Putrid Cyclops
Creature — Zombie Cyclops
When this creature enters, scry 1, then reveal the top card of your library. This creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #30716
Putrid Cyclops enters the battlefield, you scry 1, and then you have a 3/3 with no evasion for three mana — a body that trades down with most two-drops. The scry 1 isn't nothing, but it doesn't come close to justifying the slot in any competitive context.
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 |
Putrid Cyclops is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a 3/3 for three with scry 1 is well below the power threshold — the format's card pool offers three-drops that either win the game or draw you into cards that do. Pauper is the one format where commons with incremental value see real consideration, but even there Putrid Cyclops competes with commons that generate lasting board presence or card advantage, and scry 1 on a vanilla-statted body doesn't clear that bar. Across Legacy, Modern, and Vintage, it isn't a conversation.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Putrid Cyclops sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you pull from a common box without a second thought. That price reflects the demand accurately; there's no competitive home driving it upward, and none is likely to emerge.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.