Injector Crocodile
Creature — Phyrexian Crocodile
When this creature dies, incubate 3. (Create an Incubator token with three +1/+1 counters on it and "
: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
Swampcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #17284
Injector Crocodile is a 4/3 trample for four mana that puts a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control when it enters — a real cost attached to a mediocre body. Outside of dedicated -1/-1 counter synergy decks, the drawback outweighs everything the card offers.
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 |
Injector Crocodile is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, it earns a narrow slot in -1/-1 counter commanders like Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Zulaport Cutthroat-style aristocrats that weaponize the self-inflicted counter as a trigger rather than a drawback. In Pauper, a 4/3 trample for four is simply outclassed by efficient commons that don't demand a penalty. Everywhere else, the card is functionally invisible.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Injector Crocodile is deep bulk — the kind of card that shows up in bulk bins and draft chaff. It holds that price floor indefinitely; there's no demand driver that pushes it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.