Mogg Infestation
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures target player controls. For each creature that died this way, that player creates two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tempest Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #11764
Mogg Infestation doubles your creature count on any target player — including yourself — replacing each creature with two 1/1 Goblin tokens, which in the right shell means a sudden flood of triggers. The cost is real: five mana, sorcery speed, and it wipes the board of non-Goblin creatures you care about, so it demands a dedicated token or ETB engine like Purphoros, God of the Forge to convert the math into damage.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Purphoros, God of the Forge turns every Goblin token Mogg Infestation generates into two damage to each opponent — cast it on a creature-heavy board and you can close the game on the spot without ever attacking.
General Marhault Elsdragon
General Marhault Elsdragon rewards rampage, but Mogg Infestation slots in here as a political tool and a way to flood the board with attackers — replacing a few big threats with a swarm of Goblins to trigger rampage through multiple blocks.
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 |
Mogg Infestation is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is Commander by a wide margin. In Legacy and Vintage the five-mana sorcery is far too slow to compete, and the effect doesn't map cleanly onto those formats' game plans. In Commander, the card earns its seat specifically in red token or ETB-trigger builds, where the doubling effect on your own creatures generates enough value to justify the investment. Oathbreaker is a viable niche too — planeswalker-adjacent red strategies that want sudden board presence can use it similarly, just in a faster, smaller game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Mogg Infestation isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live figure before buying. It's a narrow card with a loyal niche audience, so supply tends to be low and prices can spike when a popular Goblin or token commander brings it back into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Purphoros, God of the Forge
- General Marhault Elsdragon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.