Inner Demons Gangsters
Creature — Human Rogue Villain
Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+0 and gains menace until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Through the Omenpaths
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15792
Inner Demons Gangsters lands as a threat that demands an immediate answer — the kind of card that warps a board state the turn it resolves. Norman Osborn is the natural home, and the synergy there is tight enough that running it anywhere else requires a specific justification.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn reaches for Inner Demons Gangsters because it plugs directly into the engine he wants to run — the interaction between the two is tight enough that inclusion in over 13% of Norman Osborn decks reflects real mechanical pull, not theme-chasing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Inner Demons Gangsters is legal across every major format, but Commander is where it actually lives — the singleton rule and multiplayer table mean its on-board effect gets maximum mileage before anyone can coordinate an answer. In faster 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, the mana investment gets scrutinized hard against the competitive curve, and it's unlikely to displace established staples. Legacy and Vintage give it room to exist but no particular reason to show up. Pauper is the one format where legality alone won't carry it — the power threshold there is defined by commons doing efficient, immediate work, and Inner Demons Gangsters needs a more specific shell than that format typically rewards.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Inner Demons Gangsters isn't available yet, so treat any listed price as unverified until confirmed against a current source like Scryfall or TCGPlayer. Given the Norman Osborn overlap and the 14,000-plus decks that commander sees, demand for key synergy pieces in that archetype tends to be real — worth checking current market price before assuming it's a bulk pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Norman Osborn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.