Infernal Captor
Creature — Devil Rogue
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, gain control of target artifact or creature until end of turn. Untap that permanent. It gains haste until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #15632
Infernal Captor exiles a nonland permanent your opponents control — no targeting, just a clean exile effect stapled to a body — and the cost is playing it in a deck that's already ahead on board. It's a niche piece that rewards aggressive or token-based black strategies and has no business in slower, reactive builds.
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 |
In Commander, Infernal Captor fits narrowest of all — four opponents means more threats to answer, and a conditional exile that requires you to be winning already is a bad place to spend a card slot when universal removal like Generous Gift exists. In Pauper, the common-legal removal suite is shallow enough that Infernal Captor's exile clause at common is genuinely interesting, especially in aggressive black shells that go wide fast. Legacy and Vintage have the raw power density to make this irrelevant — those formats kill you before the condition matters. Pauper is where Infernal Captor has the most plausible home, and even there it's competing hard for roster spots.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Infernal Captor is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't hold or gain value; pick it up only if the effect fits your exact deck, and don't expect the price to move in any direction that matters.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.