Rumbling Slum
Creature — Elemental
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to each player.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Guildpact
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #25541
Rumbling Slum is a 5/5 trampler for four mana that deals 1 damage to each player at the start of your upkeep — a real clock with a real cost attached. The trample and body are legitimately threatening; the symmetrical drain is the tax you pay, and in the wrong deck it will kill you faster than your opponents.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rumbling Slum is a niche role-player — a four-mana 5/5 with trample is above the rate curve, but the upkeep ping punishes you across a long multiplayer game where it drains your life total more than any single opponent's. In Legacy and Vintage, it is not a competitive option; both formats have access to threats that do more for fewer resources with no drawback. Modern is the same story — the card sees no meaningful play there. Rumbling Slum finds its home in Commander builds that either mitigate the self-damage or actively exploit it, and outside that narrow context it is purely a casual card.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Rumbling Slum is deep bulk — no demand pressure is going to change that given its limited competitive applications and niche Commander role. It's a safe pickup if the card fits your build, and you're not risking anything meaningful at this price point.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.