Spike Cannibal
Creature — Spike
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
When this creature enters, move all +1/+1 counters from all creatures onto it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $1.83
- EDHREC rank
- #21538
Spike Cannibal enters and strips every +1/+1 counter off every other Spike on the battlefield, consolidating them all onto itself. The payoff is real but narrow — this card only does something meaningful when opponents are running Spike creatures, which is niche enough to push it firmly into dedicated tribal or hate-draft territory.
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 |
Spike Cannibal is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its relevance is almost entirely a Commander story. In Legacy and Vintage, the Spike creature type has no competitive footprint, so the counter-stealing clause is essentially blank text — a 1/1 for three mana with no immediate board impact goes nowhere in those formats. In Commander, the card finds its home in Spike-tribal builds or counter-matters decks where the mass-consolidation effect can reset a board state in your favor. Oathbreaker offers similar niche applications if your signature spell or planeswalker leans on +1/+1 counter synergies.
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Price Context
Current price
$1.83 cheap tier
At $1.83, Spike Cannibal sits in comfortable budget territory — you're not overpaying for a narrow card. Demand is low enough that the price is unlikely to climb without a reprint into a counter-synergy precon, so buy it if you need it and don't worry about the foil.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.