Maggot Therapy
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/-2.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #29788
Maggot Therapy puts a -1/-1 counter on a creature and gives it a cumulative upkeep cost to keep that counter from spreading — applied pressure that demands an answer or snowballs. The enchant-creature delivery means you're tapping a removal slot on a permanent that can be bounced or enchantment-wiped, which keeps it out of most competitive lists.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Maggot Therapy occupies a narrow lane: -1/-1 counter synergy decks helmed by commanders like Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Yawgmoth, Thran Physician can squeeze genuine value from the cumulative upkeep trigger, but those decks almost always have stronger options at the same slot. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but essentially invisible — the power ceiling in those formats is far too high for a conditional enchantment removal piece. Pauper is where Maggot Therapy has the most realistic home, since the -1/-1 counter theme has functional commons-only infrastructure and the removal bar is lower, though even there it competes against cleaner answers.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Maggot Therapy is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price reflects real demand: the card sees minimal competitive play, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.