Sinister Concoction
Enchantment
, Pay 1 life, Mill a card, Discard a card, Sacrifice this enchantment: Destroy target creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #15262
Sinister Concoction is a one-mana enchantment that kills any creature — unconditional, no targeting restrictions — at the cost of discarding a card and milling one. The discard-and-mill payment is a feature in graveyard decks, not a drawback.
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, Sinister Concoction earns its slot in any black deck that wants to fill the graveyard — Golgari recursion, Dredge-adjacent builds, or reanimator shells treat the discard and mill as free value. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer, but one-mana removal that costs two additional resources can't compete in formats where Fatal Push and Unholy Heat exist. The graveyard angle that makes Sinister Concoction interesting in EDH is too slow and too narrow to matter in those 60-card environments.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Sinister Concoction is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no pressure to buy in; it will sit at this price indefinitely given its niche role and minimal constructed demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.