Scourge of Nel Toth
Creature — Zombie Dragon
Flying
You may cast this creature from your graveyard by paying 
and sacrificing two creatures rather than paying its mana cost.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.74
- EDHREC rank
- #9029
Scourge of Nel Toth is a 6/6 flying Dragon Zombie that recasts itself from the graveyard by sacrificing two Zombies — the recurring threat is the point, not the seven-mana sticker price. Decks running Infested Thrinax or similar token factories treat the alternative cost as trivial, and Gisa and Geralf can cast it directly from the graveyard on top of that.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf lets you cast Scourge of Nel Toth straight out of the graveyard on the first pass, then the Scourge's own recursion engine takes over — you rarely need to hard-cast it twice.
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Ghoulcaller Gisa generates a pile of 2/2 Zombie tokens on demand, which feeds directly into Scourge of Nel Toth's two-Zombie alternate cost and keeps it returning turn after turn.
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 |
Scourge of Nel Toth lives almost entirely in Commander, where the graveyard recursion loop has room to generate repeated value across a long game. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but a seven-mana 6/6 — even one with a self-recur clause — can't compete with those formats' threat density and speed. Commander is where the sacrifice synergies and Zombie tribal infrastructure actually exist to make the alternate cost matter, so that's the only context worth evaluating it in.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Scourge of Nel TothInfested ThrinaxPhyrexian Altar
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens
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Scourge of Nel TothInfested ThrinaxPitiless PlundererAshnod's Altar
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite Treasure tokens
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Scourge of Nel TothInfested ThrinaxPitiless PlundererViscera Seer
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite Treasure tokens
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Scourge of Nel TothInfested ThrinaxPitiless PlundererCarrion Feeder
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Scourge of Nel TothInfested ThrinaxPitiless PlundererAltar of Dementia
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mill; Infinite self-mill; Infinite storm count; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite Treasure tokens
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Current price
$0.74 bulk tier
At $0.74, Scourge of Nel Toth is firmly bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card with real synergy upside in the right shell. Bulk rares with active graveyard loops don't tend to spike, but this one doesn't need to: at that price it's a no-brainer include for any Zombie sacrifice deck that wants a flying finisher with built-in recursion.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.