Nessian Demolok
Creature — Beast
Tribute 3 (As this creature enters, an opponent of your choice may put three +1/+1 counters on it.)
When this creature enters, if tribute wasn't paid, destroy target noncreature permanent.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #25499
Nessian Demolok enters as a 6/6 trampler and forces an opponent to sacrifice a noncreature permanent — a meaningful body stapled to real disruption. The cost is five mana and a tribute mechanic that lets your opponent choose whether to grow it to 9/9 or eat the removal, which means the effect is never fully in your control.
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 the natural home for Nessian Demolok — five mana for a 6/6 with trample and forced sacrifice hits the board hard in a multiplayer game where noncreature permanents like enchantments and planeswalkers run rampant. The tribute clause is less punishing here because you pick the target opponent, letting you pressure the player who benefits least from either mode. In Modern and Pioneer, it's too slow and too conditional — decks that want artifact or enchantment removal have cheaper, more reliable options, and a five-mana threat that lets the opponent choose its stats doesn't compete. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Nessian Demolok is deep bulk — a slot-filler price for a card that sees minimal competitive demand. It holds that floor indefinitely; there's no spike waiting here, just a cheap way to test it in a casual green deck before upgrading.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.