Pyretic Prankster // Glistening Goremonger
Creature — Devil // Creature — Phyrexian Devil
: Transform this creature. Activate only as a sorcery. ( can be paid with either 
or 2 life.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22233
Pyretic Prankster // Glistening Goremonger enters as a 1/1 that pings for 1 and then transforms into a 4/4 with menace and toxic 2 on the back end — meaningful board presence stapled to poison delivery. The cost is two separate mana investments across two turns, so it rewards decks that can protect it or exploit the transformation trigger.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Pyretic Prankster // Glistening Goremonger fits squarely into infect and proliferate strategies where stacking poison counters is the primary win condition — toxic 2 on a 4/4 with menace is a real clock against a single opponent. In Pauper, the card's common status makes it a legitimate consideration for aggressive red or Phyrexian-themed decks where the two-stage threat taxes removal. Modern and Pioneer have faster, more redundant infect packages, so it sits on the margins there unless the metagame specifically rewards resilience over speed. Legacy and Vintage simply have too much interaction and too many faster threats for a two-turn setup to matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Pyretic Prankster // Glistening Goremonger is deep bulk — you're picking it up for pennies in a trade binder or a bulk rare bin. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't hold or gain value, so buy exactly as many as you need and don't speculate.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.