slow; removal answers it before it recoups its cost. Pauper is the closest call since drain effects are scarce at common, but even there the body is too fragile to justify the slot.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Infectious Horror is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. There's no meaningful demand driver that would push this out of bulk pricing, so treat it as a free include if you already own one and move on.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.