Scathe Zombies
Creature — Zombie
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Price
- $1.92
- EDHREC rank
- #28071
Scathe Zombies is a 2/2 for three mana with no abilities — a rate that was unplayable in 1993 and hasn't improved since. There is no deck where this is the right card.
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 |
Scathe Zombies is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, and it sees meaningful play in exactly none of them. In Pauper, the closest format to its natural habitat, commons compete on efficiency and Scathe Zombies fails that bar immediately — a 2/2 for three with no text doesn't make the cut when Putrid Leech and Carrion Feeder exist at the same price point or cheaper. In Commander, the 100-card singleton format demands that every slot pull weight, and a vanilla 2/2 at three mana contributes nothing to any game plan. Legal everywhere, correct nowhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.92 cheap tier
At $1.92, Scathe Zombies sits in a price tier its power level has no business occupying — this is collector and nostalgia demand, not gameplay demand. Don't expect that price to reflect utility; it won't find a home in any competitive or optimized list.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.