Maw of the Obzedat
Creature — Thrull
Sacrifice a creature: Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #20736
Maw of the Obzedat turns a board full of tokens into a lethal pump effect the moment you need it — sacrifice your whole squad, give your remaining creatures +1/+1 for each one, and end the game on the spot. The five-mana cost is real, but pair it with Pitiless Plunderer and those sacrificed tokens refund themselves in Treasure, making the math even more lopsided.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Maw of the Obzedat is a Commander card through and through — the token-dense, sacrifice-friendly battlefields that Commander produces are exactly where a mass-pump effect at instant speed does its best work. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, five mana for a 2/2 with a conditional activated ability can't compete with the efficiency those formats demand, so it sees essentially no play there. Legacy and Vintage are likewise out of reach for practical reasons, not legality ones. Commander is the one format where Maw of the Obzedat earns its slot, specifically in Orzhov or Mardu token-sacrifice builds that can flood the board before turning it sideways.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Pitiless PlundererStridehangar AutomatonMaw of the Obzedat
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
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Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Maw of the Obzedat is deep bulk — grab a copy out of any commons box without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow applications like this one don't appreciate, so there's no reason to stock up beyond what you need.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.