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Infectious Host

Creature — Zombie

When this creature dies, target player loses 2 life.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
common
Set
Ravnica: City of Guilds
Price
$0.09
EDHREC rank
#26408
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Infectious Host card art
Infectious Host drains each opponent for 1 life on death — relevant in sacrifice loops, irrelevant as a standalone 3/2 for four mana. It earns its slot in decks that kill it repeatedly, and nowhere else; Rot Hulk can return it from the graveyard to keep the loop running.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Infectious Host actually functions — sacrifice synergies, aristocrats payoffs, and recursive loops give the death trigger repeated value against multiple opponents. In Pauper it's a legal common, but a four-mana 3/2 with a slow drain trigger can't compete with the format's efficient threats and removal. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Infectious Host is simply outclassed by everything those formats offer. If you're building it anywhere, it's Commander.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.09 bulk tier

At $0.09, Infectious Host is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here. The price reflects its narrow role: it's not a card that moves unless a specific combo deck makes sacrifice loops mainstream, and there's no current pressure pushing it upward.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.