Moldering Karok
Creature — Zombie Crocodile
Trample, lifelink
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #22141
Moldering Karok enters with a +1/+1 counter already on it and grows every time another creature you control dies — that's a persistent, low-maintenance threat that compounds across a long game. The cost is three mana for a 2/2 base, which is a real ask in any format that moves fast.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Moldering Karok is a Commander card — the long game is where repeated death triggers eventually produce a creature that dominates combat, and Commander's 40-life baseline gives you the time to get there. In Pauper, it's legal and the common slot is competitive, but three mana for a 2/2 that grows slowly struggles against aggressive commons that simply kill you faster. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are non-starters in practice; those formats punish three-mana do-nothing-immediately creatures without a second thought. Pioneer follows the same logic — Moldering Karok offers no immediate impact and no evasion, which is a hard sell when the format is defined by proactive, efficient threats.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Moldering Karok is bulk — buy a playset without thinking twice. Bulk commons with narrow synergy homes rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap slot-filler for the right sacrifice deck rather than a pickup with upside.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.