Sire of Seven Deaths
Creature — Eldrazi
First strike, vigilance
Menace, trample
Reach, lifelink
Ward—Pay 7 life.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2350
Sire of Seven Deaths hits the board as a keyword-dense threat that demands an immediate answer — menace, deathtouch, lifelink, and ward all on one body make it punishing to attack into and expensive to remove. The cost is real: it's a build-around that peaks in decks like Indominus Rex, Alpha where stacking keyword counters is the whole game plan, and it's a liability in pods where exile-based removal is common.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Indominus Rex, Alpha
Indominus Rex, Alpha is the natural home — Sire of Seven Deaths front-loads four distinct keywords onto a single creature, and Indominus needs exactly that density to start stacking counters across the board on the cheap.
Kathril, Aspect Warper
Kathril, Aspect Warper mines the graveyard for keywords, and Sire of Seven Deaths packs four in one card — getting it into the bin early means Kathril can distribute menace, deathtouch, lifelink, and ward counters from a single slot.
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity wants powerful Eldrazi bodies, and Sire of Seven Deaths delivers a keyword-loaded threat that punishes removal with its ward trigger while Ulalek copies abilities across the board.
Zhulodok, Void Gorger
Zhulodok, Void Gorger gives colorless spells cascading potential, and Sire of Seven Deaths is a fat colorless threat that benefits from being cheated into play while still protecting itself with ward.
Mimeoplasm, Revered One
Mimeoplasm, Revered One can copy Sire of Seven Deaths directly from the graveyard, inheriting the full keyword suite and arriving as a resilient, multi-layered threat that's difficult to profitably block or target.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Sire of Seven Deaths earns its keep — the keyword density is tailor-made for graveyard-matters and counter-stacking commanders, and ward's tax effect scales well in a four-player game where opponents have to weigh removal against multiple threats. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the seven-mana price tag is a near-disqualifier; no deck that can cast this wants to wait that long when cheaper threats close games faster. Legacy and Vintage give it access to fast mana, but there's no shell there that needs what Sire of Seven Deaths offers. Standard is legal but the card reads as a limited bomb or casual finisher, not a format staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Sire of Seven Deaths isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest figure. Given its niche appeal concentrated in Indominus Rex, Alpha builds, demand is real but narrow — it's unlikely to be a budget pickup, but probably not chasing mythic-tier prices either.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.