Scrounger of Souls
Creature — Horror
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #26957
Scrounger of Souls gives you a 3/4 lifelink body that rewards you for spending life — every time you pay life, it gets a +1/+1 counter, turning your own pain into a growing threat. Six mana is a real cost, and this effect only justifies it in decks that are already spending life aggressively.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Scrounger of Souls is a Commander card almost exclusively — six mana doesn't fly in Pauper's efficient common environment or in Legacy and Vintage where the bar for slow permanents is brutally high. In Pioneer and Modern it's legal but competes with far more efficient payoffs for life-payment synergies. Commander is where Scrounger of Souls earns its slot: decks that spend life repeatedly through fetchlands, Phyrexian mana, or activated abilities can turn it into a formidable recurring threat, and the lifelink helps offset the loss.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Scrounger of Souls is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common bin or as a throw-in. That price is stable for a narrow six-drop with a specific home; don't expect movement unless a new commander pushes aggressive life-payment strategies into the mainstream.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.