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Priest of Yawgmoth

Creature — Phyrexian Human Cleric

{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Add an amount of {B} equal to the sacrificed artifact's mana value.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
common
Set
Antiquities
Price
$1.85
EDHREC rank
#20280
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Priest of Yawgmoth card art
Priest of Yawgmoth turns any artifact into mana — sacrifice it, add black mana equal to its converted mana cost, and repeat as many times as your artifact count allows. The ceiling is absurd: looping a Spine of Ish Sah generates seven black mana per cycle while clearing a threat, making Priest of Yawgmoth one of the most efficient mana engines black artifact decks can run.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Priest of Yawgmoth does its best work — artifact-heavy black shells like Breya, Etherium Shaper or Geth, Lord of the Vault treat it as a core combo enabler rather than a utility piece. In Pauper, it slots into Affinity and sacrifice builds that need repeatable artifact-to-mana conversion without spending a rare slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to Priest of Yawgmoth but the competition from faster, broken mana sources makes it a fringe include rather than a staple.

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Price Context

Current price

$1.85 cheap tier

At $1.85, Priest of Yawgmoth sits squarely in budget-staple territory — cheap enough to slot into any artifact deck without a second thought. Its combo ceiling keeps demand steady, so the price is unlikely to crater even as reprints cycle through lower-powered products.

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