Misshapen Fiend
Creature — Horror Mercenary
Flying
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #27433
Misshapen Fiend is a one-mana 2/1 with menace — the stat line is above rate for the cost, and menace makes it annoying to block profitably in the early game. The catch is that it must attack each combat if able, which hands your opponents information and punishes you when attacking is wrong.
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 |
Misshapen Fiend is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. In Pauper, where one-mana creatures with above-curve stats and built-in evasion actually matter, it competes for aggressive black slots — the compulsory attack clause is a real cost there against decks that stabilize quickly. In Commander, a 2/1 that must swing every turn is close to irrelevant; the format's life totals and board states make Misshapen Fiend a filler body at best, and the forced attack clause becomes a liability the moment your opponents develop any presence. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Misshapen Fiend is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for cardboard. It's unlikely to appreciate; the only demand driver would be a Pauper aggro deck deciding it needs this exact slot, which is a narrow case.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.