Initiate of Blood // Goka the Unjust
Creature — Ogre Shaman // Legendary Creature — Ogre Shaman
: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature that was dealt damage this turn. When that creature dies this turn, flip this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28361
Initiate of Blood // Goka the Unjust flips into a repeatable removal engine — tap to deal damage equal to a creature's power to another target — which is a significant threat in any deck that goes wide or tall. The cost is four mana to cast and the setup requirement of dealing 4 damage in a single hit to transform, which means it needs a deck built to enable that trigger rather than just slot into anything red.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Initiate of Blood // Goka the Unjust actually earns its slot — the 40-life format slows things down enough that you can realistically flip it, and once Goka is online, the repeatable tap-to-kill ability generates real card advantage over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage, the transform condition is too slow against decks that end games on turns one through three, and better creature-based removal exists at every price point. Modern is theoretically legal but practically the same story — the format moves too fast for a setup-dependent four-drop to matter. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Initiate of Blood // Goka the Unjust is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable because the card sees almost no competitive play, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.