Scourge of the Undercity
Creature — Gorgon Vampire
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
When this creature enters, another target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #18149
Scourge of the Undercity puts repeatable ward-stripping and poison counters on the table for a low mana investment, making it a genuine engine piece rather than a bulk filler slot. Aphelia, Viper Whisperer decks run it because the snake-tribal and poison synergies align almost perfectly — if you're in that shell, this is an easy include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer turns every snake it produces into a pressure vector, and Scourge of the Undercity feeds that engine directly by generating poison counters and punishing opponents who try to protect their board — nearly one in four Aphelia decks runs it for exactly that reason.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Scourge of the Undercity actually matters — the multiplayer environment gives its poison-counter accumulation and attrition effects enough time to compound across multiple opponents. In Pauper it's legal and theoretically playable, but the format's faster pace makes a three-drop that doesn't immediately close a game harder to justify. Legacy and Vintage are both legal formats, but Scourge of the Undercity is nowhere near the power threshold those formats demand. Stick to Commander, and specifically to decks that can exploit the poison or snake typing — outside that context, the card is just a medium-statted creature.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Scourge of the Undercity sits firmly in bulk territory, so there's no financial risk to picking up a copy. Bulk rares with narrow synergy profiles tend to stay flat unless a breakout commander pushes demand, and nothing on the horizon suggests a spike is coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.