Morbid Opportunist
Creature — Human Rogue
Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $1.00
- EDHREC rank
- #259
Morbid Opportunist draws a card the first time any creature dies each turn — yours, your opponents', tokens, anything — and at three mana it's one of the most efficient passive draw engines black offers in multiplayer. In a four-player game where removal flies constantly, Dina, Essence Brewer and similar death-centric commanders treat it as a near-guaranteed card per round.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dina, Essence Brewer
Dina, Essence Brewer runs a life-drain engine where every creature death feeds the loop, and Morbid Opportunist converts that same stream of deaths into raw cards — the two effects ask nothing extra of the deck to make both work.
Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor
Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor leans on Survivor counters and attrition-heavy gameplay where creatures die constantly on both sides, making Morbid Opportunist a free card-draw engine that runs off the game state itself.
Kelsien, the Plague
Kelsien, the Plague pings creatures to death one at a time, and Morbid Opportunist turns each of those targeted kills into a card draw — the more Kelsien fires, the deeper the hand stays.
Vincent Valentine
Vincent Valentine's transformation and combat gameplan generates consistent creature deaths, and Morbid Opportunist ensures that attrition translates directly into card advantage rather than just board parity.
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Caesar, Legion's Emperor floods the board with tokens and sends them to die in combat, and Morbid Opportunist picks up a card off the first creature to fall each turn without requiring any dedicated sacrifice outlet.
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 |
Commander is where Morbid Opportunist earns its slot — four players means creatures die on almost every turn cycle, and the once-per-turn ceiling rarely feels like a ceiling at all. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Legacy, the trigger fires far less often, the three-mana investment is harder to justify against faster clocks, and dedicated draw spells outpace it on raw efficiency. Pioneer is the same story: the card is legal but competes against too many cheaper, more reliable draw options to see real play. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander closely enough that it's serviceable there in the right shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.00 cheap tier
At $1.00, Morbid Opportunist sits in the sweet spot where its mechanical power far outpaces its price tag — it's a budget staple that overdelivers. The demand floor from Commander keeps it anchored here; don't expect it to drop further.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Dina, Essence Brewer
- Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor
- Kelsien, the Plague
- Vincent Valentine
- Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.