Maggot Carrier
Creature — Zombie
When this creature enters, each player loses 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #21823
Maggot Carrier enters the battlefield and drains each opponent for 1 — that's 3 life in a four-player pod for a one-mana 1/1 with no other text. The effect is real, the body is irrelevant, and the whole package costs a dime.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Maggot Carrier earns its slot in aristocrats and drain-matters builds where the enter-the-battlefield trigger scales with opponents — three players means three life lost before you've spent a second mana. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have access to it, but one damage to one opponent at one mana doesn't clear the bar when faster, more efficient threats exist. Pauper is its best non-Commander home, where cheap drain effects can stack in dedicated black aggro or combo shells. Anywhere outside those narrow archetypes, Maggot Carrier is outclassed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Maggot Carrier is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. The price reflects its power level accurately and isn't going anywhere.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.