Scourge of Numai
Creature — Demon Spirit
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life if you don't control an Ogre.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #28255
Scourge of Numai swings as a 4/4 for four mana, but it drains you for two life every upkeep you don't control another Ogre — which in most Commander pods means it's bleeding you out while your opponents benefit. The upside is real in dedicated Ogre builds; everywhere else, the downside is ruinous.
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 |
Scourge of Numai is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, it earns a slot almost exclusively in Ogre-tribal builds where the life-drain clause rarely triggers — commanders like Yargle and Multani or any black-heavy shell with Ogre density can ignore the drawback entirely. In Legacy and Modern it's strictly outclassed; a four-mana 4/4 with a self-punishing upkeep clause doesn't compete with what those formats offer at the same cost. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander — tribal synergy is the only context where Scourge of Numai makes sense.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Scourge of Numai sits firmly in bulk territory, which is exactly where a narrow tribal card with a built-in drawback belongs. Don't expect the price to move — it has no cross-archetype appeal to create demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.