Scion of Darkness
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Trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may put target creature card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Archenemy
- Price
- $0.79
- EDHREC rank
- #10412
Scion of Darkness lands as an 6/6 trampler that steals a creature every time it connects — repeatable reanimation stapled to a body that demands an answer. The cost is the cost: nine mana is a steep ask, and if Scion of Darkness dies before it ever swings, you've done nothing.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the natural home for Scion of Darkness — the format's slower clock gives you realistic windows to reach nine mana, and stealing creatures from three opponents' graveyards compounds the value quickly. In Legacy and Vintage, nine mana is a non-starter; neither format has the patience for a vanilla threat that slow, and reanimation spells in those formats just put Scion of Darkness into play directly for far less. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander on power and pace, but the smaller deck size and lower life totals mean games end before Scion of Darkness becomes relevant often enough to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.79 bulk tier
At $0.79, Scion of Darkness is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a nine-mana finisher with a genuinely powerful triggered ability. The price reflects the mana cost more than the card's ceiling; in the right shell it overperforms its price tag significantly.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.