Ravenous Skirge
Creature — Phyrexian Imp
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #30324
Ravenous Skirge is a 2/1 flier with lifelink that costs two mana — functional, unexciting, and replaceable in nearly every shell that wants it. The effect is real but the competition at this slot is steep enough that it rarely makes the final 99.
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 |
Ravenous Skirge is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees meaningful play only in Pauper, where the common card pool makes a 2/1 flying lifelinker a genuine clock in aggressive or life-drain builds. In Commander, 40 life makes two-power lifelink nearly irrelevant unless you're building around life-gain triggers, and stronger common and uncommon options crowd it out at the two-drop slot. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the card simply doesn't clear the power bar for 60-card competitive formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Ravenous Skirge is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar bin, not a binder. That price reflects demand accurately: it's not a card people seek out, and nothing about its mechanics suggests that changes.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.