Psychotic Haze
Instant
Psychotic Haze deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Madness 
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #17479
Psychotic Haze deals 1 damage to each creature and each player for a total of four black mana — that's a narrow rate for what amounts to a sweeper of X/1s with a Lava Axe stapled on. The only home where this earns its slot is Anje Falkenrath, where the madness cost makes the activation essentially free off a discard outlet.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anje Falkenrath
Anje Falkenrath discards Psychotic Haze to loot, then madness-casts it for two black mana mid-activation — turning a card you were pitching anyway into a board wipe for token swarms and a life-loss trigger, all without interrupting the looting chain.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Psychotic Haze is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it sees meaningful play is Commander, specifically in Anje Falkenrath madness builds. In Pauper, a one-damage sweeper at four mana competes with far more efficient options and doesn't make cuts. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in this rate. Treat it as a Commander-only card with a one-commander address.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Psychotic Haze is bulk — you're buying it for the madness synergy, not the rate, and the price reflects that narrow appeal. It won't appreciate; pick up a copy if you're building Anje Falkenrath and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.