Spellgorger Barbarian
Creature — Human Nightmare Barbarian
When this creature enters, discard a card at random.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29601
Spellgorger Barbarian trades its hand for a board presence — each instant or sorcery you exile from your graveyard puts a +1/+1 counter on it, so a spell-heavy deck can turn it into a legitimate threat. The cost is real: you're permanently removing those cards from the game, which makes it a poor fit anywhere graveyard recursion matters.
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, Spellgorger Barbarian is a role-player in spellslinger builds that already plan to leave the graveyard behind — think Zada, Hedron Grinder or Mizzix of the Izmagnus shells that go wide on spells and want a creature that scales with the count. Pauper is where it has the most competitive footing, slotting into Izzet spell-matters lists that want a threat with a naturally growing body at common rarity. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the card simply doesn't compete at those power levels. Outside spellslinger Commander and Pauper, there's no serious home for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Spellgorger Barbarian is deep bulk — buy a playset for the cost of a sleeve. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so there's no financial upside here, just a cheap pickup for a niche role.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.