Rotfeaster Maggot
Creature — Insect
When this creature enters, exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain life equal to that card's toughness.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Iconic Masters
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #23018
Rotfeaster Maggot enters, exiles a creature from a graveyard, and gains you life equal to that creature's toughness — real life gain, not negligible incidental padding, but stapled to a 3/5 body for five mana that does nothing else. It's a role-player at best: fine in dedicated graveyard-hate or lifegain shells, cuttable everywhere else.
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, Rotfeaster Maggot finds its narrowest but most defensible home — graveyards fill up fast, the life swing can be substantial, and the 3/5 body is at least a reasonable blocker. In Pauper, the format it's most likely to see competitive table time, graveyard hate at common is genuinely scarce and the life gain matters in a format with aggressive strategies, though five mana is a real ask. In Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage, Rotfeaster Maggot is outclassed by cheaper, more consistent graveyard interaction on every axis and simply doesn't make the cut.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Rotfeaster Maggot is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. It won't appreciate; this is a card you pull from a common box, not one you buy.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.