Polluted Dead
Creature — Zombie
When this creature dies, destroy target land.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #23821
Polluted Dead trades a 2/2 body for two basic land destruction when it dies — a modest payoff locked behind a four-mana 2/2, which is slow even for Commander. It earns a slot only in decks that can recur it repeatedly or specifically want to punish basics.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Polluted Dead is a niche piece in sacrifice-loop strategies where recurring land destruction becomes meaningful; outside that context, a four-mana 2/2 with a death trigger is too inefficient to justify. In Pauper, it's legal but unplayed — the format moves too fast for a four-drop that doesn't stabilize the board. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in Polluted Dead when faster, cheaper disruption exists. If it has a home anywhere, it's niche Commander builds, and even there it needs an engine behind it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Polluted Dead is pure bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd ever order it. Bulk commons don't appreciate; grab it for a quarter shipping fee and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.