Rotted Hystrix
Creature — Phyrexian Beast
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #29598
Rotted Hystrix is a 2/7 for five mana — a wall that doesn't tap to block and contributes nothing beyond absorbing damage. At that cost and with zero relevant abilities, it doesn't make cuts in any competitive context.
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 |
Rotted Hystrix is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Pauper, where common defensive creatures are occasionally relevant, a 2/7 for five mana still loses to nearly every efficient blocker at a lower cost. In Commander, a five-mana creature needs immediate board impact — a triggered ability, a combo role, something — and Rotted Hystrix offers none. Across every format where it's legal, cheaper and more capable options exist at every point on the curve.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Rotted Hystrix sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of price that reflects demand, not supply. It holds that value in the sense that it won't drop further, but there's no practical reason to seek it out.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.