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Pith Driller

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
When this creature enters, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{B/P}
Color identity
B
Rarity
common
Set
New Phyrexia
Price
$0.12
EDHREC rank
#26891
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Pith Driller card art
Pith Driller enters and immediately -1/-1 counters a creature, and with Mikaeus, the Unhallowed on the battlefield it comes back from the graveyard to do it again — that's a repeatable removal engine stapled to a body. Five mana for a 3/3 is the cost, and it's worth paying in any deck that can abuse undying.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Pith Driller earns its keep — undying synergy decks, -1/-1 counter strategies, and sacrifice loops all want a body that doubles as targeted removal on entry. In Pauper it's a legitimate role-player, since repeatable creature debuffs are scarce at common and the floor of a 3/3 for five is acceptable in slower formats. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are too fast for a five-mana creature with no immediate board-breaking effect; Pith Driller won't see competitive play there.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.12 bulk tier

At $0.12, Pith Driller is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a commons box, not tracking it on a buylist. Demand is narrow enough that the price is stable at the floor; don't expect movement in either direction.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.