Sentry of the Underworld
Creature — Griffin Skeleton
Flying, vigilance
, Pay 3 life: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #27804
Sentry of the Underworld is a 3/3 flier with first strike and a regeneration outlet stapled to a three-color body — solid stats for the cost, but five mana on a creature with no immediate board impact is a steep ask in most powered tables. It's a fine role-player in grindy Orzhov or Esper life-gain shells and a cut in anything moving faster than turn six.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sentry of the Underworld occupies the low-powered end of the curve — it's a legitimate include in budget Esper or Orzhov life-gain builds where regeneration matters and the body needs to survive wraths. Competitive tables will cut it fast; it doesn't generate card advantage or close games on its own. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's strictly outclassed — five mana for a 3/3 with no ETB effect doesn't come close to clearing the bar in those formats. Vintage and Oathbreaker inherit the same verdict: legal but irrelevant outside casual Commander contexts.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Sentry of the Underworld is deep bulk — pick it out of a common box rather than buying a single. That price is stable because demand is narrow; it won't spike unless a commander is printed that makes three-color regenerating fliers specifically desirable.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.