Rank Officer
Creature — Zombie Soldier
When this creature enters, you may discard a card. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
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, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Each opponent loses 2 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #24894
Rank Officer puts a 2/2 Zombie token on the board every time you cycle a card, turning your card selection into a board presence engine at three mana. The rate is real — decks that cycle frequently will generate a stream of bodies without spending extra mana to do it.
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 |
Commander is where Rank Officer earns its slot — cycling synergy decks in that format run enough payoffs and enough cyclers to chain multiple tokens per turn, and the Zombie type means tribal support is always nearby. In Pauper, it's a legitimate build-around for cycling-based token strategies, where common cyclers are plentiful and the card can take over a game without competition from expensive rares. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but have no interest — the three-mana setup cost and the pace of those formats mean it never sees play. Modern's cycling options are stronger and faster, but Rank Officer sits too far down the curve to compete with dedicated strategies there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Rank Officer is deep bulk — it costs nothing to acquire and nothing to replace. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb in price, so don't expect this to move unless a high-profile Zombie or cycling commander drives sustained demand.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.