Infernal Idol
Artifact
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, , Sacrifice this artifact: You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #16133
Infernal Idol turns a tapped creature into a Treasure at end of turn — slow enough that it rarely generates real tempo, but free to run if you're already flooding the board with expendable bodies. It's a fringe roleplayer, not a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Infernal Idol is a niche inclusion — it asks you to tap a creature and wait a full turn cycle, which is a real ask in a multiplayer game where your creatures have better things to do. It earns a slot in dedicated Treasure synergy decks helmed by commanders like Prosper or Korvold, where even a slow drip of artifacts matters. In Pauper it's legal but outclassed; most common decks don't want a two-mana artifact that does nothing the turn it enters and demands a creature sacrifice. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem at a much higher power threshold — Infernal Idol simply doesn't compete there. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: synergy-dependent, and only worth slotting when the signature spell or commander explicitly rewards Treasure generation.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Infernal Idol is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not any secondary demand. That price is stable in the sense that bulk floors don't move much, but there's no meaningful upside unless a future Treasure-centric precon pushes casual demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.