Mind Maggots
Creature — Insect
When this creature enters, discard any number of creature cards. For each card discarded this way, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #26839
Mind Maggots makes every opponent discard a card the moment it enters — no mana required, no activation, just an immediate three-for-one hit to collective hand size. The cost is a five-mana 3/3 with no other text, which is a steep rate in any competitive context.
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 |
In Commander, Mind Maggots scales up precisely because there are three opponents — a resolved trigger hits the whole table for a combined three cards, which is meaningful disruption in the early game. The problem is five mana for a vanilla 3/3 body is hard to justify when cheaper discard options exist; this belongs in dedicated discard or ETB-blink shells, not generic good-stuff lists. In Legacy and Vintage, Mind Maggots sees no meaningful play — those formats move too fast and demand far more efficiency for five mana. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: the multiplayer scaling helps, but the rate still asks a lot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Mind Maggots is deep bulk — there's no financial barrier to testing it. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely appreciate unless a new commander breaks the mechanic wide open, so treat this as a free slot swap rather than a pickup to hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.