Shivan Zombie
Creature — Phyrexian Barbarian Zombie
Protection from white
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #28322
Shivan Zombie is a 2/2 with protection from white and protection from green for two mana — a narrow defensive profile stapled to a body that doesn't threaten the board in any meaningful way. Bulk rare status is well-earned; there's almost never a reason to run this over a zombie with an actual ability.
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 |
Shivan Zombie sees essentially no competitive play in any format where it's legal. In Commander, a 2/2 for two that blanks white and green blockers is irrelevant at a 100-card singleton table where evasion and power level both scale much higher. Pauper is the one format where aggressively costed two-drops matter, but even there Shivan Zombie's protections don't line up well enough against the format's common threats to earn a slot. Legacy and Vintage don't give it a second look.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Shivan Zombie sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — the protections are too conditional and the stat line too unimpressive to generate any demand. Pick it up only if you're completing a themed collection or running every zombie you own.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.