Skyscythe Engulfer
Creature — Phyrexian Beast
Reach, trample
This creature can't be blocked by creatures with flying.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #18301
Skyscythe Engulfer trades a flying creature you control for a Treasure token and a 4/4 flier with reach — generating a net-positive board presence while producing ramp. Six mana for a 4/4 is below rate in Commander, and the sacrifice trigger requires you already have an expendable flier in play, which means the card does least work when you need it most.
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 |
Skyscythe Engulfer is a fringe card in Commander at best — six mana for a 4/4 is a losing proposition at most tables, and the Treasure generation doesn't compensate for the tempo loss unless your deck is deliberately cycling through flying tokens. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format where six-drop creatures need immediate, dominant impact on the board to justify the slot. Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer all have efficient enough threats and answers that Skyscythe Engulfer would never see competitive play. The home where it makes the most sense is a Commander deck built around sacrifice outlets and aerial token generation, where the card at least has a mechanical identity to lean on.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Skyscythe Engulfer is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a draft chaff box rather than a trade binder. At that price point the financial risk is zero, but the opportunity cost in a Commander deck slot is real.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.