Soulshriek
Instant
Target creature you control gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #24887
Soulshriek gives a creature +X/+0 until end of turn where X equals the number of creature cards in your graveyard — a potentially massive pump for a single black mana at instant speed. The catch is the life payment matching that X, which means the bigger the graveyard, the steeper the cost.
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 |
In Commander, Soulshriek is a fringe card that fits narrow self-mill or aristocrats builds where the graveyard fills fast enough to make the pump lethal — think Meren of Clan Nel Toth or Sidisi, Brood Tyrant shells that already want creatures in the yard. Legacy and Vintage have faster, more consistent ways to close games, and the life payment scales badly in those formats where you're already under pressure. Pauper is where Soulshriek has its best shot at relevance, enabling one-hit kills in black-based self-mill decks where creature count in the yard can reach double digits by turn four or five.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Soulshriek is deep bulk — pick it up without hesitation if the build calls for it. Demand is narrow enough that the price won't move, so there's no urgency either way.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.