Necrogen Scudder
Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Flying
When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2015
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29114
Necrogen Scudder is a 3/2 flier for three mana — above the curve on stats — that drains you for 3 each upkeep if you don't control a Swamp. In mono-black or heavy-black shells that cost is zero; everywhere else, it's a liability that ends the conversation 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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Necrogen Scudder is essentially a mono-black card wearing a colorless costume — the Swamp clause means any deck that can reliably cast it can also satisfy the condition trivially. In Commander, it slots into aggressive black shells like Tergrid, God of Fright or Sheoldred, the Apocalypse where a 3/2 flier for three fills the air and the upkeep clause never fires. In Modern and Legacy it's simply outclassed — three mana for a 3/2 flier doesn't clear the bar in formats with Grief, Murktide Regent, and Nethergoyf eating the same slots. Pioneer is the same story: the stats aren't embarrassing but they're not competitive either. Necrogen Scudder is a Commander card first and a casual one second; don't sleeve it anywhere with a turn-four kill clock.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Necrogen Scudder is deep bulk — pick it up out of any dollar bin without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price has nowhere to go; buy it for the effect, not the foil.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.