Species Gorger
Creature — Frog Beast
At the beginning of your upkeep, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #13121
Species Gorger turns every frog or creature entering the battlefield into a bounce trigger that reloads your hand with enter-the-battlefield value — the cost is that you're bouncing your own permanents every upkeep, which kills you in a vacuum but becomes an engine the moment you want that. Pair it with Wormfang Manta and you're looping extra turns; run it under Clement, the Worrywort and every bounce fuels a cascade of triggers.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Clement, the Worrywort
Clement, the Worrywort cares about creatures leaving and entering, so Species Gorger's mandatory bounce isn't a drawback — it's the engine, generating a trigger every upkeep on top of whatever you replay.
Grolnok, the Omnivore
Grolnok, the Omnivore wants as many frogs as possible cycling in and out, and Species Gorger hands you a free bounce every upkeep to keep the parade of enters-the-battlefield effects rolling.
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 |
Species Gorger is a Commander card through and through — the effect is too slow and too symmetry-dependent for competitive 60-card formats, where a 6-mana 3/3 with a drawback doesn't survive long enough to matter. In Commander, it's a role-player in specific frog tribal or ETB-abuse shells, not a generically powerful card, and its inclusion rate reflects that narrow fit. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer are technically legal but practically irrelevant; no competitive list wants this.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Species Gorger is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. Niche tribal and ETB combo demand keeps a floor under it, but don't expect it to climb.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Wormfang Manta
- Clement, the Worrywort
- Grolnok, the Omnivore
- Scroll of Fate
- Sandsteppe Mastodon
- Sage of Hours
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.