Soulgorger Orgg
Creature — Nightmare Orgg
Trample
When this creature enters, you lose all but 1 life.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, you gain life equal to the life you lost when it entered.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #15284
Soulgorger Orgg enters as a 6/6 trample for three mana — that rate is real — but it immediately eats your life total down to 1, which is either a catastrophic liability or the entire point. Near-Death Experience makes the drawback a win condition; The Beamtown Bullies makes it someone else's problem.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Beamtown Bullies
The Beamtown Bullies pitches Soulgorger Orgg onto an opponent's battlefield at end of combat, dropping that player to 1 life and leaving them with a 6/6 they can't safely attack with — instant political chaos, no mana investment required.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Soulgorger Orgg is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a three-mana creature that self-destructs your life total. Commander is where Soulgorger Orgg actually lives, specifically in Beamtown Bullies builds that weaponize the life-drain clause against opponents rather than its controller. In Oathbreaker it's technically playable but the 60-card format's faster clocks make surviving at 1 life almost impossible without dedicated support.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Near-Death ExperienceSoulgorger OrggVedalken Orrery
Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Soulgorger Orgg is deep bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or a cheap singles order. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike unless Beamtown Bullies strategies see a major surge in popularity.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.