Overcharged Amalgam
Creature — Zombie Horror
Flash
Flying
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #4551
Overcharged Amalgam is a flash, flying counterspell on a recursive body — it counters any activated or triggered ability, then comes back from the graveyard whenever another Zombie enters on your side. The cost is real: it only hits abilities, not spells, so it blanks against instants and sorceries. In Zombie shells running Rooftop Storm or helmed by Captain N'ghathrod, the recursion loop makes that limitation feel minor.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
Captain N'ghathrod is a mill-and-reanimate engine, and Overcharged Amalgam fits as both a disruptive piece and a self-recurring threat that keeps triggering whenever milled Zombies re-enter the battlefield under your control.
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver churns out Decayed Zombie tokens on death triggers, and each one entering the battlefield can pull Overcharged Amalgam back from the graveyard — turning disposable tokens into free counterspell resets.
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf cast Zombies from the graveyard, which means Overcharged Amalgam can be cast from there directly and then keep returning as the rest of your Zombie suite cycles in and out.
Geralf, the Fleshwright
Geralf, the Fleshwright generates Zombie tokens on noncreature spell casts, creating a reliable stream of triggers that pull Overcharged Amalgam back from the graveyard and keep the ability-counter threat live throughout the game.
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifices Zombies to grow and untap, and the resulting graveyard traffic makes Overcharged Amalgam easy to recur — the same Zombie pile that feeds Grimgrin also keeps the Amalgam in play.
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 Overcharged Amalgam earns its slot — Zombie tribal is a perennial archetype, and the combination of flash, flying, and built-in recursion gives Zombie decks a repeatable ability-counter most blue-black lists would otherwise lack. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but competing against Counterspell and Force of Will, and a body that only stops abilities isn't pulling weight in those formats. Modern and Pioneer allow it but offer no Zombie synergy dense enough to justify the slot over purpose-built interaction. Oathbreaker could find a niche home in a Zombie-adjacent build, but the same tribal dependency applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Rooftop StormEnduring RenewalOvercharged Amalgam
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Rooftop StormMortuaryRealmwalkerOvercharged Amalgam
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Overcharged Amalgam is firmly bulk — it costs nothing to acquire and represents genuinely outsized value for Zombie Commander lists that want counterspell redundancy. Bulk rares with strong tribal synergy and built-in recursion tend to hold that floor comfortably, so there's no urgency either way.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.