Lictor
Creature — Tyranid
Flash
Pheromone Trail — When this creature enters, if a creature entered the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, create a 3/3 green Tyranid Warrior creature token with trample.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Warhammer 40,000 Commander
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #17607
Lictor enters with infect and creates a Phyrexian Horror token when it deals combat damage to a player, stacking poison counters and board presence simultaneously. The cost of running it is low; the cost of not answering it is a 4/2 infect threat that snowballs with The Swarmlord's counter-doubling.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Swarmlord
The Swarmlord doubles poison counters placed on opponents, which means every hit from Lictor is worth twice the infect — Lictor becomes a reliable early threat that accelerates the poison clock while the token it generates feeds further attacks.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Lictor does its real work, slotting into The Swarmlord infect builds that need consistent early pressure to close games before opponents stabilize. Legacy and Vintage legality is mostly academic — infect strategies in those formats run faster, leaner threats and Lictor's token clause doesn't justify the slot. Outside of Commander, this card sees no meaningful play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Lictor is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of or a singleton without a second thought. Bulk rares in niche tribal-combo slots rarely spike unless the archetype breaks into a high-visibility format, and infect Commander isn't moving that needle anytime soon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.