Noxious Newt
Creature — Salamander
Deathtouch
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #13395
Noxious Newt enters the battlefield and immediately forces a discard — a 1/1 with deathtouch that trades up in combat and strips a card from hand before it ever swings. In Fynn, the Fangbearer decks, that deathtouch tag is the only qualification that matters, and Noxious Newt meets it for two mana with a free tempo bonus stapled on.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
Fynn, the Fangbearer turns every deathtouch creature into a poison clock, and Noxious Newt is one of the cheapest deathtouch bodies that also strips a card from an opponent's hand the moment it lands — two mana for a threat, a discard, and a poison counter delivery system.
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist gives opponents Salamander tokens, and Noxious Newt's deathtouch means those gifted blockers become liabilities the moment combat starts — it punishes the board state Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist deliberately creates.
Volo, Guide to Monsters
Volo, Guide to Monsters copies each new creature type it hasn't seen before, and Noxious Newt's Lizard type triggers that copy effect — suddenly there are two enters-the-battlefield discard triggers off a single two-mana play.
Vraska, the Silencer
Vraska, the Silencer rewards you for making opponents lose permanents or life, and Noxious Newt's deathtouch ensures it trades into anything in combat while the discard trigger chips away at resources — a low-cost piece that advances both halves of Vraska, the Silencer's gameplan.
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Toski, Bearer of Secrets wants small creatures that actually connect and survive combat, and Noxious Newt's deathtouch makes blocking it a losing proposition — opponents let it through or trade a much larger creature for a two-drop.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Noxious Newt is a bulk common legal everywhere, but it only earns a slot in Commander. In Pauper, a 1/1 deathtouch for two that forces a single discard is too slow to matter — the format's threats and tempo plays are too efficient for this to compete. Modern, Pioneer, and Standard have zero interest; dedicated poison and deathtouch strategies in those formats demand more immediately threatening payoffs. Commander is where the enters-the-battlefield discard actually has a target-rich environment and where a deathtouch body on a two-drop contributes meaningfully to a Fynn, the Fangbearer or similar aggro shell turn after turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Noxious Newt is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and has no meaningful financial floor to speak of. Pick it up freely, but don't expect the price to move; its demand is narrow enough that it stays in bulk bins indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Fynn, the Fangbearer
- Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
- Volo, Guide to Monsters
- Vraska, the Silencer
- Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.