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Queza, Augur of Agonies

Legendary Creature — Octopus Advisor

Whenever you draw a card, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{1}{W}{U}{B}
Color identity
BUW
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Streets of New Capenna
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#4499
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Queza, Augur of Agonies card art
Queza, Augur of Agonies turns every draw — yours or anyone else's — into a drain trigger, which makes it a kill condition stapled to a life-gain payoff in the same three-mana body. It slots cleanly beside Drogskol Reaver for double-draw loops and is the engine Elenda and Azor was built around.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Elenda and Azor

Elenda and Azor

47.8% of decks · synergy 0.42

Elenda and Azor draws a card every end step by default, meaning Queza, Augur of Agonies fires every turn on a clock your opponents can't ignore — the two cards are effectively a two-piece engine that drains the table while you accrue life.

02
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

39.4% of decks · synergy 0.34

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic generates passive life gain from the command zone and naturally pushes toward a high-draw, life-matters shell where every card cycled translates to pressure; Queza, Augur of Agonies converts that card flow into damage without requiring any additional setup.

03
Raffine, Scheming Seer

Raffine, Scheming Seer

27.8% of decks · synergy 0.22

Raffine, Scheming Seer rewards attacking with massive connive triggers that churn through cards at combat, and Queza, Augur of Agonies turns each of those draws into incremental drain that adds up faster than opponents expect.

04
Bane, Lord of Darkness

Bane, Lord of Darkness

23.9% of decks · synergy 0.19

Bane, Lord of Darkness forces opponents to sacrifice and draw repeatedly, and Queza, Augur of Agonies punishes every one of those forced draws — converting Bane's mandatory card-gifting into a steady life-loss clock.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Queza, Augur of Agonies lives — multiplayer means three opponents all drawing cards each turn, so the drain triggers accumulate without any extra effort on your part. In competitive constructed, it's legal in Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, but a five-mana 3/4 that drains for one per draw struggles to compete with faster, more reliable win conditions in those formats. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if you're pairing it with a draw-heavy signature spell, though the 20-life starting total shrinks the margin for error. Outside of Commander, treat it as a fringe piece rather than a staple.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Queza, Augur of Agonies isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. Given its niche but dedicated audience in Esper life-gain builds, it tends to be modestly priced — worth picking up if you're building around the archetype.

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